Paris Olympics 2024 Opening Ceremony: The opening ceremony of Paris Olympics 2024 will start at 11 pm on 26 July as per Indian time. More than 10 thousand athletes are going to participate in this great sports event. This time veterans and young athletes from India and abroad will add glory to these games, but this time the opening ceremony is going to be more special than ever. So let us tell you all the information about what will happen in the opening ceremony of Paris Olympics.
When will the inauguration ceremony start?
The opening ceremony of Paris Olympics 2024 is scheduled to start at 7:30 pm French time, but India’s time is three and a half hours ahead of France. Therefore, the opening ceremony in India will start at 11 pm on July 26. The ceremony is expected to last for about 3 to three and a half hours. Indians will be able to watch the event on TV on Sports18 Network and live streaming on Jio Cinema app for free.
The parade will take place in a river
The opening ceremony of the Olympic Games usually involves athletes parading in a stadium, where they walk with their country’s flag in hand and accept the greetings of the fans. But in the Paris Olympics 2024, athletes will parade on a boat in the Seine River. Never in history has the opening ceremony been held outside the stadium, so this new model is an example of creativity. Athletes from each country will ride in a boat, which will have cameras installed. In the opening ceremony, this boat ride will start from the Austerlitz Bridge and end at the Trocadero, located about 4 miles away, which is an area near the Eiffel Tower. After the conclusion of this ride, there is speculation that French President Emmanuel Macron may give a speech.
At which position will India enter the parade?
Which country will come in which order in the opening ceremony is decided alphabetically. Since this order is not made according to English language but according to the national language of the host country, therefore during the opening ceremony the Indian contingent’s entry will be at the 84th position.
Who will be the flag bearer of India?
India has sent a team of 117 athletes to the Paris Olympics, which will include two-time Olympic medalist PV Sindhu and Neeraj Chopra, who won gold for India in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Badminton star PV Sindhu and table tennis veteran Achanta Sharath Kamal have been made the flag bearers of India. These two athletes will lead the Indian team with the tricolor in their hands.
Which celebrities will perform?
The names of the musicians who will be performing live in Paris have not been revealed yet, but according to reports, Lady Gaga and Celine Dion have already reached Paris. It is being said that Dion may perform on a historical French song ‘L’Himme à l’amour’.
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