When and where will Paris Olympics 2024 opening ceremony take place?

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Published at :July 18, 2024 at 8:15 PM

Modified at :July 18, 2024 at 8:15 PM

When and where will Paris Olympics 2024 opening ceremony take place?

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The opening ceremony of Paris Olympics 2024 is expected to have 1.5 billion television and online viewers.

The Paris Olympics 2024, which is the 33rd edition of the Summer Games, will be held in the city of Paris, France. The opening ceremony will be held at river Seine on 26th July. The ceremony will witness 10,500 athletes from 206 national Olympic committees.

For the first time in the history of the Olympics, the opening ceremony will not be conducted in a stadium and instead will be in a river. The delegation of the athletes will take on a 6km course parade on over 94 boats.

There will be cameras installed in the boats so fans from all over the world can witness the landmark movement. The parade will begin at Austerlitz bridge and will end at Trocadero.

When will the Paris Olympics 2024 opening ceremony take place?

The opening ceremony for Paris Olympics will take place on 26th July.

Where will the Paris Olympics 2024 opening ceremony take place?

The venue for the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics 2024 will be at the river, Seine. The finale will be taking place with the view of the Eiffel Tower. The audience numbers will be massive as there will be a lot of space since it’s not happening in a stadium.

Athletes can take a glance at few of France’s magnificent monuments and get a glimpse of exquisite landscapes while sailing through their boats.

Thomas Jelly will be taking over the ceremonies as he is the artistic director of the games. The official theme song will be ‘Parade’ which has been composed by Victor Le Manse.

India will see 118 of their finest athletes compete in over 16 disciplines at Paris Olympics 2024. Achanta Sharath Kamal and PV Sindhu will be the flag bearers this time for India at Paris.

Where and how to watch the Paris Olympics 2024 opening ceremony live in India?

Viacom18 is the official broadcast digital partner for the Paris Olympics 2024. The opening ceremony can be viewed on Sports18 network and online viewers can tune in to the Jio Cinema website or application at 11 PM IST.

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