What To Expect At The 2024 Olympics Opening Ceremony As Paris Counts Down To “Show Of The Century”
deadline.comFrance has set its sights on making history on Friday with its audacious Paris 2024 Olympics opening ceremony unfolding on the River Seine in the heart of the French capital.
Kicking off at 7.30pm local time, it will be the first ever Olympic inauguration to take place on a river and outside of a sports stadium for its entirety.
Over the course of three hours and 45 minutes (if the planned timing is respected), close to 7,000 of the 10,500 athletes competing in the games, representing 206 national delegations, will travel in 94 boats along a six-kilometre (3.7 mile) stretch of the river between the Pont d’Austerlitz and Pont d’Iena bridges.
The water parade will pass beside or under a host of Paris landmarks including the Notre Dame Cathedral, currently under re-construction following the devastating 2019 fire; the Pont Neuf, the Louvre and Place de la Concorde to arrive at the foot of the Eiffel Tower.
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