PHOTOS: Paris Olympics opening ceremony underway
PARIS, France (AFP) — The opening ceremony for the Paris Olympics began on Friday, an unprecedented and ambitious show with up to 7,000 competitors parading down the River Seine past the historic monuments of the French capital.
France’s delegation sail in a boat along the river Seine during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris on July 26, 2024. (Photo: AFP)
Trizah Atuka and Ferdinand Omanyala, Flagbearers of Team Kenya, are seen on a boat waving their flag along the River Seine during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris. (Photo: AFP)
Members of Team Great Britain wave flags during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo: AFP)
Athletes of Team Japan wave their national flags as they cruise along the River Siene during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo: AFP)
For the first time in Olympic history, the opening ceremony is taking place outside the main stadium, with some 300,000 people watching in person from specially built stands, on the river banks, and another 200,000 from overlooking balconies and apartments.
