Paris to hold ‘most accessible’ opening ceremony of 2024 Olympics on River Seine
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The opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics on July 26, 2024, will be held on the River Seine, organisers announced on Monday, breaking the long-held Summer Games tradition of a stadium procession of athletes and officials.
More than 160 boats filled with athletes and officials from more than 200 countries will sail almost 6 kilometres (4 miles) between the Pont d’Austerlitz and Pont d’Iena bridges in central Paris, with the 2024 Olympics closing ceremony scheduled to be held at the Trocadero, an expanse of gardens and fountains overlooking the Eiffel Tower.
“Today is a stand-out moment,” said Tony Estanguet, a three-time Olympic canoe C1 gold medallist who heads up the Paris 2024 organising committee.
“There are a lot of emotions, a lot of enthusiasm. The opening ceremony is by far the biggest of markers.”
In a Twitter post announcing the decision, the Paris 2024 organising committee said it would be “the most spectacular and accessible” opening ceremony in Olympic history.
26/07/2024 – Are you ready for this?
On the River Seine, the most spectacular & accessible Opening Ceremony in Olympic history. Open to all, open to you!
Sur la Seine, la plus grande cérémonie d’ouverture des Jeux Olympiques. Ouverte à tous, ouverte à vous !#Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/5th1CEeZAe
— Paris 2024 (@Paris2024) December 13, 2021
Paris 2024 organisers are expecting crowds of 600,000 people for what they call the largest-ever Olympic ceremony.
Part of the public will be dispersed along the banks of the Seine in ticketed stands while the rest are able to take part for free.
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France President Emmanuel Macron rubberstamped the idea of having the…
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Source : france24
