Paris Olympics 2024 Opening Ceremony: Who Are India's Flag Bearers? When is the Curtain Raiser Event of Summer Games? Know All Details
Paris Olympics is just weeks away with over 10500 athletes from 206 countries competing on the grand stage for the podium finish. Team USA has the largest squad while Team India is also in with around 115 athletes. Here are the details of the Paris Olympics 2024 Opening Ceremony flagging off the mega event in France.
The four-year wait is over. All the hard work, determined efforts, and skills will be tested at the Worldwide multi-sporting event. France has the hosting rights for the Olympic Games 2024. The country. Known for its unique celebrations and ideas the multi-sport event will be hosting the summer Olympic Games after 100 years. The country gave the first Mascot to the Olympic Games and for the 2024 edition also the country has come up with some ‘distinctive’ celebrations right from the opening ceremony. Check out the Paris Olympics 2024 Opening Ceremony details below. India at Paris Olympics 2024: Check Full Schedule of Indian Athletes With Important Dates and Contingent Size
Starting from the venue, the Paris Olympics 2024 will be the first time that the Summer Olympics Curtain raiser event not take place in a stadium. As mentioned earlier, Paris 2024 is breaking new ground by bringing sports into the city and the same will be true of the Opening Ceremony. The ceremony will be set in the heart of the city, on the river: the Seine. It will be a scenery to behold with boats carrying thousands of athletes and performers on a six-kilometer-long parade. It will highlight city’s major attraction points and landmarks.
With numerous state heads, athletes, spectators, 80 giant screens, and billions of eyes on the live event, the highly secured Paris Olympics 2024 Opening Ceremony will be a massive hit. Organisers have said they will take advantage of the historic monuments, the riverbanks, the sky, and water, "and there won't be a single riverbank or bridge that won't be filled with music, dance, or performance." Boats carrying the athletes will be equipped with cameras to allow those watching on TV or their phone to get a close-up view, the committee said.
When is Paris Olympics 2024 Opening Ceremony? Know Date, Time and Venue
Paris will begin an unprecedented opening ceremony on the river Seine on July 26th. Organisers have promised a show like no other and said it would be daring and joyful. As per the Indian standard time, the Paris Olympics 2024 Opening Ceremony will be live from 11:00 PM. Indian Contingent for Paris Olympics 2024: IOA Releases List of 117 Athletes, 140 Support Staff; Shot-Putter Abha Khatua Missing
Starting from the Austerlitz bridge the six km long parade will touch many historic monuments including, Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral, Pont des Arts, Pont Neuf, and the Eiffel Tower.
Who Are India's Flag Bearers at Paris Olympics 2024 Opening Ceremony?
A country’s flag-bearer at the Summer Games represents the values of the nation and is seen as a symbol of the Olympic ideals, one who can be an inspiration or a role model for the future. India in its nineteenth edition with flag bearers will have Sharath Kamal (table tennis) and PV Sindhu (badminton) as their flag bearers. India started the ‘two flag bearer’ concept in 2020 with Mary Kom (boxing) and Manpreet Singh (hockey) proudly representing the country in the Tokyo Summer Olympics.
The mega opening ceremony is expected to have over 300,000 spectators along with some dignitaries and athletes. The Paris 2024 committee said there would be about 10,500 athletes and some 222,000 people would get free invites, while 104,000 would have to buy tickets for the event.
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