Lady Gaga performs a French song
The opening of the ceremony was marked by a nautical parade and artistic performances on the Seine. During this opening ceremony, Lady Gaga had the honor of performing the famous song “My thing with feathers” by Zizi Jeanmaire. French culture was honored by this performance. This song evokes cabaret costumes and the cross-dressing that love sometimes requires.
A majestic Eiffel Tower
It’s absolutely beautiful. The Eiffel Tower, this Parisian monument and its brilliance during the opening of the 2024 Olympic Games, must have been memorable. The brilliant lights that illuminated the tower made it even more majestic and magical.
The Olympic rings are worn on the Eiffel Tower for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Each Olympics, these five giant rings are installed in a location or on an emblematic construction of the host city, strong symbols of the Olympics. The Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games chose the Eiffel Tower to proudly wear the Olympic colors after Tower Bridge in London in 2012, Madureira Park in Rio in 2016 and Odaiba Bay in Tokyo in 2021.
The Olympic Cauldron was lit by Marie-José Pérec and Teddy Riner at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games
Marie-José Pérec and Teddy Riner, who were the last torchbearers of the Olympic flame, lit the cauldron at the Tuileries. Edith Piaf’s hymn to love was majestically performed by Céline Dion, who created a surprise with an extraordinary interpretation. Under this song of love and under the amazed eyes of millions of people around the world, the cauldron flew into the sky of Paris.
The Olympic torch relay at the Trocadéro
Zinedine Zidane, the world football champion, opened the relay with the greatest French and international champions. Zidane first handed the flame to Spaniard Rafael Nadal, tennis champion, who joined the trio of Olympic legends on the Seine: Serena Williams, Nadia Comaneci and Carl Lewis.
Athletes parade
Athletes from different delegations paraded during the opening ceremony, each proudly displaying the colors of his/her country.
205 delegations aboard 85 boats on the Seine paraded during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, passing under the majestic Alexandre III bridge. As tradition dictates and as the founding nation of the Olympic Games, Greece opened the nautical parade led by Giannis Antetokounmpo.
The French capital shone brightly during the opening ceremony as it welcomed the world to the 2024 Olympic Games. Paris, the city of love, adorned itself with its legendary charm and timeless elegance for this global event . The City of Lights has attracted athletes from all over the world as well as sports fans and culture lovers.
