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2024 Olympics Opening Ceremony: Paris Games Officially Open; PV Sindhu, Sharath Kamal Lead Indian Contingent

Summer Olympics 2024 Opening Ceremony Highlights: The Paris Olympics 2024 got off to a glittering ceremony on Friday

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Paris Olympics 2024 Opening Ceremony Highlights: The Paris Olympics 2024 got off to a glittering ceremony on Friday. An unprecedented and ambitious show with close to 7,000 athletes paraded down the River Seine past the historic monuments of the French capital. The ceremony saw heavy rain too but it failed to dampen the spirit of the thousands present. The Indian contingent was led by PV Sindhu and Sharath Kamal. For the first time in Olympic history, the opening ceremony took 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. (Paris Olympics 2024)

Here are the Highlights of Paris Olympics 2024 opening ceremony -

Jul 27, 2024 03:05 (IST)

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Olympics Opening ceremony: Thank You and Good Night!

With that we come close to this live blog! The action for India starts at 12:30 PM. There is a chance that India might win a medal too in shooting on the first day of medal events. Do join us for all the live updates! 

Jul 27, 2024 03:02 (IST)

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Olympics 2024 Live: The Olympic flams has been lit!

The Olympics flame has been lit. France's most-decorated track athlete Marie-Jose Perec and three-time Olympic gold medal-winning judoka Teddy Riner jointly lit the Paris Olympics cauldron on Friday.

Perec and Riner strode up to the cauldron which formed the base of a hot air balloon in the Tuileries Gardens after it had been transported from the ceremony at the Eiffel Tower by boat and by a succession of French sports figures.

Jul 27, 2024 02:10 (IST)

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Opening Ceremony Live Updates: Olympics flag hoisted

A masked person in silver metal dress has handed over the Olympic flag. The Olympic flag is hoisted with Olympic anthem being sung in the background

Jul 27, 2024 01:29 (IST)

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Olympics 2024 Live: The Athletes' parade ends!

The athletes' parade finally comes to an end with hosts France sailing down the Sienne. The overarching theme of the Paris 2024 Opening ceremony has been celebrating diversity.

Jul 27, 2024 01:00 (IST)

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Opening Ceremony Live Updates: Celebrating the fashio capital

A very French Opening ceremony now sees the organisers celebrating the fashion status of Paris. Countries with 'P' as their first letter like Pakistan and Portugal have now done their parade. 

Jul 27, 2024 00:50 (IST)

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Olympics 2024 Live: A salute to history-makers!

The next segment of the Olympics opening ceremony focusses on women who changed the course of history. Meanwhile, the athletes parade continues with countries with the letter M and N currently sailing on the Sienne river 

Jul 27, 2024 00:36 (IST)

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Olympics 2024 Live: The Indian contingent!

With the tricolor held high, Team India strides into the Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony.

United by passion and driven by dreams. Let's go, #TeamIndia!

#Olympics2024 #OpeningCeremony #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/FloCb5CDmH

— Doordarshan Sports (@ddsportschannel) July 26, 2024

Jul 27, 2024 00:19 (IST)

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Opening Ceremony Live Updates: Indian contingent is here

And the moment we were waiting for! The Indian contingent is being led by PV Sindhu and Sharath Kamal. They sail on the Sienne river and the hope is India will get double digit medals

Jul 27, 2024 00:11 (IST)

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Olympics 2024 Live: The parade continues!

Now countries with E and G are currently going. Gabon, Ethiopia, Georgia are among the nations currently taking part in the Parade 

Jul 27, 2024 00:04 (IST)

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Opening Ceremony Live Updates: Another scintillating show!

Pop star Aya Nakamura is performing now! Apparently the French-Malian singer was abused racially after it was announced that she would perform at the opening ceremony. The Parade of the Nations continues with Cuba, Dominican Repubic among the countries who are passing by.

Jul 26, 2024 23:56 (IST)

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Olympics 2024 Live: Nadal also present!

Not just the river front, fans are present at the balcony of the nearby buildings. Even tennis great Rafael Nadal is present in one of the building.  

Jul 26, 2024 23:40 (IST)

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Opening Ceremony Live Updates: World leaders present

Not only athletes, World leaders began arriving at President Emmanuel Macron's Elysee Palace office Friday afternoon, an AFP journalist saw, ahead of the Paris Olympics opening ceremony in the evening. Macron and his wife Brigitte welcomed the guests on a red carpet in the courtyard of the Elysee, where they are holding a reception for around 85 heads of state or government before the ceremony on the River Seine.

Jul 26, 2024 23:29 (IST)

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Olympics 2024 Live: Food not adequate!

An interesting development - away from the opening ceremony - Despite stories of Michelin-starred chefs helping prepare the menus in Paris, Andy Anson, the British Olympic Association's chief executive, has complained that the food in the Olympic Village "is not adequate," with complaints over small portions and a lack of high-protein foods. "There are not enough of certain foods: eggs, chicken, certain carbohydrates," Anson told 'The Times' newspaper.

Jul 26, 2024 23:27 (IST)

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Paris Olympics Live: First visuals of Indian contingent.

The evening's first performance by American singer Lady Gaga has started, And as we speak, Bangladesh athletes are here. And there is a visual of Indian athletes too. PV Sindhu can be seen smiling while boxer Lovlina Borgohain is there too.

Jul 26, 2024 23:21 (IST)

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Olympics 2024 Live: Athletes' parade

The six kilometer parade began from Austerlitz bridge and 85 boats carried more than 6800 athletes from 205 nations and one Refugee Olympic team, with a good number of them skipping the incredible show due to their competitions on Saturday.

The Indian contingent is being led by two flag-bearers -- two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and table tennis legend A Sharath Kamal.

Jul 26, 2024 23:18 (IST)

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Paris Olympics Live: Ceremony Details

The opening ceremony of the Olympic Games began with the 'Parade of the Nations' in which athletes from 205 countries sailed down the iconic Seine river on boats, marking a dreamy break from tradition despite rain threatening to play spoilsport.

French President Emmanuel Macron and International Olympic Committee head Thomas Bach were in attendance as French football legend Zinedine Zidane was shown sprinting down the streets of Paris with the Olympic flame in a pre-recorded video.

Jul 26, 2024 23:13 (IST)

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Olympics 2024 Live: Greece is the first nation

The first country to march in the Parade of Nations is Greece. Greece is where the first modern Games happened in 1896. The ancient Games also happenned in Greece. To honour this, Greece marches first in the parade.

Jul 26, 2024 23:09 (IST)

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Paris Olympics Live: Ceremony starts

The opening ceremony has started! Rain is playing hide and seek here in the French capital as the Opening Ceremony is just a few minutes away, dampening the mood of the crowd present. The French Met Department has predicted the risk of rain showers during the ceremony on Friday evening owing to disturbances approaching the Paris region.

Jul 26, 2024 23:02 (IST)

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Olympics 2024 Live: Guests arrive!

According to reports, guests have started to arrive at the venue. As we speak Shiva Keshavan, deputy chef de mission, says Indian athletes are fully geared up for the opening ceremony. The experts present at the venue are saying they are ready for the opening ceremony.  

Jul 26, 2024 22:04 (IST)

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Paris Olympics Live: Hello!

The opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics 2024 will be starting in a few hours! This is the biggest show on earth and India will be looking forward to its athletes at the quadrennial extravaganza. Follow this blog for the live updates of the Paris Olympics opening ceremony

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