By:Nutifafa Bequine
The opening ceremony of 2024 Olympics, Paris will be held outside the Stadium for the first time in the history of Summer Olympics games on Friday, 26th July, 2024.
Guest and viewers across the globe will be treated to a colorful river parade through the hearts of the French Capital.
The 26th July celebration is expected to be first of it kind as athletes parade will be on river seine replacing athletic tracks and also every nation delegation will be boat parade equipped with cameras for clear capturing of the events for broadcasting purpose.
There is expectation that, Paris Olympics opening ceremony will have the largest audience in history as eighty large screen and speakers are strategically being installed at different part of the French capital to enable audience to have access to watch the ceremony.
The 2024 Summer Olympics will see over 10,500 athletes competing in over 40 events with the hope to break and set new records. An estimate of over 5000 medals for both Olympics and paralympics are at stake for grabs.
Even though the opening ceremony is slated for Friday, 26th July, 2024, some of the games including football and rugby will kick start on Wednesday, 24th July, 2024.