The Paris 2024 Olympic Games opening ceremony - in pictures
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Spectators in the Trocadero watch a light show on the Eiffel Tower during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. EPA -
Former France international football player Zinedine Zidane, left, hands over the Olympic flame to Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal, who won the French tennis Open 14 times, at the Trocadero Stadium during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. AFP -
The cauldron, with the Olympic flame lit, lifts off while attached to a balloon as the torchbearers French former sprinter Marie-Jose Perec and French judoka Teddy Riner stand in front during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Jardin des Tuileries (Tuileries Garden) in Paris. AFP -
A balloon carrying the lit Olympic cauldron lifts off with the Eiffel Tower in the background during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. AFP -
South Korean athletes in raincoats enter the Trocadero plaza, the venue of the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics. EPA -
France's President Emmanuel Macron, right, and Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee, arrive at the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. AFP -
Members of the Chinese delegation sail along the river Seine during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. AFP -
Torchbearers run during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. AFP -
French President Emmanuel Macron, centre, and his wife Brigitte Macron receive Guinea's Prime Minister Amadou Oury Bah, left and his wife Fatimatou Diallo Bah, right, prior to the Olympics opening ceremony at Elysee Palace in Paris. Getty Images -
Crowds gather for the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. AFP -
The Eiffel Tower is illuminated with a light show during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Getty Images -
Zinedine Zidane, former French football player, carries the Olympic torch. Getty Images -
French President Emmanuel Macron declares the Games open. EPA -
Rafael Nadal of Spain carries the Olympic torch during the opening ceremony. Reuters -
The Eiffel Tower and the Olympics ring light up. AP -
The Olympic flag is presented by the The Horsewoman at the Trocadero. Getty Images -
Volunteers in the parade of flags. AP -
The Horsewoman, wearing the flag of the International Olympic Committee, appears on a metal horse at the Trocadero. PA -
An orchestra performs at the Trocadero. PA -
France's flag bearers Florent Manaudou and Melina Robert-Michon sail below the Eiffel Tower. Getty Images -
Heavy metal musicians perform during the opening ceremony. AFP -
Models present creations while walking a catwalk along the Passerelle Debilly bridge. AFP -
Athletes head towards the Trocadero during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. PA -
Athletes from the US travel by boat down the Seine. AP -
Mezzo-soprano Axelle Saint-Cirel, standing on the roof of the Grand-Palais, sings the national anthem of France. EPA -
Representatives of the French armed forces carry the national flag of France. Getty Images -
Palestinian flag bearers Wasim Abusal and Valerie Rose Tarazi travel with teammates along the Seine. AP -
Performers dance along the banks of the Seine. AFP -
The Institut de France is illuminated with fireworks. AFP -
The torchbearer runs past Pont Neuf during the opening ceremony. AFP -
Acrobats perform. AP -
Smoke in the colours of the French flag explodes over Pont d’Austerlitz. Getty Images -
Smoke billows near windows as performers participate in the opening ceremony. AP -
American singer-songwriter Lady Gaga performs at Square Barye during the athletes’ parade. Getty Images -
UAE athletes aboard a boat in the floating parade. Reuters -
Actors perform during the opening ceremony. AP -
Dancers perform on a roof. Getty Images -
Tightrope walker Nathan Paulin performs on a high rope during the athletes’ parade. Getty Images -
A heart created during a aerial display. Getty Images -
An aerial view of the Eiffel Tower and Trocadero at the start of the opening ceremony. Getty Images -
Athletes from the Refugee Olympic Team's delegation sail on a boat along the Seine during the opening ceremony. AFP -
Team Great Britain athletes sail on a boat as they pass under a bridge on the Seine. Getty Images -
The Olympic Torch is seen at the beginning of the athletes’ parade on the Seine. Getty Images -
Olympics fans wearing rain capes as they take their seats for the opening ceremony. Getty Images -
A maintenance worker sweeps water off a skateboard ramp installed on a floating platform in the Seine river. Reuters -
US singer-songwriter, rapper, artist and designer Pharrell Williams and French actress Laetitia Casta stand next to the Olympic torch in Saint-Denis, northern Paris. AFP -
French gendarmes patrol in front of the Louvre before the opening ceremony. Getty Images -
Performers practise near the Seine. Reuters -
French police officers secure the perimeter before the opening ceremony. EPA -
People start queuing to enter the venue of the opening ceremony. AP -
Security officers from the UAE border force on patrol in front of the Louvre. AFP -
French special forces patrol the Seine as the security perimeter for the opening ceremony is put up. Reuters -
Workers prepare the red carpet before the arrival of heads of state at the Elysee Palace in Paris. AP
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