The opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics 2024 might be held at 7:30 PM native time alongside the River Seine on July 26, the organisers confirmed after the remaining Coordination Fee assembly on Friday.
In an unprecedented transfer, this would be the first time the Olympic Video games opening ceremony will happen outdoors the stadium setting. Over 3,00,000 individuals are anticipated to attend the ceremony after the federal government slashed capability by half citing safety considerations on March 6.
Over 10,000 athletes will parade on boats on the river Seine by a 6 km route within the opening ceremony.
“An unprecedented expertise, utilizing the pure gentle of the setting solar with all its nuances to light up the river promenade of all of the world’s greatest athletes alongside the Seine, within the coronary heart of the capital,” the organisers of the Paris Olympics mentioned.
The ultimate Coordination Fee assembly occurred in Paris on Friday the place the committee chair Pierre-Olivier Beckers-Vieujant shared their imaginative and prescient to ship unprecedented expertise within the upcoming Olympic Video games.
“Paris 2024 is on observe to ship their distinctive Video games imaginative and prescient. With the continued help of stakeholders, they’re extremely targeted on what’s forward and on the last word objective of delivering spectacular, impactful and sustainable Video games,” the Coordination Fee Chair, Pierre-Olivier Beckers-Vieujant mentioned on Friday. “This imaginative and prescient will start to materialise with the beginning of the Olympic Torch Relay, which begins in simply over a month. As we enter this remaining section, the Relay will function a catalyst, marking a key milestone of the operational actions for the Organising Committee, but in addition amplifying engagement and pleasure, which continues to develop as we draw nearer to the Video games.”
In the meantime, the French authorities revealed that vacationers gained’t be allowed to observe the opening ceremony without spending a dime resulting from safety and logistic points at an open-air occasion. The federal government has additionally declared a no-fly zone for 5 hours in the course of the occasion and is ready to introduce superior drones to keep away from any undesirable incidents on July 26.
