After the completion of the ICC T20 Cricket World in the USA & West Indies, the world's attention has been shifted to the Paris Olympics 2024. The 2024 Olympics is the biggest event of the year in the sports fraternity that will take place in Paris. The 2024 Paris Games will officially kick off on Friday, July 26. However, India's Paris Olympics 2024 schedule will start a day earlier with archery on July 25. As per reports, a total of 10,000 athletes across 206 National Olympic Committees will participate in the Paris Games 2024. India too has sent a strong 117-member contingent who will represent the tricolour in Paris and look to surpass their previous best medal tally that came during the Tokyo Olympics 2020. Indian athletes who are favourites to reach the podium are javelin star Neeraj Chopra, badminton stars PV Sindhu, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, and Chirag Shetty, and weightlifter Mirabai Chanu.
With the expectations amping up, the question arises is there any Paris Olympics 2024 opening ceremony? Who will be performing at the 2024 Paris Games? Where to watch the Olympics 2024 Opening Ceremony? Below is everything you need to know-
When will the Olympics 2024 opening ceremony take place?
Paris Olympics 2024 opening ceremony will take place on July 26, 2024. Talking about the 2024 Paris Games Opening Ceremony timing, it is expected to start at 19:30 CEST, which is 11 PM IST, and will last for over three hours.
For those wondering where to watch the Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony 2024 in India, Viacom18 Media Private Limited (Viacom18) has secured the exclusive media rights to broadcast the Games. It will also provide viewership in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. In India, a fan can watch the opening ceremony on the Sports 18 network.
For those wondering about the Paris Olympics 2024 opening ceremony online streaming, you can watch the event on the Jio Cinema app and website.
What's new in the Paris Olympics 2024 opening ceremony?
As per reports, the opening ceremony at the Paris Games will be the first one to be held outside the Stadium. It will take place along the Seine River. Yes! you heard it right. The traditional parade of the athletes during the Olympics will take place in boats along the Seine this year and not on the tracks of a Stadium, as seen in the opening ceremonies of the previous Olympics. Around 100 boats will carry an estimated 10,500 athletes along the Seine. The boats will pass through the iconic Parisian landmarks.
Countries with larger contingents will get their boats, while the smaller contingents will share the boats.
Who will perform at the Olympics 2024 opening ceremony?
Paris Olympics 2024 opening ceremony's guests' names have been kept under wraps. However, there are reports that Lady Gaga and Celine Dion will perform for the historic event. Interestingly, multiple reports suggest that Gaga & Dion are already in Paris. They were seen this week at the Royal Monceau Hotel. If Dion performs, it will be her first performance since being diagnosed with Stiff Person Syndrome in December 2022. Apart from these two Hollywood pop stars, American rapper Snoop Dogg's name is also popping up.