According to the organization’s plans, the participating athletes, who are deployed on more than 160 boats, will sail through the most famous buildings in Paris, including the Louvre, Notre Dame and the Eiffel Tower. Dozens of performances will be held along the river. Just think of BMX stunt riders jumping over bridges. Closing takes place at the Place du Trocadéro, opposite the Eiffel Tower. As a first added, most of the opening ceremony will be free to first-time spectators.
Tony Estangett, president of the Paris 2024 Organizing Committee, said the opening ceremony would be the most “bold and easy” in the history of the Games. Watchman. “It’s not the easiest way to organize the Games, but it’s our duty to be really ambitious,” he said. The organizer expects the opening show to reach one billion viewers and wants to “make the best of France”. “It will be a unique blend of a sporting and cultural moment, while turning the entire city into a major Olympic stadium.”
The organizers’ plan is part of a broader policy to give the games a new dimension and make them accessible to a new audience, with sports such as break dancing. Competitions will also be held in the heart of the French capital, such as beach volleyball at the foot of the Eiffel Tower and equestrian sports at the Palace of Versailles.
