4 4 02 02 PARIS 2 PARIS 2 A ROUTE ALONG THE SEINE 1 A CELEBRATION 6KM OPEN TO EVERYONE AT LEAST 600.000SPECTATORS 10 TIMES MORE PEOPLE THAN THE STADE DE FRANCE .1 COULD ACCOMMODATE SOME THE TOKYO HANDOVER 160BOATS © Paris 2024 / Florian Hulleu CEREMONY On 8 August 2021, Paris officially became the next host city for the Olympic Games. A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE FOR SPECTATORS AND To mark the event, Paris 2024 brought the City of Light ATHLETES ALIKE to hundreds of millions of TV viewers, to the sound of a With an uninterrupted view along the Seine, a sound Teddy Rinner © P S reworked version of the Marseillaise. Viewers were treated Bapt KM i / s system and 80 enormous screens installed along the te uot to a thrilling BMX race across the rooftops of Paris; Three-Time olympic Paq and a gigantic Paris 2024 flag was flown from the Eiffel route, spectators will not miss a moment of the spectacle, champion judoka and can drink in the unique atmosphere permeating Tower, as planes streaked the colours of the French flag every corner of the city. "Experiencing an Olympic Ceremony, while across the sky. representing France, is always intensely The athletes will be at the heart of the ceremony as never emotional. But to experience it here, in before: they will kick proceedings off, and contribute to France, at the heart of Paris and in direct In the Trocadéro gardens, French medallists returning from contact with spectators who have come from Tokyo celebrated the Games’ arrival in France, with over the ceremony from beginning to end, as they pass down all over France and all over the world, will 5.000 at the Livestream. ©BOBY the Seine. They will have a superb view of the capital, and indubitably be unforgettable. This Opening will get a glimpse of the exceptional venues in which they Ceremony will break the mould. Even now, I cannot wait to be there!" A HISTORIC CEREMONY are to perform. IN THE HEART OF THE CITY A CEREMONY DEVISED THROUGH CLOSE COLLABORATION Paris 2024 is breaking the mould: for the first time ever, the Opening Ceremony of the Summer Olympic Games The Opening Ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games will be held in the very heart of the city, aboard a flotilla of has come about through shared ambition and close boats carrying participants down the Seine. The world’s collaboration between the State, the Paris municipal greatest celebration of sport, in the world’s finest city! authorities, the Île-de-France regional authorities, AN OPEN-HEARTED AND POPULAR CELEBRATION the IOC and the CNOSF. Throughout 2021, Paris 2024 has been working closely Never before will so many people have shared with the public authorities to validate all aspects of in the experience of an Opening Ceremony: the plans: operational, technical, financial, judicial at least 600,000 spectators will be watching from and regulatory. the quays and bridges along the Seine. Around half will be admitted free of charge! This work will continue in 2022. The artistic direction S PARIS’ ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE AS AN S for the ceremony will also be chosen in 2022. E E M UNEQUALLED BACKDROP M A A N G N G E The Seine, its bridges and the monuments of the capital E P P 4 O will serve as the backdrop to a breathtaking spectacle, 4 O 2 2 0 in which artistic performances blend harmoniously with 0 S 2 S 2 I sporting performances. I R © Paris 2024/pawel.gaul/Florian Hulleu R © Paris 2024 / Florian Hulleu A A P P 8 9