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 160BOATS THE TOKYO HANDOVER © Paris 2024 / Florian Hulleu CEREMONY On 8 August 2021, Paris o昀昀icially 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 B reworked version of the Marseillaise. Viewers were treated apt KM i / s system and 80 enormous screens installed along the te uot P to a thrilling BMX race across the roo昀琀ops of Paris; route, spectators will not miss a moment of the spectacle, Three-Time olympic aq champion judoka and a gigantic Paris 2024 昀氀ag was 昀氀own from the Ei昀昀el and can drink in the unique atmosphere permeating "Experiencing an Olympic Ceremony, while Tower, as planes streaked the colours of the French 昀氀ag every corner of the city. across the sky. representing France, is always intensely emotional. But to experience it here, in The athletes will be at the heart of the ceremony as never France, at the heart of Paris and in direct before: they will kick proceedings o昀昀, and contribute to contact with spectators who have come from In the Trocadéro gardens, French medallists returning from all over France and all over the world, will the ceremony from beginning to end, as they pass down Tokyo celebrated the Games’ arrival in France, with over indubitably be unforgettable. This Opening ©BOBY the Seine. They will have a superb view of the capital, and 5.000 at the Livestream. Ceremony will break the mould. Even now, will get a glimpse of the exceptional venues in which they 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 昀椀rst time ever, The Opening Ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games the Opening Ceremony of the Summer Olympic Games has come about through shared ambition and close will be held in the very heart of the city, aboard a 昀氀otilla of collaboration between the State, the Paris municipal boats carrying participants down the Seine. The world’s authorities, the Île-de-France regional authorities, greatest celebration of sport, in the world’s 昀椀nest city! AN OPEN-HEARTED AND POPULAR CELEBRATION the IOC and the CNOSF. Never before will so many people have shared Throughout 2021, Paris 2024 has been working closely with the public authorities to validate all aspects of in the experience of an Opening Ceremony: the plans: operational, technical, 昀椀nancial, judicial at least 600,000 spectators will be watching from the quays and bridges along the Seine. Around half will and regulatory. This work will continue in 2022. The artistic direction be admitted free of charge! 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 E P The Seine, its bridges and the monuments of the capital P 4 O will serve as the backdrop to a breathtaking spectacle, 4 O 2 2 0 0 S 2 in which artistic performances blend harmoniously with S 2 I I R sporting performances. R A © Paris 2024/pawel.gaul/Florian Hulleu A © Paris 2024 / Florian Hulleu P P 8 9