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The Trocadero venue with the Eiffel Tower looming in the background during the
opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. July 26, 2024, FRANCOIS-XAVIER
MARIT/Pool via REUTERS

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OLYMPICS 2024: GAMES DECLARED OPEN AS CELINE DION AND LADY GAGA THRILL PARIS -
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By Stephen Farrell , Farouq Suleiman , Rupam Jain , Mina Kim , Anna Dittrich ,
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The Trocadero venue with the Eiffel Tower looming in the background during the
opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. July 26, 2024, FRANCOIS-XAVIER
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SUMMARY


 * Arson attacks disrupted France's trains early Friday
 * They caused long delays hours before the opening ceremony
 * But the ceremony went ahead
 * Here's a picture gallery from Reuters photographers
 * And here's a roundup of our coverage




PARIS PUTS ON A DAZZLING DISPLAY FOR OLYMPICS OPENING

13 hours ago
01:08 CEST

By
Cynthia Osterman

Celine Dion performs on the Eiffel Tower during the opening ceremony, July 26,
2024. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

Despite hours of rain, the Paris Olympics executed an Opening Ceremony on Friday
that dazzled the crowds and the world.

It combined can-can dancers, tributes to French history and acrobatics with
drag, jet flyovers and rap.

Surprise performances by Lady Gaga and Celine Dion were highlights.

Nerves ran high beforehand because of the complexity of the spectacle and arson
attacks that disrupted French rail traffic and heightened security concerns.

The show, years in the making, for the first time ever focused activity on a
river, the Seine, which flows through the heart of Paris. The country
delegations floated along a route nearly four miles long in craft ranging from
barges to motor boats (for the small teams).

The producers sought to showcase a vision of a modern and inclusive France.
Performers included Mali-born singer Aya Nakamura, whose hip-hop inflected hits
have been targeted by racist campaigns, while drag queens joined a runway show
highlighting French fashion.

The action then moved to the Eiffel Tower -- which glittered with lasers and
strobe effects -- and the Trocadero, a green space across the Seine from the
Eiffel Tower.

The flame traveled to the Trocadero by a relay that included athletic greats on
a boat in the Seine then running past the glass pyramid at the Louvre under dark
and rainy skies.

French President Emanuel Macron officially declared the Games open as the
Olympic flame lighted a cauldron with a hot air balloon on top, that floated
away, a reference to French achievements in science. Dion, who hasn't performed
in four years due to a neurological disorder, then brought the house down with
an Edith Piaf song on the Eiffel Tower.

Now it's on to the Games themselves. We are closing our Live cover, and you can
follow all the sports action.







🌍 A VIEW OF THE SPECTACLE FROM SPACE

13 hours ago
01:08 CEST

By
Hani Richter




THIS SERIES OF PHOTOGRAPHS SHOWS THE OLYMPIC FLAG WAS RAISED UPSIDE DOWN

13 hours ago
00:48 CEST








THE CITY OF LIGHTS OUTDID ITSELF💡

13 hours ago
00:18 CEST

By
Hani Richter

Wings and the Olympic rings on the Eiffel Tower on July 26, 2024. REUTERS/Pawel
Kopczynski



A balloon carrying the Olympic cauldron above The Louvre museum on July 26,
2024. REUTERS/Arlette Bashiz

People watch a light show at the Eiffel Tower on 26 July, 2024. REUTERS/Hannah
Mckay




'PROUD TO BE FRENCH'

14 hours ago
23:46 CEST

By
Juliette Jabkhiro

Franck Rolland, 39, is the coach of French pole vaulter Robin Emig. Rolland
found the Opening Ceremony to be a triumph:

"It was magnificent. There were all the cliches about France, everything we love
about France. We can only be proud to be French. The mix of Aya Nakamura and the
Republican Guard, that was exceptional. I don't have words to explain. It is a
crazy thing. It's the France we love."




🇫🇷 HOW MACRON SUMMED UP THE CEREMONY

14 hours ago
23:37 CEST





'INCROYABLE'!

14 hours ago
23:36 CEST


The Olympic cauldron, July 26, 2024. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

The crowd shouts "incroyable”, Kane Wu reports from the scene.


14 hours ago
23:33 CEST

By
Michel Rose

Such a powerful, heart-wrenching rendition of Edith Piaf’s L’Hymne a l’amour by
Celine, who hadn’t sung in public in four years


14 hours ago
23:32 CEST

By
Richa Naidu

"Stadium wild for Celine," Richa Naidu writes, "Celine teared up a bit, no?"




🎤 CELINE ALSO PERFORMED IN 1996

14 hours ago
23:31 CEST





CELINE DION SINGS TO WILD APPLAUSE

14 hours ago
23:25 CEST


 Singer Celine Dion performs on the Eiffel Tower during the opening ceremony.
REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

The star, whose career has been cut short by a rare neurological disease, sang
an Edith Piaf song, "Hymne l'amour."

She sang from a high vantage point on the Eiffel Tower. The crowd burst out in
enthusiastic cheers and applause.

Her appearance was rumored but was not publicly announced before the Opening
Ceremony.





UNIQUE OLYMPIC CAULDRON IS LIGHTED

14 hours ago
23:24 CEST


A balloon at Jardin des Tuileries, July 26, 2024. REUTERS/Marko Djurica



The lighting of the Olympic cauldron, July 26, 2024. REUTERS/Marko Djurica

France said it was the first time the Olympic cauldron was topped by a
100-foot-tall hot air balloon, a tribute to France achieving the first flight in
a hydrogen-filled balloon in 1783.





Video


OLYMPIC FANS BRAVE THE RAIN

14 hours ago
23:22 CEST








SPORTING LEGENDS, THE OLYMPIC TORCH AND THE SEINE

14 hours ago
23:21 CEST





THE CITY OF LIGHT

14 hours ago
23:20 CEST


Spectators look at the light show, July 26, 2024. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

"The City Of Light living up to its name here", Philip O'Connor writes from the
scene.




THE TORCH IS NOW BEING RUN TOWARD THE OLYMPIC CAULDRON

14 hours ago
23:16 CEST


Amelie Mauresmo holds the Olympic torch, July 26, 2024. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

France's Amelie Mauresmo, a former tennis player and current director of the
French Open, handed the torch off to former NBA player Tony Parker.

They ran past the glass pyramid at the Louvre. They were joined by three
celebrated French parathletes.

The torch was borne forward by a series of other French athletes including
champions in handball and cycling.


Video


SPECTATORS WATCHING THE EIFFEL LIGHT SHOW

14 hours ago
23:16 CEST

By
Layli Foroudi







THE EIFFEL TOWER IS ILLUMINATED WITH LASERS

14 hours ago
23:12 CEST


The Eiffel Tower is lit up with lights, July 26, 2024. LOIC VENANCE/Pool via
REUTERS




THE TORCH GOES TO TENNIS PLAYER RAFAEL NADAL

15 hours ago
23:09 CEST


Rafael Nadal of Spain carries the Olympic torch, July 26, 2024. Pool via
REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq


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