The iconic venue in Paris where the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games will take place

The opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games this will take place Friday July 26 in the French capital. It will be the first time that the opening event will be held outside a stadium.

The inauguration is a show that highlights global unity and cultural diversity. From the lighting of the torch to the parade of the delegations and the swearing in of the athletes, each moment symbolizes the celebration of sport and the Olympic values ​​of peace and international cooperation.

On this occasion, the opening ceremony with the traditional parade of the delegations will take place on boats along the Seine riverpassing through the most emblematic places of Paris such as Notre-Dame, the Louvre Museum, the Pont des Arts, the Pont Neuf, the Pont Alexandre III and the Orsay Museum.

The Seine will be transformed into a six-kilometer water walkway that will replace the traditional athletics track. From the Austerlitz Bridge to the Trocadero, athletes and national teams will parade in boats under iconic bridges and monuments in the heart of Paris.

This presentation will culminate in front of the Trocaderowhere the Olympic flame will be litmarking the official start of the games.

More than 3,000 artists will participate in the opening and closing ceremonies. Furthermore, the singer Rosalía and the actress Charlize Theron These are some of the figures that will join the event.

Thousands of people will be able to watch the Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony live with approximately 100 boats with more than 20 thousand athletes parading in boats along the Seine River.

Under the motto “Games Wide Open”, the event seeks to be accessible, moving away from traditional stadiums. 80 giant screens were installed in the city, and 222,000 free tickets were given out to watch the parade on the banks of the Seine. In addition, 104 thousand tickets were put on sale to see the show from the docks.

It is the first time that the majority of spectators will not need to pay an entrance fee, another milestone for Paris 2024.

The opening ceremony will take place on Friday starting at 7:30 p.m. CEST and is expected to last more than three hours. In Argentina it can be seen from 2:30 p.m.

In Argentinathe opening of the Olympic Games can be seen live through the Public TV, TyC Sports, DeporTVand streaming platforms like Disney+ and ESPN+ that will broadcast the multisports event live.