Paris 2024 Olympics opening ceremony in pictures

The athletes’ parade down the Rivers Seine featured 85 boats.

Pa Sport Staff
Friday 26 July 2024 17:45 EDT
Heavy rain falls at the Trocadero during the opening ceremony for the Olympic Games in Paris (Joel Marklund/PA).
Heavy rain falls at the Trocadero during the opening ceremony for the Olympic Games in Paris (Joel Marklund/PA). (PA Wire)

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The Paris 2024 Olympics began with a groundbreaking – and rain-soaked – opening ceremony, the first to be staged outside a stadium.

Here, the PA news agency takes a look at a selection of standout images from the floating parade down the River Seine and the finale at the Trocadero.

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