The 2024 Olympics Opening Ceremony. Smoke resembling the flag of team france is shown over pont d’austerlitz during the opening ceremony of the olympic games paris 2024 on july 26, 2024 in paris, france. The 2024 paris olympics got underway on friday with a unique opening ceremony on the river seine which divided opinion on a chaotic day in france.

Please find below the full speech delivered by international olympic committee (ioc) president thomas bach during the opening ceremony of the olympic games paris. On friday 26 july, the opening ceremony of the olympic games paris 2024 broke out of the stadium to take over the heart of the city for the first time in history.