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The spectacular opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics 2024 was held on the Seine River on Friday. For the first time, the opening ceremony took place outside of a typical stadium, with the famed Parisian river transformed into a huge stage. Thousands of athletes and performers paraded along the River waving to the fans who had gathered on both sides of the River. The Eiffel Tower was also lit up in a dramatic technicolour, producing a massively ambitious, one-of-a-kind show.
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Athletes from Greece lead the parade of nations (AP) -
The Paris Olympics 2024 began on the Seine River (AFP)
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North Korean athletes wave at the Parade of Nations. North Korea was forbidden from competing in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing as punishment for its “unilateral decision” to withdraw from the Summer Games in Tokyo in 2021 (Reuters)
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The ceremony featured scenes from the French Revolution. Smoke billows from the windows of the Conciergerie, where Marie Antoinette, the last French monarch before the revolution, was imprisoned (AP)
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Athletes from India at the parade of nations (AP)
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The event was punctuated with extravagant acts of various kinds, from Lady Gaga, cabaret artists, ballet dancers, and acrobats to a climax by Celine Dion, a faraway figure on stage halfway up the Eiffel Tower (AP)
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The Eiffel Tower is illuminated with lights (AP)
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The ceremony remarks took place in front of the Eiffel Tower following the Parade of Nations (Reuters)
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