The 2024 Paris Olympics have the most special opening in history

The 2024 Olympic opening ceremony will take place at 0:30 a.m. on July 27 (Vietnam time). According to the 2024 Olympic website, this is the first time the opening ceremony of the Olympics will not take place in a stadium. Instead, the event will be held in an open space along the Seine River in the center of Paris (France).

The athletes will not parade around the stadium, but will travel on the Seine. Nearly 100 boats carrying more than 10,000 athletes will make their Olympic debut in Paris. The boats will be equipped with cameras that will allow television and online viewers to get a close-up look at the athletes.

The floats will travel east to west through central Paris, where the Games will be held over the next 16 days. The 6km parade will end in front of the Trocadero square, where the rest of the Olympic ceremonies and final performances will take place.

PageESPNemphasize: “Instead of parading around stadiums, thousands of athletes at the 2024 Olympics will walk along the Seine, past some of Paris' most iconic landmarks and historical sites, watched by hundreds of thousands of spectators.”

The opening ceremony was held to coincide with sunset, providing a spectacular and stunning sight for both live audiences and television viewers.

Details of the artists taking part in the 2024 Olympic opening ceremony have been kept under wraps. Thomas Jolly, artistic director of the opening ceremony, said the show would be "a large mural"praising Paris, France and the Olympics. In addition, the program in the opening ceremony will interweave the parade of athletes, artistic performances and ceremonial elements.

The opening ceremony will last for about 4 hours and attract a huge audience. There will be 80 giant screens and speakers conveniently placed so that the audience can watch and enjoy the atmosphere of the Olympic opening ceremony.

This will be the largest opening ceremony in history, according to the 2024 Olympics homepage. News agencyReutersThe opening ceremony will be attended by more than 100 heads of state and government from around the world and more than 300,000 spectators will watch from the riverbank.

“Paris 2024 organizers said there will be around 10,500 athletes taking part in the opening ceremony and around 222,000 spectators will have free tickets, while 104,000 will have to buy tickets.”, news agencyReuterssaid.

According to the newspaperThe New York Times, the price of tickets for the 2024 Olympic opening ceremony ranges from 90 euros to 2,700 euros per ticket. The 90-euro ticket type was sold out in less than an hour.

The 2024 Olympics homepage affirms: “The athletes will be the heart and soul of the opening ceremony”. By opening with a parade of athletes, the Paris 2024 opening ceremony is a break from tradition. Athletes will appear on stage during the introduction and throughout the ceremony, as they are the centerpiece of this year's Olympics.

The 2024 Olympic parade route will be approximately 6km long. The parade will start from the Austerlitz Bridge next to the Jardin des Plantes. Athletes will then circle two islands in the city centre (Ile Saint Louis and Ile de la Cite) before crossing several bridges.

The 2024 Olympics homepage says:“Athletes on the floats will see some of the official venues of the Games, including Parc Urbain La Concorde, Esplanade des Invalides, the Grand Palais and finally the Iena Bridge, where the parade will stop before concluding with the opening ceremony at the Trocadero square.”

The 2024 Olympic torch relay took place in a special way. After a journey across the Mediterranean Sea, the 2024 Olympic torch arrived in France from Greece on May 8. About 10,000 torchbearers took turns carrying the Olympic flame over a period of 69 days, carrying the Olympic flame across France until it arrived in Paris on July 26 for the opening ceremony, marking the official start of the Games.

Some 45,000 police officers will be deployed to secure the 2024 Olympic opening ceremony, including special forces. Snipers will be deployed on top of buildings along the route. An anti-drone system will also be deployed.

Spectators and locals will need to carry a QR coded pass to go anywhere near the river from July 18. Cars will not be allowed in the area, with some exceptions. Nearby metro stations will be closed, as will many bridges. No planes will be allowed to fly over Paris unless they are part of the ceremony.

Organisers say there is no specific terrorist threat to the 2024 Olympic opening ceremony. But if concerns arise, contingency plans are in place, with the opening ceremony being limited to the Trocadero square near the Eiffel Tower or the Stade de France stadium.