BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 27. President of the International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach and head of the Organizing Committee of the 2024 Games Tony Estangue declared the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris open, Trend reports.
The opening ceremony was held outside the stadium for the first time.
Instead of a parade in the arena, the Olympic teams sailed along the Seine on pleasure boats.
At the Olympics in Paris, which will last until August 11, a total of 329 sets of medals in 32 sports will be competed by about 11 thousand athletes from 206 countries.