HomeCultureStar-studded Olympic Games opening ceremony gets under way – in pictures
Star-studded Olympic Games opening ceremony gets under way – in pictures
Celebrities and world leaders watched on as the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games got under way.
A global audience of over one billion people is expected to watch the opening ceremony, which has seen the whole of central Paris turned into an open-air theatre.
Earlier, arson attacks on France’s high-speed rail network early on Friday paralysed train travel to Paris for around 800,000 people across Europe, according to the CEO of national railway company SNCF.
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Image:Participating nation flags are presented inside the Trocadero. Pic: Reuters
Image:Overview of the Trocadero venue as the delegations arrive during the opening ceremony. Pic: Reuters
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Image:The Olympic flag is carried on the Trocadero. Pic: Reuters
Image:The France Olympic team during the opening ceremony. Pic: PA
Image:Team GB athletes aboard a boat in the floating parade on the River Seine. Pic: Reuters
Image:British flagbearers Tom Daley and Helen Glover. Pic: Reuters
Image:British tennis players Andy Murray and Jack Draper wave flags on the team boat. Pic: Reuters
Image:Lady Gaga performs at the opening ceremony. Pic: Reuters
Image:The Eiffel Tower decorated with the Olympic rings. Pic: The Yomiuri Shimbun/AP
Image:Smoke resembling the flag of France. Pic:PA
Image:An aerial view of the Eiffel Tower during the opening ceremony. Pic: AP
Image:The Notre-Dame during the opening ceremony. Pic AP
Image:Smoke billows during a performance at the opening ceremony. Pic: AP
Image:Spectators shelter from the rain at the Trocadero. Pic: PA
Image:Musicians from the French National Orchestra shelter from the rain. Pic: PA
Image:Athletes from North Korea. Pic: Reuters
Image:Aircraft of the Patrouille de France flying over Paris. Pic: Reuters
Image:Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande arrive at the Trocadero ahead of the opening ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Pic: PA
Image:John Legend with his wife Chrissy Teigen and their children. Pic: PA
Image:Serena Williams. Pic: PA
Image:Rebecca Adlington and Chris Hoy. Pic: PA
Image:Pharrell Williams arrives at the Trocadero ahead of the opening ceremony. Pic: PA
Image:Prime Minister Keir Starmer shelters from the rain. Pic: Reuters
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