Mission to Paris, Nikos Papadogiannis
The Altar of the Olympic Flame, on a sizzling air balloon that may fly till August 11 within the sky of Paris, was lit within the rain by the Olympic champions of athletics Marie-José Perec and of judo Teddy Riner. Within the river “relay” of the final steps, which began from the shadow of the illuminated and adorned with the 5 Olympic rings of the Eiffel Tower, additionally participated, amongst others, the soccer participant Zinedine Zidane, the Spanish tennis participant Rafa Nadal, the Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci, American tennis participant Serena Williams, American observe and area star Carl Lewis, swimmer Amelie Moresmo, basketball participant Tony Parker. Celine Dion closed the night time together with her notes, in a uncommon look.
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Rafael Nadal raises the Olympic Flame into the Parisian night time sky. 🔥
The Olympic Torch Relay is nearly full. #Paris2024 #OpeningCeremony @RafaelNadal pic.twitter.com/XTHObVtImm
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The Paris 2024 Olympic cauldron is lit!
Sorry, THE PARIS 2024 HOT-AIR BALLOON OLYMPIC CAULDRON IS LIT! 🤯 🔥 #Paris2024 #OpeningCeremony pic.twitter.com/CIuS4RzfHD
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Woman Gaga opened this system by singing in French (on tape, in line with the crew) as quickly because the letter “A” was accomplished. A particular verse with spectacular aerial choreography was devoted to the rebuilding of the burnt Notre Dame. The pink of the Moulin Rouge and the can can was the official colour of the spectacular celebration. Scenes from “Les Miserables” had been mixed with heavy metallic notes from Gojira.
Hiya flagbearers! 👋
They’re crossing the Pont d’Iéna to the Place du Trocadéro. Wait, is that the Olympic flag? We’re mesmerised. 😍#Paris2024 #OpeningCeremony pic.twitter.com/jioY2WTiEC
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French tradition and intellectuals naturally had their justifiable share: guide, theater, opera, poetry, cinema, dance, imitation, acrobatics, surrealism. The pioneers of human rights and the political scene within the twentieth century had their due, so long as “Massaliotida” was heard.
We noticed Napoleon and Charles de Gaulle in a dancer’s costume, we walked the Parisian style catwalk, we additionally took a psychological stroll via the Louvre, to see the Venus de Milo and the Mona Lisa who … dug a tunnel and escaped!
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The looks of the Israeli delegation was met with some boos, whereas the Palestinian athletes had been applauded within the rain, as had been the Ukrainians. The celebration is estimated to have value round 118 million euros. The climate was advantageous firstly, however midway via the Ceremony a heavy rainstorm broke out. The LGBT group and membership tradition discovered loads of important area within the final act of the celebration, after dusk.
“The Biggest Value”
“It is the most important honor for me as an athlete to be part of one thing this massive and to be round one of the best athletes on the planet,” Giannis Antetokounmpo mentioned shortly earlier than receiving the blue and white flag. “I do know my household may be very pleased with me and what I’ve achieved. Being the primary black flag bearer of Greece is a large honor. I actually respect being chosen. It means quite a bit for all of the laborious work I’ve put into my profession, the best way I conduct myself on and off the court docket.” The Nationwide Basketball workforce left the Trocadero earlier than the top of the Ceremony, since tomorrow they’ve a match towards Canada at 10pm in Lille.
Antigoni Drisbiotis (“after I came upon in regards to the flag I used to be in tears”), who attended Rio in 2016 and Tokyo in 2021, mentioned: “I am so excited for the opening ceremony and the occasion. It’s the third time for me that I’ll take part within the Olympic Video games. I really feel significantly blissful as a result of this second is one of the best for all athletes.”
The Ceremony was in peril of turning right into a fiasco, because of the indifference of the locals, in addition to the safety measures that touched the bounds of hysteria. Greater than 20 central metro stations had been closed on Friday afternoon and night, whereas all of the bridges connecting the 2 banks of the Seine had been impassable to automobiles, bicycles and pedestrians.
Draconian measures
Throughout the day, police acquired quite a few bomb menace calls and had been pressured to evacuate busy areas in Paris and different cities, together with the Gare du Nord practice station, Membership France in Marseille and Mulhouse central station. The airspace over Paris was closed all through the Ceremony.
The in a single day sabotage on the TGV rail community multiplied anxiousness and dozens of providers had been cancelled, prompting police-escorted coaches to convey flag-bearer Antetokounmpo to Paris from Lille. The drizzle that fell all through the day delayed the arrival of many spectators, leaving the Seine stands half-empty till the final minute.
The Seine Ceremony is attended by greater than 100 heads of state, whereas Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his spouse had been additionally current. The variety of athletes who will participate within the Video games is near 10,500.
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