Paris 2024 | Liveblog July 26 – Paris desires to amaze the world with a unique opening ceremony

Welcome to Eurosport’s stay weblog, the place we observe the Olympic Video games carefully. We are going to submit updates within the type of textual content and video throughout Paris 2024. We are going to carefully observe the performances of TeamNL and the Dutch, but in addition all different storylines in Paris. In our stay weblog there’s room for large information, but in addition for outstanding issues. Do not miss a second of Paris 2024 and stream all sports activities stay on HBO Max!

The Marseillaise, what number of extra occasions are we going to listen to it?

What number of occasions will we hear the Marseillaise, the French nationwide anthem, throughout these Video games? The group of the Video games has chosen to carry out the track – in a dignified method – in the course of the boat parade.

Revolution, but in addition freedom, equality and brotherhood

France grew to become nice because of the anger of the individuals. They took management in the course of the French Revolution, that freedom continues to be celebrated. The ‘liberty, equality and fraternity’ can nonetheless be learn in each essential place within the nation.

Paris 2024. Steel sounds on the Olympic opening

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Time for business and craftsmanship

After a pink half hour, wherein the revue and cancan had been central, it’s now instantly grey. As grey because the iron of the Eiffel Tower, an unprecedented piece of workmanship after all. That’s the reason the grey rapidly makes method for gold!

Within the meantime, Belgium has additionally handed by.

Paris 2024 | Belgium hopes for profitable Video games – group enjoys boat journey

Good night Woman Gaga

Sure, there she is. Woman Gaga sings in French, Mon truc en plumes. The cabaret quantity takes us again to the fantastic previous of present enterprise in Paris.

Paris 2024 | Watch Woman Gaga carry out on the opening of the Olympic Video games

The Metropolis of Gentle is the birthplace of many revues.

The primary nations already within the image

The place at different openings there was all the time a protracted watch for the athletes, we now get 18 nations within the image. Greece is on the primary boat, adopted by the Refugee Workforce put collectively by the IOC.

Paris 2024 | Refugee group makes an look on the Seine – delegation of 37 athletes

Macron and Bach await the flame

At Trocadero, French President Emmanuel Macron and IOC President Thomas Bach await the flame.

Zizou on his method with the flame….

The time has come, the opening ceremony of Paris 2024 has begun. We are going to begin by following the arrival of the flame. This arrival is something however strange, so pay shut consideration! Zinedine Zidane is the primary to make his method by means of town….

Zidane Olympic Flame

Photograph: Eurosport

Newest predictions: convey a poncho!

Predicting is a part of sports activities and the climate. Properly, simply consequently can by no means be predicted utterly, it’s also tough to say precisely what it’s going to seem like tonight within the coronary heart of Paris. However the French weathermen are already warning. A downpour is predicted. Not so good for the 300,000 spectators, and in addition fairly annoying after all for the athletes who’re happening on a ship. Our tip for TeamNL: convey orange ponchos!

Paris prepares for opening

First doping case in Paris

Iraqi judoka Sajjad Sehen has the doubtful honor of being the primary athlete in Paris to check constructive for doping. The 28-year-old Sehen has been discovered to have used anabolic steroids.

Nadal BACK ON COURT

It was a aid for a lot of to see him on the coaching courts at Roland Garros on Friday. In current days, there had been nice doubt as as to whether Rafael Nadal would be capable of take part within the Olympic Video games, however the Paris crowd favourite was again on the bottom brick with doubles accomplice Carlos Alcaraz.

On Thursday, coach Carlos Moya admitted that it was nonetheless questionable whether or not Nadal would be capable of play. “There is just one smart factor you are able to do in such an essential match as this: do not pressure something!”

The 38-year-old Nadal had canceled his coaching on Thursday.

Nadal is registered for each singles and doubles. If all goes effectively, he’ll play doubles on centre courtroom with Carlos Alcaraz at 7pm on Saturday. His first-round match in singles, in opposition to Hungarian Marton Fucsovics, is scheduled for Sunday.

Gold medal winners arrived

A gaggle of at least 50 Dutch gold medal winners arrived in Paris this afternoon for his or her (quick) Olympic journey. The golden social gathering will go to a lot of competitions and attend the opening of the TeamNL home.

In addition they meet a lot of present Dutch athletes, in order that they’ll encourage them to realize nice achievements.

The members within the practice journey from Rotterdam included Ellen van Langen, Peter Blangé, Hennie Kuiper, Ranomi Kromowidjojo, Kirsten van der Kolk, Kiran Badloe, Stephan van den Berg, Naomi van As, Ellen Hoog and Ferry Weertman.

With delay

The social gathering was delayed for about an hour and a half on its solution to Gare du Nord. On account of sabotage of the French railway community, trains to and from Paris had been considerably delayed at the moment.

The French are doing every little thing doable to attenuate delays within the coming days.

There aren’t any reviews but of athletes being unable to achieve Paris and thus having their coaching or competitors schedules disrupted.

The opening ceremony, what are you able to count on?

The opening ceremony of the Olympic Video games historically consists of many parts. Because the organizer of the Olympic Video games, there are lots of guidelines that it’s important to adhere to. Nevertheless, the French have taken the freedom of not holding the kick-off of the sporting pageant in a sports activities stadium, however within the coronary heart of the world metropolis of Paris. A ship journey of the athletes, in at least 160 vessels, will particularly appeal to consideration.

The Netherlands will ship round 70 athletes. 150 members of TeamNL will go to the opening, however simply over half are coaches or group supervisors. Athletes who shall be in motion within the first 24 hours after the opening are anticipated to not sail. Many athletes are additionally not but in Paris, or shall be in motion elsewhere.

mounted elements

Along with the distinctive boat journey, there are lots of common objects that shall be included in this system on Friday night. After the doorway of President Emmanuel Macron and IOC President Thomas Bach, the French nationwide anthem shall be performed, the Olympic Rings shall be unveiled and the magical phrase ‘Citius – Altius – Fortius’ shall be pronounced.

Then we get the arrival of the boat parade, which we will observe effectively because of cameras on board. The athletes sail about six kilometers on the Seine, from east to west. As soon as on the Trocadéro, the extra conventional program is accomplished.

An essential a part of that is bringing within the flags. At TeamNL, Worthy de Jong (3×3 basketball) and Lois Abbingh (handball) have been chosen as flag bearers.

Reflection

There’ll then be time for some reflection. There shall be a second of silence, Think about by John Lennon shall be performed and (digital) doves shall be launched. After just a few speeches, the Video games shall be opened. The flag shall be raised, the oath shall be pronounced and the flame shall be lit. Then the social gathering can start.

There are indications that Woman Gaga and Celine Dion, amongst others, will carry out.

GREAT HONOR

On Thursday, Abbingh was already in motion with the handball gamers. They received 34-31 in opposition to Angola. After the match, she appeared again on that match and forward to the opening ceremony:

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