In Pics: Paris 2024 Olympic Games opening ceremony highlights-Xinhua
In Pics: Paris 2024 Olympic Games opening ceremony highlights
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2024-07-27 08:28:32
The boat carrying members of the delegations from Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chile and China passes by the Eiffel Tower during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 26, 2024. (Photo by Li An/POOL/Xinhua)
PARIS, July 26 (Xinhua) -- After a century-long wait, Paris welcomes back the Olympic Games with a splashy and "Seine-sational" opening ceremony, making itself a truly moveable feast. Check out some highlights of the event.
A balloon carrying the lit Olympic cauldron lifts off at the Tuileries Garden during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 26, 2024. (Photo by Hu Huhu/POOL/Xinhua)Members of the Chinese delegation are seen during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 26, 2024. (Photo by Cao Can/POOL/Xinhua)Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal holds the Olympic torch next to U.S. athlete Carl Lewis, Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci and U.S. tennis player Serena Williams on the river Seine during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 26, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Gang)The Olympic cauldron, with the flame lit, lifts off while attached to a balloon during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 26, 2024. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)A light show illuminates the Eiffel Tower during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, in Paris, France, 26 July 2024. (Xinhua/Yang Lei)The Effiel Tower is seen during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 26, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Ming)Members of the Greek delegation are seen during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 26, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Gang)Members of delegations are seen during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 26, 2024. (Photo by Wang Dongzhen/POOL/Xinhua)Spectators attend the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games with the Eiffel Tower in the background in Paris, France, July 26, 2024. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)A balloon carrying the lit Olympic cauldron lifts off near Arc de Triomphe during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 26, 2024. (Xinhua/Wu Lu)Floriane Issert, a Gendarmerie non-commissioned officer of the National Gendarmerie, is seen riding on a mechanical metal horse and wrapped in the Olympic flag during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 26, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)Former French football player Zinedine Zidane carries the Olympic flame at the Trocadero Stadium during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 26, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Ying)Spain's tennis player Rafael Nadal carries the Olympic flame during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 26, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Ming)A balloon carrying the lit Olympic cauldron lifts off near the Louvre Pyramid during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 26, 2024. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)Former tennis player Amelie Mauresmo (2nd R) and Spain's tennis player Rafael Nadal (C) are seen carrying Olympics torches during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris on July 26, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Peng)The opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games is held in Paris, France, July 26, 2024. (Photo by Cheng Min/POOL/Xinhua)International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach addresses the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 26, 2024. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)A light show is seen at the Eiffel Tower during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 26, 2024. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal holds the Olympic torch next to U.S. athlete Carl Lewis, Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci and U.S. tennis player Serena Williams on the river Seine during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 26, 2024. (Xinhua/Meng Yongmin)French Paralympic Marie-Amelie Le Fur (2nd L) hugs with Michael Guigou (1st L) when handing over the Olympics torch to him during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 26, 2024. (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)Actors perform during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 26, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Jing)Smoke in the colours of French national flag is seen during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 26, 2024. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)Spectators are seen during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 26, 2024. (Photo by Zhao Dingzhe/POOL/Xinhua)Members of delegations attend the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 26, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)Members of delegations are seen with the Conciergerie in the background during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 26, 2024. (Photo by Zhang Yuwei/POOL/Xinhua)Spectators watch as members of the French delegation sail in a boat along the Seine, with the Eiffel Tower in the background, during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 26, 2024. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)Spectators watch as a boat carrying members of delegations sails along the Seine during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 26, 2024. (Xinhua/Ren Zhenglai)Members of the French delegation are seen during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 26, 2024. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)Smoke in the shape of a heart is seen in the sky during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games is held in Paris, France, July 26, 2024. (Photo by Xia Yifang/POOL/Xinhua)Members of delegations attend the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 26, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Hongxiang)Members of the Refugee Olympic Team attend the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 26, 2024. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)Members of the delegation of Hong Kong, China attend the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 26, 2024. (Photo by Lui Siu Wai/POOL/Xinhua)Torchbearer Rafael Nadal of Spain is seen during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 26, 2024. (Photo by Xu Chang/POOL/Xinhua)■
