LIVE Opening Ceremony Paris 2024 Olympics Updates: River parade begins through the Siene; Sharath, Sindhu to be Indian flagbearers

The opening ceremony continue to proceed despite the heavy rains, which do not dampen the spirits of the spectators, the performers or even the athletes that are taking it all in.

Aya Nakamura performs her popular songs ‘Pookie’ and ‘Djadja’ at the Pont des Arts, a bridge linking the Institut de France to the Louvre Museum.

The mysterious torch bearer makes their way through a re-enactment of the French Revolution.

Opera singer Marina Viotti and heavy metal band Gojira performs Ah, ça ira, a famous song sung by French revolutionaries.

The superstar is rendering the French classic Mon truc en plumes by Zizi Jeanmaire at the Grand Palais.

India: Two-time Olympic medallist and badminton star P.V. Sindhu and table tennis player Sharath Kamal. 

Britain: Helen Glover, rowing (two-time gold medalist in the coxless pair) and Tom Daley, diving (Tokyo gold medalist in 10-meter synchronized diving and owner of three Olympic bronzes) 

Canada: Maude Charron, weightlifting (Tokyo gold medalist in the 64-kilogram category) and Andre de Grasse, athletics (Tokyo gold medalist at 200 meters) 

China: Ma Long, table tennis (five-time gold medalist) and Feng Yu, artistic swimming 

Eritrea: Biniam Girmay, cycling (first Black rider to win a Tour de France stage) and Christina Rach, swimming (16 years old) 

France: Melina Robert-Michon, athletics (discus), Florent Manaudou, swimming (London gold medalist in the 50-meter freestyle and three-time Olympic silver medalist) 

Greece: Antigoni Ntrismpioti, athletics (race walker) and Giannis Antetokounmpo, basketball (two-time NBA MVP, 2021 NBA champion with the Milwaukee Bucks) 

Puerto Rico: Jasmine Camacho-Quinn, athletics (Tokyo gold medalist in the 100-meter hurdles) and Sebastian Rivera, wrestling 

Qatar: Shahd Ashraf, athletics (women’s 100 meters) and Mutaz Barshim, athletics (Tokyo co-gold medalist in the high jump with Gianmarco Tamberi, who is one of Italy’s flag bearers) 

Refugee Team: Yahya Al Ghotany, taekwondo (born in Syria) and Cindy Ngamba, boxing (born in Cameroon) 

Ukraine: Elina Svitolina, tennis (Tokyo bronze medalist in women’s singles and three-time Grand Slam semifinalist) and Mykhailo Romanchuk, swimmer (Tokyo silver medalist in the 1,500-meter freestyle and bronze medalist in the 800-meter freestyle) 

United States: Coco Gauff, tennis (U.S. Open singles champion, French Open champion doubles champion) and LeBron James, basketball (four-time NBA MVP, four-time NBA champion, career scoring leader).

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All the NOCs (National Olympic Committees) are coming through in French alphabetical order. Australia and the United States though, will parade at the end, just ahead of the hosts France!

The first country represented in the parade is Greece followed by the 37-member Refugee Olympic Team.

The ceremony begins with a montage of French football legend Zinedine Zidane carrying the Olympic flame. 

France President Emmanuel Macron and IOC President Thomas Bach present at the Trocadero which will be last destination of the river parade. 

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It’s an absolute honour. New kind of feeling for the first timers [in the opening ceremony],” says Narang. 

“We have put in our best. We have done what we could. Now its upto the athletes to do their best,” he adds.

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“It’s a great recognition from the IOA to have chosen me. I have visualised this moment for a very long time,” says India’s flag bearer Achanta Sharath Kamal

‘It’s not every year this happens. Everybody wants a medal. Everybody plays their best at the Olympics...they will be at their best,” reckons the co-flag bearer P.V. Sindhu

“People always ask that [three consecutive medals]. I take it very positively. ‘Why can’t I do it?’,” Sindhu adds. 

The Paris 2024 Olympics opening ceremony will take place on the Seine river in Paris. The final event will take place at the Trocadero gardens in front of the Eiffel Tower.

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Don’t be shocked if you don’t spot members of the Indian men’s hockey team during the Opening Ceremony. The team has decided to focus on its opening group stage encounter against New Zealand which is set to start in under 24 hours from now. 

Check out the hockey opener preview below:

Where to watch the Paris 2024 Olympics opening ceremony?

The Paris 2024 Olympics opening ceremony will be telecast live on Sports18 and Sports18 HD. The live streaming of the same will also be available on JioCinema.

What time will the Paris 2024 Olympics opening ceremony start?

The Paris 2024 Olympics opening ceremony will start at 11 PM IST.

Welcome to Sportstar’s live coverage of the Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony. Stay tuned for live updates and news from the event which is set to begin at the Austerlitz bridge.