2024 Olympics Paris Opening Ceremony. On 26 july 2024, exactly one year from now, thousands of athletes will parade in boats along the seine, the river that flows through paris, in front of hundreds of thousands of. Relive the athletes parading along the river seine on boats, the olympic rings being unveiled, the arrival of the olympic flame, and the amazing cauldron lighting.

Please find below the full speech delivered by international olympic committee (ioc) president thomas bach during the opening ceremony of the. While competition has already begun in paris, the official kickoff for the games started today along the seine river.