Paris 2024 Olympic Opening Ceremony

Games wide open.

On 26 July 2024, the largest-ever Olympic Games Opening Ceremony took place, beginning at 7.30 p.m. CET. The Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 was an unprecedented experience drawing on the natural light of the setting sun with all its nuances to illuminate the world’s best athletes as they travelled down the Seine, in the heart of the French capital.

Cast

Jamel Debbouze

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Zinédine Zidane

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Lady Gaga

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Christian Andreu

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Mario Duplantier

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Joe Duplantier

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Jean-Michel Labadie

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Aya Nakamura

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Alexandre Kantorow

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Axelle Saint-Cirel

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Jakub Józef Orliński

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Abdelkarim Brahmi-Benalla

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