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26. 7. 2024, 18.25
Updated: 26/07/2024, 22:29
Tonight’s ceremony in the French capital will officially open the 33rd Summer Olympics. Among the approximately 10,500 athletes who will fight for medals in 329 disciplines in the next two weeks, 90 of them are from Slovenia, and among them are also some candidates for medals. This is the third Olympic Games for Paris, having previously hosted them in 1900 and 1924.
In the parade of countries, the Slovenian flag was carried by handball players Ana Gros in kanuist Benjamin Savšek. This year’s opening ceremony will be something special, because for the first time it will not be held in the stadium, but on the water. On more than 90 boats, the Olympic delegations will sail in front of hundreds of thousands of spectators on the banks of the river Seine through the center of Paris – passing landmarks such as Notre Dame Cathedral and the Louvre Museum.
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After driving six kilometers to the north-west, the parade of boats will stop at the Trocadero Square right next to the Eiffel Tower.
President Macron will officially open the games
The ceremony started at 19:30. After traveling six kilometers to the northwest, the parade of boats stopped at the Trocadero Square, right next to the Eiffel Tower. Slovenia shared the boat with Slovakia and Somalia. The protocol part will follow, and the games will be officially opened by the French president Emmanuel Macron. The end of the show, which will be enhanced with musical and dance elements and light effects, is scheduled for 11:15 p.m.
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French President Macron with his wife.
The performers are a well-kept secret
400 dancers and 3000 artists will perform. With a colorful event called Wide Open Games, they want to present French cultural heritage in 12 different scenes. The performers were a well-kept secret. Millions of spectators at the venue and in front of the television screens listened to the singers, among other things Lady Gaga in No Nakamura.
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The opening ceremony of the Paris Games will be the first ceremony in the history of the Games of the modern era where the majority of spectators will not have to pay to watch the event.
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It is also not yet known who will light the Olympic flame. It is being speculated whether it will not be a three-time Olympic champion, a sprinter Marie-Jose Perecor maybe a football player Zinedine Zidane.
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Opening of the Olympic Games in Paris.
The red thread of the spectacle: love and diversity
The red thread of the spectacle imagined by the theater director Thomas Jolly, best known for his rock-opera musical Starmania, is supposed to be love and variety. About 120 top representatives of the countries are expected at the ceremony, among them the Slovenian president Nataša Pirc Musar and Prime Minister Robert Dovewho started their visit to Paris on Thursday.
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Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić can be seen in the stands.
Ticket prices for special stands up to 2,700 euros
The audience watches the event from special stands, where ticket prices reach up to 2,700 euros, and most watch for free from the banks of the Seine. The opening ceremony of the Paris Games will be the first ceremony in the history of the Games of the modern era where the majority of spectators will not have to pay to watch the event. The Olympiad will be held until August 11, the first winners will be announced already on Saturday.
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Visual spectacle at the opening of the Olympics in Paris.
At the Olympic Games in Paris, the Slovenians will try to add to their rich collection of medals from the previous games. At the last Summer Olympic Games, which were held in Tokyo in 2021, they won five of them, three of which were gold. Two Olympic gold medalists from Tokyo will also defend their titles in Paris, they are white water canoeists Benjamin Savšek and sports climber Janja Garnbret.
The Slovenian expedition is the largest so far, also because of three team appearances – handball players, handball players and volleyball players. While the men’s handball national team has some experience throughout history with three appearances at the Olympic Games, the women’s handball and volleyball players traveled to the Olympics for the first time this time.
Source: svet24.si
