The ceremony also highlighted the diversity of French music and fashion, alluded to the Greek and Roman god of wine and festivity and concluded with Celine Dion's triumphant return.
The boat carrying team United States, with Lebron James carrying the flag, makes its way down the Seine River in Paris, France, during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26, 2024.(AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
A torch bearer runs atop the Musee d’Orsay, in Paris, France, during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26, 2024. (Peter Cziborra/Pool Photo via AP)
The Eiffel Tower with Olympic Rings seen from the Trocadero during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics along the Seine in Paris, on Friday, July 26, 2024. (Daniel Berehulak/The New York Times)
Athletes travel by boat down the Seine River in Paris, France, during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek,Pool)
People wave from balconies in Paris, France, during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, Pool)
Marie-Jose Perec and French Judoka, French track and field gold medalists, light the Olympic Cauldron at the end of the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics in Paris, on Friday, July 26, 2024. (Gabriela Bhaskar/The New York Times)
Members of the United States Team travel along the Seine River in Paris, France, during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, Pool)
This photo released by the Olympic Broadcasting Services shows Canadian Singer Celine Dion performing on the Eiffel Tower during the opening ceremony for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, Friday, July 26, 2024. (Olympic Broadcasting Services via AP)
Athletes from Team United States of America are seen on a boat on the River Seine during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)
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The boat carrying team United States, with Lebron James carrying the flag, makes its way down the Seine River in Paris, France, during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26, 2024.(AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
The Paris Olympics’ opening ceremony got underway after a rough start to the Summer Games on Friday, with rainy skies over the Seine and suspected acts of sabotage targeting France’s flagship high-speed rail network.
