The Olympics, known as the epic of sports, has officially started today. This time the Olympics 2024 are being held in Paris, the capital of France. The opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics will last for about four hours. The event is taking place on the banks of the Seine River. For the first time in Olympic history, the opening ceremony is being held on the banks of the river instead of the stadium. More than 6500 athletes are participating in 90 boats.
11:00 PM Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony Live: The opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics has begun. The ceremony started on Friday at 11 pm IST.
10:45 PM Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony Live: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated the Indian team. He wrote on social media platform X, “My best wishes to the Indian contingent for the Paris Olympics.” Every player is the pride of India. All shine and impress us with your exceptional performances that reflect the true spirit of the game.
A total of 10,500 athletes will participate in the Paris Olympics. India has a squad of 117 players, including 47 women. Badminton star PV Sindhu and veteran table tennis player Sharath Kamal will be India’s flag bearers at the opening ceremony. Let us tell you that the 78-member Indian contingent will take part in the ‘Athlete Parade’ at the opening ceremony. Apart from Sindhu and Shrath, other important players include archer Deepika Kumari, boxer Lulina Borghoen, table tennis player Manika Batra and tennis player Rohan Bopanna.
The Indian men’s hockey team also has a match against New Zealand on Saturday, so only three reserve players will attend the event. Boat driver Balraj Panwar has a race on Saturday morning, so he will not be part of the athlete parade. All athletes who have made themselves available for the opening ceremony will be part of the parade, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) said. “Many athletes have a match on Saturday and the IOA respects their decision to prioritize their preparations and not attend the opening ceremony,” the IOA said.
Indian players are participating in the opening ceremony.
Flagbearers: PV Sindhu (Badminton) and Achantha Sarath Kamal (Table Tennis)
Archery: Deepika Kumari and Tirundeep Roy
Boxing: Lulina Borghoen
Table Tennis: Manika Batra
Tennis: Rohan Bopanna, Sumit Nagal and Shri Ram Balaji
Shooting: Anjum Mudgal, Safat Kaur Samra, Aishwarya Pratap Singh Tomar and Anish
Equestrian: Anush Agarwala.
Golf: Shubhankar Sharma
Hockey: Krishna Pathak, Neil Kant Sharma and Jograj Singh
Judo: Tilika Mann
Ships: Vishnu Saravan and Netra Kaman
Swimming: Sri Hari Nataraj and Dhinidhi Desinghu
Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony
