2024 Summer Olympics opening ceremony
Date | 26 July 2024 |
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Time | 19:30 – 23:15 CEST (UTC+2)[1] |
Venue | Jardins du Trocadéro Seine River |
Location | Paris, France |
Coordinates | 48°51′24″N 2°21′8″E / 48.85667°N 2.35222°E |
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.Preparations
Planning was expected to finalize by the end of 2023, with certain rehearsals occurring in other venues without the public before the event, while others occurring on-site, which were considered as "teasers" by Thierry Reboul, the Brand, Creativity and Engagement Executive Director for the Games. The first camera shot was done in September 2023 and coverage of the event is expected to be provided by 130 cameras.[2] The event will be broadcast to 80 giant screens along the route of the Seine.[3] Organized by theater actor and director Thomas Jolly , it will be the first opening ceremony held outside of an Olympic stadium.[3][4]
Attendees were originally expected to be upwards of 500,000,
The public will line the banks of the Seine, sitting on 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) stretch on the upper and lower quays of as well of rivers that cross each side of the river.[2][3] The total organizing team will count between 6,000 to 8,000 personnel, including security in the days leading up to the ceremony. The ceremony itself is set to have 2,000 dancers.[2] All personnel involved on water, air and land will total 45,000, with an average of 3,750 people per 1 square kilometre (0.39 sq mi).[7] This figure does not include the roughly 2,000 agents required to monitor the entry tents of paid ticketholders and law enforcement located on the elevated docks throughout the course.[7] The cast and athletes will travel on the river from the Pont d'Austerlitz to the Pont d'Iena, in front of the Eiffel Tower and the Jardins du Trocadéro, where the main protocol is held.[6]
In May 2023, tickets for the event went on sale via ballot for the first time, with prices ranging from €90 (£80/$99) to €2,700 (£2,390/$2,960),[8] with the latter being the most expensive tickets overall for the Games.[9]
In October 2023, following security concerns caused by the
Part of the ceremony will have 160 boats and barges,[10] with around 58 taking part in a reduced rehearsal carried out in July 2023, carrying athlete delegations, television crews and emergency services.[4] In April 2023, 116 vessels from 42 river companies had been committed, with an expected 98% of all boats to be used being based in Paris and the rest from regional boat companies, like local sponsor Highfield Boats.[8]
Ceremony and torch relay
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References
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- ^ a b c Pretot, Julien (21 December 2023). "Paris 2024 has contingency plans for opening ceremony". Reuters. Reuters. Archived from the original on 21 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ a b c Daffunchio Picazo, Raúl (28 December 2023). "Paris 2024: From a big opening for all to a small one for some". Inside the Games. Archived from the original on 29 December 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- ^ a b c Burke, Patrick (23 April 2023). "Paris 2024 reveals flotilla of boats signed up for historic Opening Ceremony along Seine". Inside the Games. Archived from the original on 25 April 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- ^ Muñana, Gustavo (23 November 2023). "Olympics-Paris 2024 to sell 400,000 tickets next week, 7.2 million already sold". Inside the Games. Archived from the original on 25 November 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- ^ "France prepared to change plans on 2024 Olympics opening based on security". Reuters. Reuters. 20 December 2023. Archived from the original on 21 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ Newcomb, Tim (20 June 2023). "Paris 2024 Floats New Approach For Opening Ceremony Stadium". Forbes. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
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- ^ "News Access Rules Applicable to the Olympic Torch Relay of the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad Paris 2024" (PDF). International Olympic Committee (PDF). 26 November 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.