New Delhi: All roads lead to Paris as world awaits a magnificent opening ceremony followed by an action-packed 18 days of sporting action. The 33rd edition of the Summer Olympics will officially kick-off with a glittering ceremony as approximately 80 boats on the Seine river will parade 205 delegations from across the world. The ceremony will drift from east to west, crossing multiple historic bridges in the French capital.
The one-of-a-kind journey will conclude at a temporary stadium named Champions Park built near the Eiffel Tower. It will host the opening declaration from French President Emmanuel Macron and the conclusion of the ceremony.
Here’s why Paris 2024 is special in many ways.
First time in 100 years
The iconic Eiffel Tower in Paris with the Olympics rings. (Photo – Getty Images)
Life has come a full circle for Paris, which will host the Summer Olympics for the first time in a century. Last time Paris hosted Summer Games was in 1924. At that time, the Games were the second to be hosted by Paris after 1900, making it the first city to host the Olympics twice.
From wooden huts to modern marvels
PARIS, FRANCE – JULY 23: Turkish Delegation’s residence at the Olympic Village is adorned with national flags in Paris, France on July 23, 2024. As the Paris Olympics approaches, athletes from around the world are arriving and settling into the Village. In Paris, The Turkish athletes’ residences are located on both sides of the Seine River. (Photo by Mustafa Yalcin/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Paris 1924 witnessed the birth of Olympics village. The first athlete accommodations were made of wooden huts and exactly a century later the Olympic Village returns to the French capital with world-class facilities.
Gender parity
22 July 2024, France, Paris: Before the Summer Olympics, Paris 2024 Olympics, former track and field athlete Allyson Felix from the USA and former basketball player Pau Gasol look at a smartphone before an event. An Olympic Truce Mural for Paris 2024 will be unveiled at the event. Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpa (Photo by Michael Kappeler/picture alliance via Getty Images)
The Paris Olympics is the first to achieve gender parity among athletes in the history of Summer Games. A total of 5,250 male and 5,250 female will participate in the grandest sporting spectacle.
River turns into track
I am viewing the center of Paris, the Seine, and the Olympic competition areas from the terrace of the Arab World Institute in Paris, France, on July 24, 2024. (Photo by Andrea Savorani Neri/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
For the first time in the history of the Summer Games, the opening ceremony will not be held in a stadium but on a river. Over 80 boats on the Seine river will parade 205 delegations from across the world amidst a crowd of over 3,00,000 spectators cheering from the banks of the river.
Biggest food event in the history of the Olympics
PARIS, FRANCE – JULY 22: IOC President Thomas Bach tries food from a salad bar while touring the Olympic Village ahead of the start of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on July 22, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by David Goldman – Pool/Getty Images)
Paris 2024 is set to become the biggest food event in the history of Olympics. Four michellin-star chefs will serve approximately 13 million meals, catered to 15,000 athletes from 208 countries.
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