Paris Olympics 2024, live: PV Sindhu and Achanta Sharath Kamal lead Indians in the Parade of Nations

A representation of Olympic spirit and a call for peace and solidarity takes shape in the form of a horsewoman galloping across the Seine. ????️#Paris2024 #OpeningCeremony pic.twitter.com/ocsLCdRpJc— The Olympic Games (@Olympics) July 26, 2024

The interpretation of the Greek God Dionysus makes us aware of the absurdity of violence between human beings. #Paris2024 #OpeningCeremony pic.twitter.com/FBlQNNUmvV— The Olympic Games (@Olympics) July 26, 2024

1.52 am: Now come the flags of each competing nation gathering under the Eiffel Tower. The Olympic Cauldron should be lit soon enough.

1.41 am: Sofiane Pamart on piano and Juliette Armanet singing John Lennon’s famous song, Imagine. “We stand and call for peace” is the message.

1.37 am: A rather unusual tribute to French cuisine, it seems.

Here they come, Team France, the host nation! ????????

And while we're at it, let's sail across the waters, to Tahiti, where the surfing competition will take place. ????#Paris2024 #OpeningCeremony pic.twitter.com/P3U5McBRuR— The Olympic Games (@Olympics) July 26, 2024

1.23 pm: And here come the hosts!

1.21 pm: Here come the Americans!

???????????????????? FLASH | La délégation algérienne a jeté des fleurs dans la Seine lors de la cérémonie d'ouverture des JO de #Paris2024, en hommage aux Algériens noyés en 1961. #ceremoniedouverture pic.twitter.com/1jb3gQASVe— Cerfia (@CerfiaFR) July 26, 2024

Let the Games begin…????#Paris2024 #Olympics #tennis pic.twitter.com/JXuDwcyXA6— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) July 26, 2024

1.07 am: 592 athletes make up the American contingent at Paris 2024. Leading them out tonight is basketball legend...

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