The opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympics concluded in Paris. Judoka Teddy Riner and athlete Marie-José Pérec lit the Olympic flame. Now the 2024 Olympics have officially started.
After the lighting, the cauldron with the flame ascended into the sky on a hot air balloon and flew over the Eiffel Tower. The Olympic flame relay was completed by Zinedine Zidane, Rafael Nadal, Serena Williams, Tony Parker, and others, and the Olympic flame was lit by three-time Olympic champions judoka Teddy Riner and athlete Marie-José Pérec.
The final episode of the ceremony was a performance by Celine Dion, who sang an Edith Piaf song.
The ceremony was unlike any previous one and took place in the open air, first on the Seine River and then near the Eiffel Tower, which became part of a large-scale light show.
Delegations from countries at the opening ceremony sailed on a steamboat on the Seine River. The flag bearer of the Armenian team was boxer Davit Chaloyan.