2024 Summer Paralympics opening ceremony
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 Coloured smoke in the colours of the French flag during the Paralympics opening ceremony at Place de la Concorde. | |
| Date | 28 August 2024 |
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| Venue | Place de la Concorde |
| Location | Paris, France |
| Also known as | Paradox |
| Filmed by | Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS) |
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The opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Paralympics took place on the evening of 28 August 2024 at the Place de la Concorde in Paris. It was the first time that a Paralympic Games opening ceremony has been held outside of a stadium.[1] Directed by Thomas Jolly and with choreography by Alexander Ekman, the ceremony was themed around the human body and "history and its paradoxes"[2], featuring more than 500 dancers.[3] The Parade of Nations took place on the Champs-Élysées starting at the Rond-point des Champs-Élysées, and ending at Place de la Concorde.[4] The final leg culminated with multiple torchbearers coming together, who then lit the Paralympic cauldron, a ring of 40 computerised LEDs and 200 high-pressure water aerosol spray dispensers which was topped by a 30-metre-tall helium sphere resembling a hot air balloon, rising in the air, reminiscent of the Montgolfier brothers' experiments leading to the first hot air balloon flight in 1783.[5] Performers included French singer Christine and the Queens. Dignitaries who attended the ceremony included British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Canadian Governor General Mary Simon, Australian Governor General Sam Mostyn, IOC President Thomas Bach, IPC President Andrew Parsons, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo, and French President Emmanuel Macron, who opened the games.
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References
- ^ "JO 2024 : les Jeux paralympiques s'offrent la place de la Concorde à Paris pour la cérémonie d'ouverture". Les Echos (in French). 20 October 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ "Paris 2024 Paralympics set to dazzle the world". insidethegames.biz. 22 August 2024. Archived from the original on 24 August 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ MacInnes, Paul (29 August 2024). "Paris Paralympics make powerful start in journey from discord to concord". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ Yamak, Djaid (22 August 2024). "Paralympic Games: What we know about the opening ceremony". Le Monde. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ Vasavda, Mihir (28 July 2024). "40 LED lights, a cloud of water-vapour for illumination, 200 high-pressure misting nozzles: How flying cauldron of Paris Olympics is lit up". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 28 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
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