Olympics: The Paris 2024 Olympics will kick off tonight as the opening ceremony is set to commence. Aussie's Jess Fox and Eddie Ockenden will be Australia's flag bearers.
Headless queens, blue smurfs and one glaring problem: World reacts to bizarre scenes at Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony Lady Gaga and Celine Dion joined dancers, an opera diva and even a heavy metal band in an opening ceremony for the Paris Olympics that sought to proudly showcase French culture with a modern twist.— on the River Seine — had to battle driving rain that cast a pallid gloom over the City of Light.
There was also an array of performers and dancer celebrating France’s modern art — including an interpretation of the Greek God Dionysus that look eerily like a smurf. Towards the end of the Opening Ceremony, the Olympic Torch was exchanged between football legend Zinedine Zidane, tennis star Rafael Nadal, American icon Serena Williams, athletics great Carl Lewis, hometown hero Amélie Mauresmo and French basketballer Tony Parker and France’s oldest living Olympic champion.
Many gates opened an hour late and at least one opened two hours late because staff had not been delivered scanners enabling them to check tickets.
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