The world’s biggest sporting event is back as the best athletes from across the globe descend on Paris for the 2024 Olympic Games.
The French capital becomes just the second city – after London – to host the Summer Games on three occasions having previously staged the event in 1900 and 1924.
As is tradition, the Olympics begins with an opening ceremony paying tribute to French and Parisian culture, while featuring all of the athletes competing.
For the first time, the opening ceremony will take place outside of the main stadium, with the event happening along the Seine.
This year marks the 33rd Olympiad, with 206 countries competing across the 32 sports that make up the programme.
The latest Olympics odds can be found on the Paddy Power website and Paddy Power app, otherwise, here’s everything you need to know about the opening ceremony.
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Olympics opening ceremony date
The opening ceremony for the 2024 Olympic Games will take place on Friday, July 26. In a fresh twist, it will involve the athletes travelling along the Seine in boats.
Olympics opening ceremony time
The 2024 Olympic Games opening ceremony is scheduled to begin at 18:30.
Olympics opening ceremony where to watch
You can watch coverage of the 2024 Olympic Games opening ceremony on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player in Ireland and BBC One and BBC iPlayer in the United Kingdom.
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