You can watch the opening ceremony live on NRK1 and news TV from 19.25. The shipment is also at the top of this case. The historic and grand opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics in Paris is underway. Several nations have already started their boat trip along the Seine. Pop star Lady Gaga was given the honor of presenting the first musical feature. According to CNN, the Olympics in Paris now confirms that Céline Dion will also make a comeback and perform for the first time since autumn 2022. She was then diagnosed with autoimmune stiffness syndrome. CNN writes that Dion will perform at the Eiffel Tower. The athletes are now on their way from the Pont D’Austerlitz bridge, right by Notre-Dame Cathedral and to the Trocadéro close to the Eiffel Tower. The Olympic flame will also be lit there. It is not yet clear who will do it. Expected over 300,000 spectators – and lots of rain Greece will be the first nation out on the Seine, with Norway coming in at number 134. The host nation France is last, at number 205. The opening ceremony started at 7.30pm and it is expected that the parade will last over three hours. According to the organiser, over 300,000 spectators are expected along the route. Something that can put a damper on the opening ceremony is the weather in Paris. According to Yr.no, there may be more than 15 millimeters of rain in the period between 19:00 and 23:00, with occasional heavy rain. During the opening ceremony, 85 boats and 6,800 participating athletes from 205 nations are expected along the river. ARTISTS: American Lady Gaga was responsible for the evening’s first musical feature. Pictured here before tonight’s opening ceremony in Paris. Photo: Reuters The delegations travel down the Seine. The first country out is always Greece, as that is where the Olympic Games originated. Photo: AP Parisians have taken to the streets and are ready for folk festival. Photo: Reuters Rapper Snoop Dogg is among the many bearers of the Olympic flame in Paris. The next Summer Olympics in 2028 will take place in his hometown of Los Angeles. Photo: AP President Emmanuel Macron together with US first lady Jill Biden (centre) and his wife Brigitte Macron. US President Joe Biden has himself chosen to stay in the US. Photo: AP Large security forces are in place during the evening’s ceremony. Here on patrol along the Seine. Photo: AP The rain is pouring down in several places in Paris. Photo: AFP Pop star Ariana Grande has also found her way to the “city of love”. Photo: AFP The Americans are not denying themselves – simply to see which nation these supporters will be cheering the loudest for during the ceremony tonight! Photo: AFP Spain’s King Felipe is among the many heads of state in Paris. At the same time, the leaders from several of the world’s most powerful countries, such as the USA, China and Russia, are absent. Photo: Reuters Many police officers There is a large security presence in Paris in connection with Friday’s opening ceremony. The Norwegian athletes themselves feel confident that safety is taken care of. – It’s probably a fairly exposed goal, but I feel they have pretty good control. I have never seen so many police and military before, so I feel safe, says sailor Line Flem Høst. She is supported by tennis star Casper Ruud. – I reckon there is enough security for us all to be safe, he says to news, on the way to the opening ceremony. Even with joy, Henrik Christiansen swims big for the grand opening on the Seine. – I think it will be completely unreal. This is my first opening ceremony, so I’m really looking forward to embarking on the adventure we’re about to embark on. It is something I will carry with me for the rest of my life. ON THE ROAD: The Norwegian team is on its way to the opening ceremony in Paris, which is the first not to be held in a sports arena. Photo: Håvard Blekastad Almås Lunde and Sørum Norwegian flag bearers Norway has selected an Olympic squad of 109 athletes, but not all will be present during the opening ceremony. Among other things, this applies to the shooters, where several of them will be in action already on Saturday morning. Several of the handball players will not be present either, the women’s team’s coach, Thorir Hergeirsson, told NTB earlier on Friday. The Norwegian handball women have another game again on Sunday, after they lost 28-32 against Sweden on Thursday. However, the handball women will be represented by Katrine Lunde. Together with sand volleyball player Christian Sørum, she will carry the Norwegian flag during the opening ceremony. – It’s very big. I’ve followed the Olympics since I was little, and when you follow the opening ceremony, you see the leading people holding the flag. It is very great to be allowed to do it here in Paris, says Sørum to news just before the opening ceremony starts in Paris. Mate Anders Mol tells news that they were both asked to carry the flag. In light of Sørum’s loss of his mother Marianne in December, they agreed that Sørum should be responsible. – We thought it was very nice symbolically that Christian should be allowed to carry the flag for Marianne, with everything that has happened. It will be a nice moment, and extra fun that it happens this way, says Mol, referring to the opening of the river Seine. Several other international stars will also be flag bearers for their nations, including LeBron James (USA), Giannis Antetokounmpo (Greece), Coco Gauff (USA), Florent Manaudou (France), Tom Daley (Great Britain) and Mélina Robert-Michon (France ). Published 26/07/2024, at 16.36 Updated 26/07/2024, at 20.20
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The athletes will be showcased at the Seine – Olympics Paris 2024
