📸 Paris Olympics get underway

For the first time in Olympic history, the opening ceremony took place outside the main stadium with up to 7,000 athletes parading down the Seine past the historic monuments of the French capital.

Athletes of Team Uganda dance on the boat during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024. AFP PHOTO

By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision

Thousands of Olympic competitors cruised down the River Seine in a spectacular opening ceremony for the Paris Games on Friday that celebrated French history and culture to the delight of

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📸 Paris Olympics get underway

For the first time in Olympic history, the opening ceremony took place outside the main stadium with up to 7,000 athletes parading down the Seine past the historic monuments of the French capital.

Athletes of Team Uganda dance on the boat during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024. AFP PHOTO

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