The board of directors of the Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games (Cojo) in Paris in 2024 validated on Monday the principle of an unprecedented opening ceremony on the Seine, which will take place outside a stadium for the first time. in the history of the Summer Olympics.
More than 160 boats welcoming sportsmen and women from more than 200 delegations will parade on the river for nearly 6 km between the Pont d'Austerlitz and the Pont d'Iéna in the center of Paris according to the plan.
The end of the ceremony will be held on the Esplanade du Trocadéro.