Paris Olympics opening ceremony

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<p>Parisians and tourists said they enjoyed the Paris Olympics opening ceremony in the early hours of Saturday (July 27), calling it &quot;epic&quot; and &quot;out of this world&quot; despite heavy rainfall during most of the event.</p><p>The integration of Paris landmarks to the show, along with the surprise performance of Canadian singer Celine Dion contributed to making the event so special, the spectators said.</p><p>A fleet of barges took the competitors on a 6 km stretch of the river alongside some of the French capital&#x27;s most famous landmarks, as performers recreated some of the sports to be showcased in the Games on floating platforms.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/7/27/lady-gaga-celine-dion-add-sparkle-to-star-studded-olympic-show-921">READ: Lady Gaga, Celine Dion add sparkle to star-studded Olympic show</a></div><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/7/26/olympic-opening-ceremony-under-way-on-river-seine-215">READ: Historic river parade launches Paris Olympics</a></div><p>While the celebration of French culture, fashion, and history was warmly cheered by many of the 300,000 spectators lining the river, hundreds were seen leaving early as the rain fell.</p><p>It is the first time that an opening ceremony has taken place outside a stadium, adding to the headaches for a vast security operation, just hours after a sabotage attack on the high-speed TGV rail network caused travel chaos across France.</p><div><em>(Production: Yiming Woo, Yann Tessier, Manuel Ausloos)</em></div>

<p>Parisians and tourists said they enjoyed the Paris Olympics opening ceremony in the early hours of Saturday (July 27), calling it "epic" and "out of this world" despite heavy rainfall during most of the event.</p>

Parisians and tourists said they enjoyed the Paris Olympics opening ceremony in the early hours of Saturday (July 27), calling it "epic" and "out of this world" despite heavy rainfall during most of the event.

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Parisians, tourists praise 'epic' and 'festive' Olympics opening ceremony

Parisians, tourists praise 'epic' and 'festive' Olympics opening ceremony

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Published Jul 27, 2024 03:23 PM PHT

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