• The Paris Olympics 2024 is officially launched with the opening ceremony in the French capital.
  • Lady Gaga was the first act of the event along the River Seine. Celine Dion performed the closing act.
  • It is the first time in the history of the games that the ceremony was not held inside the Olympic Stadium of the host city.
  • Although this is the official opening, the first events of the game took place on Wednesday, with the men’s football tournament.
  • The games will run until the evening of August 11.
  • Keep up to date: You can follow the action on Al Jazeera’s dedicated Paris 2024 Olympics tournament page with all the news and features as well as event build-up and live text commentary on selected football, basketball, tennis and boxing fixtures. Stay informed with real-time updates from Paris 2024 with our Olympics events calendar, medal table and results pages.