Grand fair of sports started, opening ceremony; Who will lead from India, other sports news

The Olympics, which is called the Mahakumbh of sports, has officially started from today. This time the Olympics 2024 is being organized in Paris, the capital of France. The opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics will last for about four hours. The ceremony is taking place on the banks of the Seine river. For the first time in Olympic history, the opening ceremony is being held on the banks of a river instead of a stadium. More than 6,500 players are taking part in 90 boats.

11:30 PM Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony Live: After Lady’s performance, the athletes’ arrival at the River Seine continues. After the performance, the Bangladesh contingent entered first, followed by the Barbados contingent.

11:20 PM Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony Live: The boat has been stopped for some time after the arrival of Bahraini athletes. Right now, it’s time for pop icon Lady Gaga’s performance.

11:13 PM Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony Live: After the fireworks, the athletes are now arriving in the floating parade through the Seine River. According to tradition, athletes from Greece came first. After them came the Refugee Olympic Team

11:00 PM Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony Live: The opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics has started. The ceremony started at 11 pm Indian time on Friday.

10:45 PM Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony Live: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated the Indian team. He wrote on social media platform X that my best wishes to the Indian contingent for the Paris Olympics. Every athlete is the pride of India. All shine and inspire us with your extraordinary performances reflecting the true playing spirit.

A total of 10,500 athletes will participate in the Paris Olympics. India has a squad of 117 players, of which 47 are women. Badminton star PV Sindhu and veteran table tennis player Sharath Kamal will be India’s flag bearers at the opening ceremony. Let us tell you that a 78-member Indian contingent will participate in the ‘Athlete Parade’ in the opening ceremony. Apart from Sindhu and Sharath, other important players include archer Deepika Kumari, boxer Lovlina Borgohain, table tennis player Manika Batra and tennis player Rohan Bopanna.

Indian men’s hockey team also has a match against New Zealand on Saturday, so only three reserve players will attend the function. Boat driver Balraj Panwar has a race on Saturday morning, so he will not be a part of the athlete parade. The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) said that all the players who have made themselves available for the opening ceremony will be part of the parade. “Many players have competition on Saturday and the IOA respects their decision to prioritize their preparations and not participate in the opening ceremony,” the IOA said.