All the stops were pulled out in a spectacular procession along the River Seine.
Tom Daley and Helen Glover are Team GB’s flagbearers in Paris The Paris Olympics is up and running after a breathtaking opening ceremony got underway to kick-start what promises to be a fortnight of compelling action and drama. Spectators have already been treated to plenty of memorable moments after the football, rugby sevens, handball and shooting events began in the week, but tonight’s Parade of Nations and the symbolic lighting of the torch marks the official start of the Games.
The Games got underway in spectacular fashion on the River Seine Spectators flocked to Paris for the historic procession Lady Gaga put on a show in the French capital The Parade of Nations departed from Pont d’Austerlitz and will come to a halt at the Pont d’Iena, before this evening’s grand finale which will be set against the iconic backdrop of the Eiffel Tower.
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