Live Update 
From the Liveblog of
Friday, July 26, 2024
From the Liveblog of
Friday, July 26, 2024
First boat emerges for Olympic opening ceremony parade along the River Seine
A boat with the delegation from Greece sails in front of a boat with the delegations from Afghanistan, South Africa, Albania, Algeria and Germany during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris on July 26, 2024. (Damien Meyer/AFP)
PARIS – The first boat emerges from under the Austerlitz bridge to kick off a spectacular parade along the River Seine for the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics.
As tradition dictates, the Greek delegation has the honor of leading out the flotilla, as the cradle of the modern Olympic movement.
For the first time in Olympic history, the opening ceremony is taking place outside the main stadium, with some 300,000 people watching in person from specially built stands on the river banks, and another 200,000 from overlooking balconies and apartments.
