Ambitious, historic, spectacular – these are some of the words used to describe the Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony since the first plans were unveiled three years ago. Set to be the first Olympic Games Opening Ceremony held outside a stadium, the 26 July celebration will transform the French capital into a stadium and theatre as the traditional parade of athletes …

Adoasports The cloud of COVID-19 (which loomed so large over Tokyo 2020 and Beijing 2022) has dissipated. Still, the lead-up to the 2024 Olympiad in Paris (the “Paris Games”) has been said to be the best by the African Region. The city of Paris has a huge responsibility to host the world’s largest multi-sport international event, which will be attended …

The organising committee of Paris 2024 has vowed to make it the greenest Games in Olympic history, with half the carbon footprint of London 2012 and Rio 2016.London 2012 had an estimated carbon footprint of 3.3m tonnes, while Rio 2016 had a total estimated footprint of 3.6m tonnes of carbon.The 2024 Games will be held in the same city where …