Curious onlookers gathered on bridges as dozens of boats snaked along the Seine river on Monday in a rehearsal for the Paris Olympics’ unique opening ceremony next month
A rescue boat cruises on the Seine river near the Eiffel Tower during a rehearsal for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games opening ceremony, Monday, June. 17, 2024 in Paris. The river will host the Paris 2024 Olympic Games opening ceremony on July 26 with boats for each national delegation. Curious onlookers gathered on bridges as dozens of boats snaked along the Seine river on Monday in a rehearsal for the Paris Olympics' unique opening ceremony next month.
On the day of the eagerly-awaited event, around 200 Olympic delegations will join the parade on more than 80 boats. They will make the journey from east to west, along a six-kilometer route which has become a major talking point — for its audacity as a unique open-air event and for its exposure to potential danger.if the threat level was too high. But Reboul said Monday that authorities are preparing for the big day as originally planned, with no alternatives being prepared at this stage.
“We will give our heart and souls to make it a great success for the French people,” France’s Sports Minister Amélie Oudéa-Castéra said Monday. “They deserve it.” What people actually saw were empty vessels bobbing slowly by. But they will be full of life, color, sound and movement next month.
2024 Paris Olympic Games Olympic Games World News General News Article 111184237
France Dernières Nouvelles, France Actualités
Similar News:Vous pouvez également lire des articles d'actualité similaires à celui-ci que nous avons collectés auprès d'autres sources d'information.
Dozens of boats cruise the Seine river in a rehearsal for the Paris Olympics’ opening ceremonyCurious onlookers gathered on bridges as dozens of boats snaked along the Seine river on Monday in a rehearsal for the Paris Olympics’ unique opening ceremony next month. A total of 55 boats made Monday's journey from Pont d’Austerlitz to Pont d’Iéna, a stone’s throw from the Eiffel Tower.
Lire la suite »
Paris: Seine River Unsafe for Swimmers with High Levels of E. Coli Two Months Before OlympicsSource of breaking news and analysis, insightful commentary and original reporting, curated and written specifically for the new generation of independent and conservative thinkers.
Lire la suite »
Unsafe levels of E. coli found in Paris' Seine River less than 2 months before OlympicsWater in the Seine River had unsafe elevated levels of E. coli less than two months before swimming competitions are scheduled to take place in it during the…
Lire la suite »
Unsafe E. coli levels found in Paris' Seine River less than 2 months before OlympicsContamination levels in the first eight days of June, after persistent heavy rain in Paris, showed bacteria such as E. coli and enterococci beyond limits judged safe for athletes.
Lire la suite »
Unsafe E. coli levels found in Paris' Seine River less than 2 months before OlympicsContamination levels in the first eight days of June, after persistent heavy rain in Paris, showed bacteria such as E. coli and enterococci beyond limits judged safe for athletes.
Lire la suite »
Unsafe levels of E. coli found in Paris' Seine River less than 2 months before OlympicsWater in the Seine River had unsafe elevated levels of E. coli just months before swimming competitions are scheduled to take place in it during the Paris Olympics.
Lire la suite »