Favorite Moment Of Olympic Opening Ceremony In History

JAKARTA - The opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics is only a matter of hours. The Senine River, which is close to the Eiffel Tower, will be the main venue for the opening on Friday, July 26, 2024, evening local time.

A number of spectators can't wait for the opening of the Olympics to be held outside the stadium for the first time.

One of them is the Badel family from Denmark. They have even bought memorabilia from the 2024 Paris Olympics megastore in Champs-Elysees.

Matthias, Elisabeth, and their daughters, Katrine and Astrid are very happy to get a ticket to the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics.

They will be presented with the barges of athletes who will float along the river, starting from the Austerlitz Bridge before crossing under the historic bridge and passing through iconic landmarks, such as Notre-Dame and Louvre, as well as Olympic locations including Esplanade des Invalides and Grand Palais.

The delegates then descended on Trocadero and gathered for the official opening of the 2024 Paris Olympics.

"This is going to be crazy," said Matthias as quoted by the official Olympic website.

Matthias also recalled his favorite moment at the opening ceremony of the Olympics when he first saw his country's flag.

Together with his wife, Elisabeth, they enjoyed the moment the Olympic Fire was lit. Matthias immediately re-emerged, imitating the memory moments of the 1992 Barcelona Olympics where the Paralympic Fan, Antonio Rebollo, fired arrows at the Olympic qual to ignite the fire.

Another iconic moment is when Aboriginal athlete Cathy Totaling, started a fire at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

There were also gymnast Li Ning who was lifted into space before running around the edges of the Bird's Nest Stadium (Beijing National Stadium) at the 2008 Beijing Olympics before giving sparks.

The opening of the 2008 Beijing Olympics is Daisy Zhang's favorite who came to Paris from China. The student recalls that genderators are the part she always remembers.

Muhammad Ali, a boxing gold medalist at the 1960 Rome Olympics, lit the Olympic Fire. His hands looked shaking as a result of parkinson's illness during an emotional moment at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.

The United States will host the next Summer Olympics in 2028 followed by Brisbane in 2032.

The tradition of bringing Olympic Fire from Olympia, Greece, the birthplace of the Ancient Olympics to the modern edition of the host city through a torch relay was first introduced in 1936. The action has proven to be a symbolic moment.

There are also those who favor the opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics. This was stated by Christina Huang from Canada.

"Oh my goodness, the London Olympics and scenes with the Queen," he said with a laugh.

Huang recalls the moment when the late Queen Elizabeth II jumped out of a helicopter to the London Olympic Stadium with James Bond, despite wearing a stunt double.

However, that moment was so secret that the Queen did not even tell her grandchildren.

The 2012 London Olympics also witnessed a unique moment when seven young athletes promised to be selected to light the Olympic Fire in Paris 2024.

The two of the athletes are Desiree Henry, bronze medalist number 4 x 100 meters at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, and Adelle Marital, who now represents Jamaica.

They will board their country's barge on the Seek River before the two compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.