2024 Paris Olympics’ Opener : Paul Biya Among Guests Of Honour

Global attention is no doubt focused this Friday July 26, 2024, in Paris France where the official opening ceremony of this year’s Summer Olympic Games will hold. President Paul Biya of Cameroon who arrived in the capital of the French Republic Wednesday is one of the guests of honour. The Cameroon’s Head of State is honouring a dual invitation served him by his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, and the President of the International Olympic Committee, Thomas Bach. President Paul Biya is in the company of Mrs Chantal Biya.
Today’s ceremony will unveil lots of innovations which, organisers say, align with the ideals of the multi-sport Olympic Games and strive to meet up with global challenges of the time. To set the ball rolling for the historic day in the life of the French Republic and the global Olympic movement, President Emmanuel Macron will host his august guests in a reception at the Élysée Palace earlier. After the State House reception, the over 120 Heads of State, Government and other world sovereigns will move as a delegation to the Trocadéro, where the remaining elements of Olympic protocol and final shows will take place. A veritable show of international solidarity around sports which has proven to be an irresistible global unifier. 
In effect, for the first time in the history of the Summer Olympic Games, the opening ceremony this Friday is set to make history as the first-ever outdoor and even floating ceremony that will see over 10,500 athletes and thousands of performers pull out all the stops to mark the start of the 2024 summer games in Paris. Paris 2024 is breaking new grounds by bringing sports into the city as the opening ceremony will be held in the heart of the city along its main pathway - the Seine. A ceremony on the river where the parade of athletes will be held on the Seine with boats for each national delegation. Information on the ground indicates that the boats will be equipped with cameras to allow television and online viewers to see the athletes clearly. Meandering their way from east to west, the 10,500 athletes will cross through the centre of Paris, the overall playing field for the Games on which these competitors will display their sporting prowess throughout the competition’s period. The goal here is to ensure that athletes will be the heart and soul of the colourful opening ceremony. 
The choice to kick-start with the parade of athletes leaves Paris 2024 breaking with what has existed until now. And even more, athletes will be featured on stage during the introduction to and throughout the ceremony as part of Paris 2024&...