Paris, July 27 (UNI) International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach and the chief of the Paris 2024 Organizing Committee, Tony Estanguet, have declared the 2024 Summer Olympics open on Friday.

The opening ceremony of the Games took place on the banks of the River Seine in Paris. For the first time in history, the ceremony took place outside the stadium.

The 2024 Summer Olympics will be held from July 26 to August 11, with most of the Olympic events to be held in the French capital and its suburbs.

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