Paris 2024 chief Tony Estanguet promises 'spectacular' Olympics with River Seine opening ceremony

The boss of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games believes the proposed opening ceremony on the River Seine will be the «biggest highlight of the games». Tony Estanguet has a big job on his hands coordinating the logistics of a ceremony that will take place outside a stadium setting for the first time in the history of the Olympics. Ad/> But with the potential impact of the curtain-raising event now starting to be grasped in terms of the accessibility it will give to spectators, Estanguet expects it to be transformational.

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A new, majestic ceremony that breaks with what has been done in the past. «We had the idea when we were bidding for the Games but we didn't want to include it in the bid because, in terms of feasibility, there were a lot of questions. We realised that it was feasible, and we did a lot of work with the state.

We understood that it was realistic. The IOC is consulted on this. Beijing Today Day 16 — The best bits from 2022 Winter Olympic Games 'A beautiful moment and very emotional' — Rutherford and Williams on flame going out 'Very special, very different' — Rutherford already excited for Paris 2024 Olympics »In terms of logistics, it's an unprecedented challenge, mobilising tens of thousands of people, hundreds of thousands of spectators.