The press stand at the Trocadéro, during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, in Paris, July 26, 2024. LUDOVIC MARIN / VIA REUTERSAnd suddenly, after nearly four hours of the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the American TV channel NBC went silent, on Friday, July 26, with only a few quiet sobs. Here's more: "Well I can't be sure but I think that's the first ménage-a-trois to be featured in an opening ceremony. This Friday evening, the exceptional setting of the Seine and its goldsmiths' quays was the setting for the opening ceremony of the 2024 Games. In Spain, the Madrid sports daily Marca hailed it as "the best ceremony in history," while El Pais declared that "Paris amazes the world under the deluge."


Source:   International New York Times
July 27, 2024 13:52 UTC