The duo are reportedly set to perform a version of Edith Piaf’s ‘La Vie en Rose’ as part of a glittering conclusion to the first ever opening ceremony to be staged outside a stadium. Instead, team delegations will set sail from the Austerlitz Bridge on a 6km journey through the centre of Paris to a unique finale close to the Trocadero. Every time I return to Paris, I remember there’s so much beauty and joy still to experience in the world. The ceremony for the Olympics staged in Paris in 1924 took place at the Olympic Stadium in Colombes, and welcomed 3,089 athletes, of which only 135 were women. “But we decided it was the right moment to deliver this crazy idea and make it real.”

Source: The Star July 26, 2024 04:55 UTC