Paris Olympics 2024 Opening Ceremony Highlights: French capital stuns sporting world with unprecedented scenes

Former French NBA star Tony Parker takes the torch and lights up the traditional Olympic Cauldron which is an official sign of the beginning of the Summer Games. 

The legendary singer Celine Dion, who also performed in the 1996 Athens Games, delivered a stunning performance in front of the Eiffel Tower to conclude a memorable event in Paris.

The legendary French footballer Zinedine Zidane is on the stage to light up the traditional Olympic torch. The crowd erupts with a huge cheer for one of the greatest footballers in their nation.

Zidane then offers the torch to another sporting legend Rafael Nadal, the Spanish tennis player with two Olympic medals and 22 Grand Slam titles in men's singles. 

As a host nation, the French contingent arrives with Florent Manaudou (Swimming) and Melina Robert-Michon (Athletics) leading the team at Seine River.

The United States of America's contingent arrives with the crowd cheering loudly for the most successful team in Olympics history. 

Pakistan contingent of just seven athletes make their appearance at the Parade of Nations. The star javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem leads the Pakistani team at Seine.

Norway is the latest contingent to make an entry at the Parade of Nations as fans continue to cheer loudly for their favourite teams at the Seine. 

For the first time in the Olympics' history, the same number of men and women athletes will participate in the Summer Games. 

PV Sindhu and Sharath Kamal lead the Indian contingent at the Paris Olympics 2024 opening ceremony at Seine

Artists perform special dance at Notre Dame to display French history and culture to the world. 

Over 80 local artists perform the traditional French cabaret dance at Seine River. The City of Love displays their culture and traditions as the thousands gather along the Seine. 

Five-time world champions China conclude the second batch of the Parade of Nations with Ma Long (Table tennis) and Feng Yu (Synchronised swimming) leading the team.

As a host nation, France's contingent will be the last to arrive and the USA will be the second last as they are to host the next 2028 Games. The Indian contingent will soon make an appearance. 

Greece contingent kicks off the Parade of Nations as the teams set to show off their colours with an unprecedented parade on a boat. 

The opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics 2024 officially gets underway along the River Seine in the French Capital.

French football legend Zinedine Zidane likely light the Olympic cauldron.

Reports say that 85 boats will take part in the opening ceremony starting at 11:00 pm IST

The two-time Olympic medalist PV Sindhu will be leading the Indian contingent tonight.

American rapper and record producer Snoop Dogg carries the Olympics Falme Torch in Paris for one last time.

For the first time in the history of the Olympic Games, the opening ceremony will take place outside a stadium. The much-awaited Parade of Nations will begin along the river Seine and will flow through Paris' historic places Notre Dame, Pont des Arts, Pont Neuf and more.

In a never-seen-before ceremony, boats will carry athletes during the Parade of Nations.

The veteran Canadian singer Celine Dion and American star Lady Gaga will light up the opening ceremony with their performance tonight.

The Indian contingent will feature 78 athletes from 12 sports disciplines in the Nations Parade today.

The star badminton player PV Sindhu and table tennis ace Sharath Kamal are India's flagbearers for the 33rd Summer Games.

Prominent athletes from the 12 disciplines:

• Archery: Deepika Kumari and Tarundeep Rai.
• Badminton: PV Sindhu
• Boxing: Lovlina Borgohain
• Equestrian: Anush Agarwalla
• Golf: Shubhankar Sharma
• Hockey: Krishan Pathak, Nilakanta Sharma and Jugraj Singh
• Judo: Tulika Mann
• Sailing: Vishnu Saravanan and Nethra Kumanan
• Shooting: Anjum Moudgil, Sift Kaur Samra, Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar and Anish.
• Swimming: Srihari Nataraj and Dhinidhi Desinghu
• Table Tennis: Sharath Kamal and Manika Batra
• Tennis: Rohan Bopanna, Sumit Nagal and Sriram Balaji.

Hello and welcome to India TV's live coverage of the highly anticipated opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics 2024.

Paris is set to host the 33rd Summer Games with the whole world hoping for a memorable start to the event at the Seine River. The opening ceremony promises the biggest-ever event in Games' history as over 10,000 athletes from 204 nations set to participate in the Parade of Nations. 

So, stay tuned to receive regular live updates here.