2024 Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony live coverage: Highlights, celebrities, analysis, more

With less than 30 minutes until the start of the Opening Ceremony, it’s important to note the firsts that we are about to experience.

This ceremony marks the first time ever that an Opening Ceremony is not being held in a stadium. This is also the first time that an Opening Ceremony is open to hundreds of thousands of spectators.

From the Pont d’Austerlitz to the Trocadero, athletes will cross Paris from east to west, passing numerous monuments along the way.