Paris put on quite the show at the Opening Ceremony fr the 2024 Olympic Games, with the city and its touring athletes shaking off heavy rain to parade down the Seine.
The French capital certainly didn't disappoint, with performances from Celine Dion, Lady Gaga and Gojira, among many others, playing a part in the festive commencement.
Acts on and near the Seine lit up the Paris sky as this year's Olympic athletes wore their colours and held their flags through the middle of Paris.
With fans watching on from near and far as everyone braved the testing weather conditions, the Opening Ceremony led to some hilarious reactions.
Along with the French President's short tribute and Dion's personal message, these are some of the top reactions to the Olympics Opening Ceremony.
This is France!
— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) July 26, 2024
Iโm honored to have performed tonight, for the Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony, and so full of joy to be back in one of my very favorite cities! Most of all, Iโm so happy to be celebrating these amazing athletes, with all their stories of sacrifice and determination, pain andโฆ pic.twitter.com/Ak6iKfhgzX
— Celine Dion (@celinedion) July 27, 2024
Pictures of the Aussie team on the boat down the Seine at the Olympic ceremony were amazing.
Currently our 2032 Games in Brisbane will have the Athletes marching from Sunnybank Plaza, along Kessels Road, into the iconic temporary-seating QEII!
Should be brilliant!!— John Millman (@johnhmillman) July 26, 2024
Why are the countries coming out like this #OpeningCeremony pic.twitter.com/kqymGu4lGi
— Blake Logan (@BlakeCapa) July 26, 2024
This #OpeningCeremony has everything. Boats. Parkour. Accordians. A woman dressed as a croissant. More boats. Lady Gaga. pic.twitter.com/asclWZwTNi
— TechnicallyRon (On all the platforms) (@TechnicallyRon) July 26, 2024
Near, far, wherever you are... ๐#OpeningCeremony pic.twitter.com/xFbbCCk1y1
— Team GB (@TeamGB) July 26, 2024
I try not to be too hyperbolic about metal-related stuff but I feel like Gojira playing the Olympics opening ceremony is probably one of the most significant things thatโs ever happened for the genre?
— Alex Sensible AKA โUnAlexโ AKA โUncle Alexโ (@cleavedassunder) July 26, 2024
Parisโ rats when they discovered Lady Gaga is performing at the opening ceremony of the #Olympics pic.twitter.com/o3PWHiEAdq
— badkid ๐๐๐น (@sergekills) July 26, 2024
Randwick 3 hours from now..
pic.twitter.com/ej8RYnOl5X— mitchellbeer (@beermitchell) July 26, 2024
the fish in the seine currently: pic.twitter.com/4iuA4FUnh6
— lauren quigley (@laurenlquigley) July 26, 2024
General Lebron James crossing the Delaware pic.twitter.com/NBhGaehd2C
— Drea Blackwell (@KSBWDrea) July 26, 2024