PV Sindhu and Sharath Kamal led the Indian contingent at the opening ceremony, watch VIDEO
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Paris Olympics 2024:The opening ceremony of the 33rd Summer Opening Games has begun in Paris, the capital of France, in which for the first time in the history of the Olympics, the parade of nations is being held in a river instead of a stadium. While the athletes of Greece were the first to arrive on a boat in the parade of nations on the Seine river in Paris, the Indian athletes also appeared very enthusiastic, in which 78 athletes from the contingent of 117 Indian athletes who went to participate in the Olympics took part in the parade of this opening ceremony.
PV Sindhu and Sharath Kamal led the way
While PV Sindhu led the parade of nations as the female flag bearer from India’s side in the opening ceremony of Paris Olympics, table tennis player Sharath Kamal led the male flag bearer. During this time, other Indian athletes in the boat also appeared very enthusiastic, everyone had the tricolor in their hands and they were also waving it and accepting the greetings of the audience. A 6 km long route has been kept in this opening ceremony organized on the Seine river. This time many athletes participating in the Olympics from India are among the contenders to win medals in their events, in which apart from athletics, the country is expected to win more medals in shooting.
All eyes will also be on the performance of the Indian hockey team on the first day
Indian athletes will be seen in action on the first day of the Paris Olympics on July 27 with the opening ceremony. Apart from this, the hockey team will also start its campaign in which it will face the New Zealand team, which will be the focus of all eyes. The Indian hockey team managed to win the bronze medal in the Tokyo Olympics 2020, in which an even better performance is expected from them this time.
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