Summer Olympics 2024 Opening Ceremony. The olympic torch travels by boat as ceremonial smoke in the colors of the france flag appear over the seine river paris, france, during the opening ceremony of the 2024 summer. For the first time in the history of the olympic summer games, the opening ceremony will not take place in a stadium.

An estimated 300,000 spectators watched the glamorous opening ceremony as athletes in 94 boats were ferried down the seine river to the trocadéro near the eiffel tower. See what you missed below and find more coverage of the 2024 olympics at apnews.com.