2024 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony Bbc1. The 2024 paris olympics will break with tradition and hold the opening ceremony along the river seine, with crowds of more than 600,000 expected. The 2024 paris olympics got underway on friday with a unique opening ceremony on the river seine which divided opinion on a chaotic day in france.

The opening ceremony will be shown live from 17:45 bst on bbc one, bbc iplayer and the bbc sport website and app. The paris 2024 opening ceremony: