Forget the River Seine wash-out, Lady Gaga, naked blue man and the upside down flag...
Paris triumphs to end Games opening ceremony with amazing spectacle of a FLYING Olympic cauldron before extraordinarily powerful performance by Celine Dion Follow MailOnline's Olympic Liveblog here By Nick Fagge In Paris and Eirian Jane Prosser and Shekar Bhatia and Arthur Parashar Published: 18:02 EDT, 26 July 2024 | Updated: 18:09 EDT, 26 July 2024 e-mail View comments Paris' opening ceremony for the 2024 Olympic Games has ended in triumph after spectators were wowed with an incredibly moving performance from Celine Dion and a floating Olympic cauldron. The French-speaking Canadian singer made a triumphant return to the stage two years after being diagnosed with debilitating degenerative disorder known as Stiff Person Syndrome. The megastar sung an emotional rendition of Hymne à l’amour, as she stood under the Olympic Rings attached to the Eiffel Tour that beamed out silver lights all across the French capital.
As Celine sung her powerful ballad, French athletes ran with the Olympic torch before arriving at the Tuileries garden where judo star Teddy Riner and sprinter Marie-Jose Perec lit the Olympic cauldron attached to an hot air balloon Many in the crowd and watching from their armchairs were left speechless as the cauldron rose over the city, lighting up the Parisian night sky as it travelled down the River Seine. The beautiful end to the Opening Ceremony will have come as a relie.