All the best photos snapped at the highly-anticipated Paris 2024 opening ceremony
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It's finally here!
The moment everyone's been waiting for arrived in true French fashion – with extreme flair.
Paris' dreary weather did not stop a swathe of sports fans from flocking to the River Seine to watch 7000 athletes float down for the first opening ceremony conducted not in an arena in history.
Scroll on to see all the best photos spotted at Paris 2024's opening ceremony.
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Flood gates open as Aussies reach Eiffel Tower
There are three icons in this photo – Jessica Fox, Eddie Ockenden and the Eiffel Tower.
The whole gang's here!
Now there are too many icons to count... but can you spot Lleyton Hewitt?
We literally can't emphasise enough how wet it was
Basketballer Anneli Maley took a rain-drenched selfie with her flagbearers.
Taking a break from our Team Australia programming to show you...
Zinedine Zidane, former French football player and manager, handing the Olympic torch to Rafael Nadal during the final leg of its journey to the cauldron...
A warm embrace
Carefully ensuring the Olympic flame didn't fall, Nadal and Zidane hugged mid-transfer.
Onto the next!
A beaming Nadal then took the torch onto its next destination...
Back to the Seine
Which was, of course, on a boat!
Icon after icon
Also on the boat was tennis GOAT Serena Williams, Carl Lewis and Nadia Comaneci.
Changing hands
Here's Comaneci, a gymnast, holding the flame.
