The 2024 Summer Olympics in France will provide an Opening Ceremony like none other on Friday.
Olympic volunteer Manuella Mallam has her photo taken with the Olympic rings outside Bercy Arena ahead of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 23, 2024, in Paris, France.It is one of the highest honors any athlete can achieve, walking in the pregame ceremonies during any Olympic year.in France will provide an Opening Ceremony like none other on Friday: Thousands of athletes will be part of a flotillaat sunset toward the Eiffel Tower. It’s 3.
France, as the host, will be the final nation in the opening ceremony procession. Its men’s basketball team, featuring reigning NBAthe event. With a seven-hour time difference from Dallas, the ceremony will start at 12:30 p.m. locally . At 11:00 a.m. NBC’s live coverage will begin with a 90-minute preview show.NBC and Peacock will have an enhanced encore telecast in prime time at 6:30 p.m. locally. While NBC is a free over-the-air broadcast network, Peacock requires a subscription.
LeBron James has been picked by his fellow U.S. Olympians to serve as the male flagbearer for the Americans in Friday night’s opening ceremonyHe becomes the third basketball player — and the first men’s player — to carry the U.S. flag at the start of an Olympics, joining Dawn Staley for the Athens Games in 2004 and Sue Bird for the Tokyo Games that happened in 2021.
Fellow U.S. star and first-time Olympian Stephen Curry, on behalf of the U.S. men’s team, nominated James for the flagbearer role.The International Olympic Committee decided in 2020 that national delegations would have two flagbearers — one male, one female — at the opening ceremony at an Olympics, a move to promote gender parity. The U.S.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
2024 Olympics Opening Ceremony: Date, how to watch, timeCheck out this article for more information on the 2024 Summer Olympics opening and closing ceremonies, including
Read more »
2024 Paris Olympics: How to watch the opening ceremonyThe opening ceremony is scheduled to occur outside a stadium for the first time.
Read more »
2024 Paris Olympics: How to watch every event and the opening ceremonyThe 2024 Paris Olympics start this week, and 592 athletes will be competing for the United States. Here's how you can watch and stream any of 329 events.
Read more »
How to watch the Opening Ceremony at the 2024 Olympics in ParisThe 2024 Olympics in Paris will have an Opening Ceremony unlike any other in the history of the Games. Here's how to watch on Friday, July 26.
Read more »
2024 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony: Date, how to watch, timeCheck out this article for more information on the 2024 Summer Olympics opening and closing ceremonies, including
Read more »
Paris Olympics 2024: Dates, schedule, Opening Ceremony and moreThe International Olympic Committee says it doesn’t issue prize money for the games. Instead, each nation can decide whether it wants to compensate its athletes.
Read more »