Editing Logan Edra (section)

====The Unique Seine River Opening Ceremony  7.30 p.m. CET (10.30 a.m. in Los Angeles)====
As anticipation builds for the world's most eagerly awaited sporting event, Paris 2024 President Tony Estanguet has announced the start time for the historic Opening Ceremony on the Seine.

[https://olympics.com/en/news/paris-2024-start-time-opening-ceremony-seine PARIS 2024 REVEALS THE START TIME FOR THE OLYMPIC GAMES OPENING CEREMONY ON THE SEINE]<br>
[https://olympics.com/en/news/whats-new-paris-2024-opening-ceremony PARIS 2024 INNOVATION: THE UNIQUE SEINE RIVER OPENING CEREMONY UNVEILED]
Eight-time Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt was on the boat of the French delegation on 25 July 2023, sailing on the Seine for the presentation of the Olympic and Paralympic torch for Paris 2024. He was impressed by the experience and talked about the thousands of spectators who would be there a year after.

“I think it’s gonna be one of the best, if not the best Opening Ceremony. Imagine everybody standing outside, across the bridges cheering people up. It was never done before…”

The parade of athletes, which traditionally takes place within a stadium, will be held on the Seine, with boats for each national delegation equipped with cameras to allow viewers watching on TV and online to get a close-up view of all the action.

Winding their way from east to west, the 10,500 athletes will cross the centre of Paris - the main home of the Games, where they will showcase their sporting prowess over the following 16 days. Throughout the Opening Ceremony, athletes will appear on stage alongside performers in line with Paris 2024's goal of hosting a Games that is created for and by the athletes.

The parade will end its 6 km route in front of the Trocadéro, where the final elements of the ceremony and the celebratory shows will take place.

So we hope Logan will not get seasick and do throw-up in front of one or two billion TV watchers after boarding. Indeed over a billion TV watcher were confirmed. <ref>[https://www.nbcnews.com/sports/olympics/olympics-2024-opening-ceremony-watch-start-time-rcna163453 NBC - 2024 Paris Olympics: Céline Dion, boat parade and more highlights from the opening ceremony]</ref> ABC News stated 1,5 Billion TV watchers on the Opening Show.<ref>[https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/olympics-opening-cermony-latest-french-rail-network-sabotaged-112297976#:~:text=One%20of%20the%20most%2Dwatched,is%20on%20the%20low%20side. Olympics opening ceremony latest: Celine Dion serenades Paris, and now the Games can begin]</ref> And no show-off dancing during the parade, because if she'll fall into the river [https://www.france24.com/en/france/20240628-one-month-from-the-paris-olympics-tests-reveal-the-river-seine-is-still-unfit-for-swimming the water quality is not healthy]. Lo didn't listen and danced on the boat during parade, got a cold by the rain fall and had to get isolated from the rest of her team for a couple days. As we told her, the water isn't healthy :-)!

Hip-hop entrance?! - Pfft! [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_OOOkVJK7o Gojira - Ah! Ça ira] - Welcome to Europe!
[https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/schedule/breaking?day=9-august Olympic Schedule & Results]