Celebrating its reputation as a cradle of revolution, Paris kicked off its first Summer Olympics in a century on Friday with a rain-soaked, rule-breaking opening ceremony studded with stars and fantasy along the Seine River.
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Egypt athletes leap while participating in the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Lady Gaga performs in Paris, France, ahead the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Spectators cheer as Great Britain athletes pass under a bridge along the Seine River during the opening ceremony for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, Friday, July 26, 2024. (Naomi Baker/Pool Photo via AP)
Spectators applaud athletes during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Friday, July 26, 2024. (Thomas Samson/Pool Photo via AP)
United States' Coco Gauff and Lebron James, bottom center, travel with teammates along the Seine River in Paris, France, during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Spectators watch the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, Friday, July 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Palestinian flag bearers Wasim Abusal and Valerie Rose Tarazi travel with teammates along the Seine River in Paris, France, during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
A torch bearer runs atop the Musee d'Orsay, in Paris, France, during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26, 2024. (Peter Cziborra/Pool Photo via AP)
Athletes travel by boat down the Seine River in Paris, France, during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek,Pool)
Logan Edra, of the United States breakdancing team, dances as she travels along with teammates on the Seine River in Paris, France, during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, Pool)
Athletes of Japan cheer aboard the team's boat as it makes its way along the Seine in Paris, France, during the opening ceremony for the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26, 2024. (Michael Reaves/Pool Photo via AP)
Lebron James looks on prior to the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, Friday, July 26, 2024.(Quinn Rooney/Pool Photo via AP)
Athletes from the United States travel by boat down the Seine River in Paris, France, during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
Asom Kim, a physiotherapist from team South Korea takes a selfie with the Eiffel Tower from a boat down the Seine River in Paris, France, during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, Pool)
China's Olympic athletes wave their national flag as they sail on the Seine River past the Eiffel Tower during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, Friday, July 26, 2024. (Cao Can/Pool Photo via AP)
South Africa, left, and other countries move on a boat along the Seine River in Paris, France, during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Acrobats perform during the opening ceremony for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, Friday, July 26, 2024. (Maddie Meyer/Pool Photo via AP)
Smoke billows near windows as performers participate during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue, Pool)
Britain athletes walk near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Israel's Andrea Murez and Peter Paltchik carry their country's flag in Paris, France, during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Mauritius' team cheers as they move down the Seine River in Paris, France, during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, Pool)
France's Florent Manaudou and Melina Robert-Michon travel along the Seine River with teammates in Paris, France, during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
A tight rope walker performs in Paris, France, during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Indian athletes wave their national flags from a boat on the Seine River in Paris, France, during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi, Pool)
Denmark athletes carry umbrellas while participating in the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Members of Team Switzerland wave to spectators in Paris, France, during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26, 2024. (Martin Meissner/Pool Photo via AP)
Team Australia's Eddie Ockenden waves the flag as the team looks on during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, Friday, July 26, 2024.(Quinn Rooney/Pool Photo via AP)
Athletes from Netherland's delegation sail on the Seine during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Friday, July 26, 2024. (Thomas Samson/Pool Photo via AP)
Satou Sabally of Germany takes a selfie with athletes on a boat, in Paris, France, ahead of the opening ceremony for the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26, 2024. (Annegret Hilse/Pool Photo via AP)
Athletes from Brazil's delegation wave Brazilian flags as they sail in a boat on the river Seine duringt the opening ceremony for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, Friday, July 26, 2024. (Carl de Souza/Pool Photo via AP)
An athlete of Kenya poses for a photo prior to the opening ceremony for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, Friday, July 26, 2024. (Michael Reaves/Pool Photo via AP)
Athletes from Spain travel by boat down the Seine River in Paris, France, during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
Olga Safronova and Aslanbek Shymbergenov, Kazakhstan's flag bearers, are seen on a boat as it makes its way along the Seine River in Paris, France, during the opening ceremony for the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26, 2024. (Michael Reaves/Pool Photo via AP)
A general view as rain falls in front of the Eiffel Tower, in Paris, France, during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26, 2024. in Paris, France, during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26, 2024. (Pascal Le Segretain/Pool Photo via AP)
