The opening ceremony is an opportunity for Olympians to shine even earlier than the medal chase has begun.
Paris 2024 begins formally on Friday, 26 July with the opening ceremony going down alongside the River Seine.
Competing nations have already begun releasing outfits. Amongst them, Workforce Mongolia’s ivory-coloured ceremonial clothes have gone down notably nicely.
BBC Sport has rounded up a non-exhaustive checklist of a number of the most memorable outfits from latest opening ceremonies – and checked out highlights of the international locations’ Video games campaigns.
Vote to your favorite on the backside of the article.