A number of tennis within the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics, pondering of Coco Gauff, the USA flag bearer, with LeBron James, Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams who carried the Olympic flame in direction of the final torchbearers.
Former soccer celebrity Zinedine Zidane handed the Olympic torch to Rafael Nadal, who received Roland Garros 14 occasions in Paris and wrote crucial pages of his superb profession in Paris.
— Rafa Nadal (@RafaelNadal) July 26, 2024
Nadal then handed the torch to a different tennis legend, Serena Williams, on a ship that additionally hosted two different athletes whose names want no additional introduction, as they’re Nadia Comaneci and Carl Lewis.
A very dream group of athletes. Then got here the torch within the identify of tennis, because it handed into the fingers of former Australian Open and Wimbledon champion and present Roland Garros director Amelie Mauresmo.
Zinedine Zidane passes Rafael Nadal the torch on the Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony.
Two legends on their sports activities. What a second 🐐#Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/hzloCHltzV
— Eurosport (@eurosport) July 26, 2024
The competitions begin right this moment: so far as tennis is anxious, they begin at 12 with a decidedly very intense program that sees Novak Djokovic, the doubles workforce shaped by Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal, Naomi Osaka and Iga Swiatek on the court docket already on the primary day.
Memorable emotional moments @serenawilliams @RafaelNadal #carllewis @Paris2024 @Olympics ❤️❤️❤️ pic.twitter.com/YoWx4JnmMu
— Nadia Comaneci (@nadiacomaneci10) July 26, 2024
A decidedly unprecedented Olympic opening ceremony with a parade of delegations from the collaborating nations alongside the Seine with round 100 Heads of State current. The opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics, which opened with the boat of Greece, founding father of the Video games, noticed in its preliminary section the present by Woman Gaga, who welcomed everybody current to Paris. French President Emmanuel Macron has formally declared the Olympic Video games open and the primary medals can be awarded from right this moment.
Rafael Nadal raises the Olympic Flame into the Parisian night time sky. 🔥
The Olympic Torch Relay is nearly full. #Paris2024 #OpeningCeremony @RafaelNadal pic.twitter.com/XTHObVtImm
— The Olympic Video games (@Olympics) July 26, 2024
