2024 Paris Olympics kicks off with opening ceremony on Seine River

Celine Dion performs under the Olympic rings during the Opening Ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games along the Seine River.

Teddy Riner and Marie-Jose Perec light the cauldron during the Opening Ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games.

French judoka Teddy Riner and sprinter Marie-José Pérec carry the torches back from the cauldron during the Opening Ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games along the Seine River.

Spain's tennis player Rafael Nadal (2L), holds the Olympic flame, flanked by US former runner Carl Lewis, Romanian former gymnast Nadia Comenci and US tennis player Serena Williams on a speedboat during a torch relay departing from Iena bridge towards the Tuileries Gardens along the river Seine during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris on July 26, 2024.

A laser show in front of the Eiffel Tower as seen from the Trocadero during the Opening Ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games along the Seine River.

A laser show with the Eiffel Tower as seen from the Trocadero during the Opening Ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games along the Seine River.

Zinedine Zidane passes the torch to Rafael Nadal during the Opening Ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games along the Seine River.

Zinedine Zidane walks on the stage of the Trocadero with the Olympic torch during the Opening Ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games.

Zinedine Zidane high fives athletes as he carries the torch during the Opening Ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games along the Seine River.

France president Emmanuel Macron speaks during the Opening Ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games along the Seine River.

Zinedine Zidane walks onto the stage of the Trocadero during the Opening Ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games.

IOC president Thomas Bach speaks during the Opening Ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games along the Seine River.

Paris 2024 president Tony Estanguet speaks as IOC president Thomas Bach looks on during the Opening Ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games along the Seine River.

The Olympic flag is raised in the Trocadero during the Opening Ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games.

The Olympic flag is raised during the Opening Ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games along the Seine River.

The Olympic flag is carried into the Trocadero by Floriane Issert during the Opening Ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games along the Seine River. Mandatory Credit: Andrew P. Scott-USA TODAY Sports

The Olympic flag is carried into the Trocadero by Floriane Issert during the Opening Ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games along the Seine River.

A general view of members of the delegation from the United States reacting in the Trocadero during the Opening Ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games.

The Olympic flag is carried into the Trocadero by Floriane Issert during the Opening Ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games along the Seine River.

The Olympic flag is carried into the Trocadero by Floriane Issert during the Opening Ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games along the Seine River.

The Olympic flag is carried into the Trocadero by Floriane Issert during the Opening Ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games along the Seine River.

A general view of country flags during the Opening Ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games.

An aerial view of the Olympic Rings on the Eiffel Tower taken from a helicopter during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France.

The delegation from Mexico cheers as they arrive at the Trocadero during the Opening Ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games.

Coco Gauff and Lebron James, Flagbearers of Team United States, are seen on a boat waving their flag along the River Seine during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France.

Lebron James, Flagbearer of Team United States, waves his country's flag on a boat on the River Seine during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France.

The delegation for France during the Opening Ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games along the Seine River.

Delegation from China arrive at the Trocadero during the Opening Ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games along the Seine River.

Athletes make their way on boats past the Eiffel Tower during the Opening Ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games along the Seine River.

The delegation from the United States is seen during the Opening Ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games along the Seine River.

A member of the delegation from Canada takes a selfie in the Trocadero during the Opening Ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games.

The delegation of China and Canada during the Opening Ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games along the Seine River.

Parisians celebrate after the delegation from France passed by their apartment during the Opening Ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games.

The delegation from the United States during the Opening Ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games.

The delegation of Israel during the Opening Ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games.

Athletes make their way up the Seine River on boats during the Opening Ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games.

The delegation from Palestine during the Opening Ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games.

Planes draw a heart in the sky during the Opening Ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games.

The delegation from Mexico during the Opening Ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games.

A woman watches the the Opening Ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games from their balcony.

The delegation from Great Britain during the Opening Ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games.

A general view of performers during the Opening Ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games.

Parisians watch the Opening Ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games from buildings along the Seine River.

The Eiffel Tower is seen from the Trocadero as crowds cover from the rain during the Opening Ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games.

Spectators stand in the rain during the Opening Ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games along the Seine River.

The delegation from Fiji during the Opening Ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games.

The delegations from Canada and China on a boat during the Opening Ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games along the Seine River.

A performer walks above the Seine River during the Opening Ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games.

The delegation of Japan during the Opening Ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games.

Spectators in the Trocadero wear rain ponchos during the Opening Ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games along the Seine River.

A group dances to "YMCA" outside Hotel de Ville during the Opening Ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games near the Seine River.

Eilieh Inglis rides on the shoulders of her father, David, during the Opening Ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games near the Seine River.

Mauritius' delegation sails on a boat during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris on July 26, 2024.

Spectators cover themselves in ponchos from the rain at the Trocadero during the Opening Ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games.

Athletes in the delegation of Sudan wave flags aboard a boat in the floating parade on the river Seine during the opening ceremony.

France's flag bearer Florent Manaudou (R) and fellow members of France's delegation sail in a boat along the river Seine during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris on July 26, 2024.

Athletes of Team Australia wave flags on the team boat on the River Seine during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France.

Athletes of Team Cambodia are seen on a boat along the River Seine during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France.

South Korea's delegation on a boat during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris on July 26, 2024.

A general view as a barge with the delegation from Bahrain passes by during the Opening Ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games.

A performer walks above the Seine River during the Opening Ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games.

The delegation from Saudi Arabia passes by during the Opening Ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games.

A general view of performers during the Opening Ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games.

The delegation from Bhutan during the Opening Ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games.

Germany delegation take photos in the rain during the Opening Ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games along the Seine River.

The delegation from Brazil waves to the crowd during the Opening Ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games.

The delegation from Bolivia during the Opening Ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games.

Giannis Antetokounmpo holds the Greek flag as their boat passes by during the Opening Ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games.

The delegation from Greece on the Seine River during the Opening Ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games.

Smoke resembling the flag of Team France is shown over Pont d’Austerlitz during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France.

President of the Organizing Committee for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games (Cojop) Tony Estanguet looks on ahead of the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris on July 26, 2024.

The refugee delegation reacts as they pass by during the Opening Ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games.

Spain's tennis player Rafael Nadal and his son Rafa Junior react on a balcony during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris on July 26, 2024.

Athletes from Greece's delegation sail in a boat along the river Seine at the start of the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris on July 26, 2024.

The Refugee Olympic Team boat parades in front of the Notre-Dame during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France.

A member from the Brazil delegation is reflected in a window as she holds a Brazilian flag as they sail in a boat along the river Seine at the start of the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024, in Paris, France.

Members of the Chinese delegation are seen ahead of the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 26, 2024.

Smoke in the colors of the France flag are set off at the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France.

Actress and IOC member Michelle Yeoh (C) is introduced during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France.

Athletes from Germany's delegation wave flags as they sail on a boat along the river Seine during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris on July 26, 2024.

Athletes from Brazil's delegation cheer on waving Brazilian flags as they sail in a boat along the river Seine during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris on July 26, 2024.

PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 26: Smoke resembling the flag of Team France is shown over Pont d’Austerlitz during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France.

Members of the Chinese delegation are seen ahead of the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 26, 2024.

Andy Murray of Team Great Britain looks on from a boat on the Seine during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France.

Refugee Olympic Team cruises during the athletes’ parade on the Seine during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France.

General view from inside the Trocadero during the Opening Ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games along the Seine River.

Lebron James, Flagbearer of Team United States before the start of the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France.

Stephen Curry of Team United States men's basketball prior to the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France.

France president Emmanuel Macron and IOC president Thomas Bach stand during the national anthem during the Opening Ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games.