Jang Mi-ran, the second Vice Minister of the South Korean sports ministry sought a meeting with the International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach after being a witness to the incident.
After a first-of-its-kind opening ceremony on the Seine River, the highly anticipated Paris Olympics 2024 was declared open in the French capital on Friday.
The iconic French midfielder Zinedine Zidane made an appearance in a pre-recorded video carrying the Olympic flame to kickstart the opening ceremony. From Stade de France, he sprinted and carried the flame.
French mezzo-soprano opera singer, Axelle Saint-Cirel stunned everyone with her performance of the French national anthem, La Marseillaise' during the parade of the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics from the roof of the Grand Palais.
With star shuttler PV Sindhu and seasoned table tennis star Sharath Kamal as the flagbearers, the group of 78 India athletes and officials arrived in the Parade of Nations at the River Seine in the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics 2024 on Friday.
The opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics 2024 started with the stunning performance of Lady Gaga. French-Malian singer-songwriter Aya Nakamura, who is the most listened-to French-speaking musician worldwide performed at the grand ceremony.
The Indian contingent in the Parade of Nations in the Paris Olympics opening ceremony will have 78 athletes and officials from 12 disciplines whose teams are in France.