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 Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) vice-president, Rajeev Shukla, extended wishes to the Indian contingent for the Paris Olympics and is confident that the athletes will perform well in the Summer Games.
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.
Nikhat, the world champion boxer, secured a match up against Germany's Carina Kloetzer in the opening round of the women's 50 kg boxing but her next match could come against China's Wu Yu, the defending Asian Games champion, as per Olympics.com.
Ireland's second-ever home Test in Belfast is their maiden encounter against Zimbabwe in this format. It is also the first Test to be played in Northern Ireland.
India's tennis pair Rohan Bopanna-Sriram Balaji and singles player Sumit Nagal will lock horns against French opponents in their first round matches of Paris Olympics 2024.