Skip to player
Skip to main content
Skip to footer
Search
Connect
Watch fullscreen
Like
Comments
Bookmark
Share
Add to Playlist
Report
Olympics athletes arrive in Paris ahead of opening ceremony
euronews (in English)
Follow
23/07/2024
The games will officially start on the 26th of July until the 11th of August.
Category
🗞
News
Transcript
Display full video transcript
00:00
A steady stream of athletes and support staff has started flowing through arrival terminals
00:06
at Paris airports as the Olympic Games opening ceremony looms even closer.
00:11
Maria Luisa Calderon, a fencer from Peru, has travelled to the French capital to take
00:16
part in her third Olympiad, this time as her country's flag bearer.
00:21
She couldn't be more excited.
00:22
It's a dream come true, of course, we train so much for this, I've been doing my sport
00:32
for 28 years, so yeah, this is going to be my third Olympic Games and I'm so excited
00:39
to just begin, you know.
00:46
A seasoned British athlete Kirsty Gilmore has a few tricks up her sleeve to ease the
00:50
stress as she waits at the Olympic Village for her first badminton match.
00:56
I brought my pillow from home, I brought a little candle from home, just trying to make
01:00
it feel a bit more home-like and not a kind of, yeah, separate, very strict Olympic Village,
01:07
so trying to make it a little bit comfy.
01:09
The Games will officially start on the 26th of July.
Recommended
2:10
|
Up next
Olympics: A look ahead to Paris 2024 with one year to go
The Independent
27/07/2023
1:46
Paris 2024: How is this Olympics different?
Evening Standard
17/07/2024
2:20
With a week to go, Paris 2024 chief confident of Olympics opening 'dream plan'
The Star
20/07/2024
1:52
Paris Olympics kick off amid fans' excitiment and logistic hassles
euronews (in English)
24/07/2024
1:30
Paris gets a facelift as it prepares to host the 2024 Olympic Games
euronews (in English)
09/07/2023
1:29
Paris Paralympics open in blaze of hope and inclusivity
AFP English
29/08/2024
0:41
Olympic Flame Flies Above Paris As Games Kick Off
TaiwanPlus News
29/07/2024
0:55
Paris Olympics: Australia lead medal table as French bishops turn against opening ceremony blasphemy
euronews (in English)
28/07/2024
1:48
Paris Olympics 2024: All You Need To Know About Summer Olympic Games In France
LatestLY
10/07/2024
1:51
Paris Olympics: What to watch for on Friday and Thursday recap
euronews (in English)
02/08/2024
0:35
A Look Ahead at the Opening Ceremonies at the 2024 Olympics in Paris
TIME
26/07/2024
1:51
Paris 2024: Malaysia's quest for elusive gold starts on July 25
The Star
25/07/2024
2:17
Paris Olympics: Everything we know about the opening ceremony
euronews (in English)
25/07/2024
1:48
Paris 2024 Paralympics opening ceremony wins over international public
Le Monde
29/08/2024
1:05
Paris Olympics 2024: opening ceremony and day one events
Evening Standard
27/07/2024
1:41
Olympics explained: How athletes get to the Olympic podium
Australian Community Media
02/08/2024
1:11
Searing heat comes to Paris after rainy start to Olympic Games
euronews (in English)
29/07/2024
1:10
Preparations for Los Angeles 2028 Summer Olympics already under way
euronews (in English)
12/08/2024
1:22
Team GB Athletes To Look Out For At The 2024 Paris Olympics
Evening Standard
22/07/2024
0:43
Take a look inside the Paris 2024 Olympic Village
Australian Community Media
04/07/2024
2:20
Tour of the Welcome Center at the 2024 Paris Olympics
TIME
24/07/2024
3:05
First batch of athletes and staff arrive for Paris Olympics
The Star
20/07/2024
0:35
Paris Olympics flame lit at Greek cradle of ancient games
euronews (in English)
16/04/2024
1:26
Team GB athletes leave Paris after Olympics
ODN
12/08/2024
1:56
'I wish Paris could stay that way': Residents experience post-Olympic blues
euronews (in English)
12/08/2024