Paris 2024 Olympic Committee handout illustration showing Paris Olympics opening ceremony on July 26, 2024.

The opening will take part on River Seine, breaking the long-held Summer Games tradition of a stadium procession of athletes and officials.

More than 160 boats filled with athletes and officials from more than 200 countries will sail almost 6km between Pont d’Austerlitz and Pont d’Iena bridges in central Paris, with the closing ceremony scheduled to be held at the Trocadero, an expanse of gardens and fountains overlooking the Eiffel Tower.