France, Lady Gaga and Celine Dion, two world-famous singers, performed a grand opening ceremony for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, which the host organized for a full 4 hours. The 2024 Olympic Games "Paris Games" in Paris, France, has opened grandly amidst the rain that has been falling throughout the early morning, with Mr. Emmanuel Macron, President of France, along with Mr. Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and leaders from around the world. Athletes from 206 countries from around the world have sailed along the Seine River, a distance of 6 kilometers, alternating with performances organized by the host throughout the opening ceremony for more than 4 hours. The athletes from Greece, the birthplace of the Olympic Games, were the first to enter the ceremony, followed by the refugee athletes or Refugees, and finally the host country, France, which led the procession. The Thai athletes were on the 76th boat and were the 184th country to enter the ceremony. They were accompa nied by "Bew" Phuriphon Bunson, the silver medalist in the men's 100 meter at the most recent Asian Games, and "Nong ST" Wareeya Sukkasem, a 12-year-old female skateboarder, who were the Thai flag bearers leading the procession. The host opened the event with a spectacular performance by Lady Gaga, a famous singer, followed by cultural performances that combined France, beliefs, and world events at important places in the city, including Aya Nakamura, a famous French singer who came out to perform with a band and French singers and artists on stage. The highlight of the torch lighting in the stadium began with Zinedine Zidane, a former player of the French national team that won the 1998 World Cup. He was the first torch bearer before passing it to Rafael Nadal, former world No. 1 tennis player and 14-time French Open champion from Spain. After that, they sailed along the Seine River with Serena Williams, former world No. 1 tennis player from the United States, Carl Lewis, former US national sprinter and 9- time Olympic gold medalist, Nadia Comanesi, former Romanian national gymnast before passing the torch to Amelie Mauresmo, former world No. 1 tennis player and 2-time Grand Slam champion from France who ran into the Louvre Museum, followed by Tony Parker, former NBA basketball player from France, running with many other sports legends before Teddy Reiner, French judoka and 3-time Olympic gold medalist, and Marie-Jose Perec, former French national sprinter and 3-time Olympic gold medalist, jointly lit the torch at a big balloon. Soaring more than 30 meters into the sky amidst the music of Celine Dion, a famous 56-year-old Canadian singer, owner of the song My Heart Will Go On, who has been suffering from SPS since 2022 after she performed at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, USA, who returned to perform in front of her fans again on the Eiffel Tower with the song Hymne à l'amour (Lee Alamou), one of the signature songs of Edith Piaf, the late legendary French female artist, which is considered the official ope ning signal of the 2024 Olympic Games, with more than 10,500 athletes competing for 329 gold medals in 32 sports until August 11. As for the interesting competition schedule of the Thai national athletes today, badminton at 4:00 p.m., men's singles, Group C, "View" Kunlavut Vitidsarn meets Mauritius, at 7:50 p.m., women's singles, Group C, "May" Supanida Ketthong meets Brazil, at 12:30 a.m., men's doubles, Group B, Suphak Jomkoh and Kitinupong Ketren meet France, at 3:00 a.m., women's doubles, Group D, "Gift" Jongkolphan Kititharakul and "View" Rawinda Prajongjai meet France. Boxing, first round, 3 categories, 8:30 p.m., 54 kg. women's category, Chuthamas Jitpong meets Serbia, 10:38 p.m., 80 kg. men's category, Wiraphol Jongjohor meets Dominican Republic, 2:04 a.m., 60 kg. women's category, Thananya Somnuk meets Kosovo. Source: Thai News Agency