Olympic opening ceremony takes place in Paris across the Seine river

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Instead of the traditional march into the stadium, more than 10,000 athletes paraded on around 100 boats for almost four miles down Paris’ Seine river.

Athletes on board the boats caught glimpses of key sites including the Eiffel Tower and Notre-Dame, as well as several Olympic venues including La Concorde Urban Park (3X3 basketball, breaking, BMX freestyle cycling, skateboarding), Invalides (archery, athletics – marathon finish, road cycling – time trial start) and the Grand Palais (fencing, taekwondo).

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