Paris 2024 Olympics opening ceremony in pictures

The athletes’ parade down the Rivers Seine featured 85 boats.

Heavy rain falls at the Trocadero during the opening ceremony for the Olympic Games in Paris (Joel Marklund/PA). (PA Wire)

The Paris 2024 Olympics began with a groundbreaking – and rain-soaked – opening ceremony, the first to be staged outside a stadium.

Here, the PA news agency takes a look at a selection of standout images from the floating parade down the River Seine and the finale at the Trocadero.