[Watch] Flagbearers PV Sindhu and Sharath Kamal proudly wave India’s tricolor at Paris 2024 Olympics opening ceremony

Indian sporting stars PV Sindhu and A Sharath Kamal beamed with pride as they waved the Indian flag in the Paris 2024 Olympics opening ceremony on Friday. Two-time Olympic medalist PV Sindhu and five-time Olympian Achanta Sharath Kamal were the official flag bearers of India at this year’s Summer Olympics.

In a video posted on social media by JioCinema, the 117-member sporting contingent of India was seen atop a boat as they sailed through the Seine River in the French capital. Almost 10,500 athletes from 206 participating nations took part in the Paris 2024 Olympics opening ceremony.

In the video, the Indian contingent members can be seen excitedly waving the tricolor as they sail down the iconic Seine River. The contingent members of Indonesia and Iran were also on the same boat as India.

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Lady Gaga performed in Paris 2024 Olympics opening ceremony

The opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympics has been groundbreaking in both its scale and ambition. Instead of being conducted inside a stadium, this year’s opening ceremony became the first in Olympic history to be conducted in an outdoor location.

The opening ceremony included 106 boats – including the one carrying the Indian contingent – as athletes from all over the world waved their flags in Paris. The countries descended down the Parisian river in the French alphabetical order.

The opening act of the ceremony involved the pop star, Lady Gaga, who sang a rendition of French singer Zizi Jeanmarie’s song “Mon Truc En Plumes." The mesmerising act, which involved the singer being surrounded by large pink feathers, took place on a flight of stairs along the Seine.

The Paris 2024 Olympics opening ceremony has been headed by the French artistic director Thomas Jolly.

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