Games begin at 12.30 pm Bangladesh time with swimming, cycling, hockey

Games begin at 12.30 pm Bangladesh time with swimming, cycling, hockey
This photograph taken on July 26 shows the Eiffel Tower with illumated wings in foreground after the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Photo: AFP

The opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics took place last night on the river Seine. This is the first time in Olympic history that the opening ceremony of the Games has been held outside the main stadium. Entertainment stars like Celine Dion, Nakumara, Lady Gaga performed the show.

Football and rugby sevens started three days ago. Archery and handball also started from yesterday. The battle for gold in some events will also begin today. Flags of 206 countries will hoist in Paris. 10,500 athletes are participating in 329 events in 32 sports.

The game will start today at 12:30 PM Bangladesh time with badminton. Games from various Olympic events will be shown on two TV channels from Bangladesh—A Sports and Sports 18-1.

10m air rifle mixed team gold fight in shooting at 2:30. Apart from this, the gold medals will be fought today in diving, road cycling, skateboarding, judo, rugby sevens, fencing and several events in swimming.