Olympics 2024: Paris games kick off with lighting of cauldron
Paris kicked off its first Summer Olympics 2024 in a century with a rain-soaked, rule-bending opening ceremony along the Seine River, blending stars and fantasy in a unique spectacle. The Olympic cauldron was lit in a dramatic fashion by Marie-José Pérec and Teddy Riner, atop a 7-meter-wide (about 23 feet)