The 2024 Paris Summer Olympics are here. Just three years after the Tokyo Games — which were postponed from 2020 to the summer of 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic — more than 10,000 athletes from more than 200 competing Olympic committees will spend 19 days chasing gold, silver and bronze in the City of Light.
Every Olympic year brings with it the tradition and spectacle of the Opening Ceremony, and the biggest change you might notice is that this year's parade will be a boat parade along the Seine River in the heart of Paris. The river is also set to be used for some open-water swimming competitions — a decision that has drawn some criticism due to pollution levels in the river.