Paris, FRANCE | THE INDEPENDENT | The 2024 Paris Olympic Games have officially begun with a groundbreaking opening ceremony held in the heart of the French capital. The games will run from July 26 to August 11, 2024. For the first time in Olympic Summer Games history, the opening ceremony took place outside a traditional stadium.
Athletes floated on boats along the Seine, Paris’ main waterway, instead of marching on an athletics track. Ugandan athletes Charles Kagimu and swimmer Gloria Muzito, who were earlier named the flag bearers, proudly carried their nation’s flag as Uganda’s delegation traveled down the Seine.
Thousands of spectators lined the riverbanks to watch the spectacular event. Uganda will be represented by 25 athletes competing in four disciplines: track/marathon, swimming, cycling, and rowing.
The athletics team, consisting of sprinters, middle-distance runners, long-distance runners, and marathoners, forms the bulk of the squad with 21 athletes.
Swimming, rowing, and cycling are represented by two, one, and one athlete respectively.
Uganda Radio Network Uganda Radio Network brings you a glimpse of vibrant moments as the Ugandan delegation floated down the Seine amid cheers from the crowd, and the rest of what transpired on the opening ceremony.
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