Torrential downpours and grey skies have marred the Paris 2024 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony which is taking place along the River Seine in front of 320,000 soaked spectators.
The carefully choreographed open-air parade kicked off at 6.30pm UK time, with an incredible performance from American superstar Lady Gaga who wowed crowds as she performed a stunning Folie Bergiere entirely in French.
France’s tricolour flag erupted from the Pont d’Austerlitz Bridge with 6,800 athletes covered in plastic ponchos attempted to keep spirits high as they travelled down the famed waterway in a huge flotilla of 85 boats.
Meteorologists who predicted the unusual rainy July weather would be a ‘disaster’ for the outdoor ceremony appear to have been proved…
