Olympics 2024 opening ceremony Highlights: Sharath Kamal, PV Sindhu fly the IND flag in the parade

This will be the first time when a parade of nations will not take place in a stadium but on the Seine River. Check Paris Olympics 2024 opening ceremony live updates and live streaming details here.

10:19 PM

Olympics 2024 opening ceremony LIVE: India's flag bearer PV Sindhu ready to make history in Paris

Having won two consecutive medals in Badminton at the Olympic Games (Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020), PV Sindhu will be looking forward to create history and win her third consecutive medal at the Olympics.

10:08 PM

Olympics 2024 opening ceremony LIVE: Which sport has been the most successful for India at the Games?

Being a part of the Olympics Games since many years, the most successfull sport for India has been hockey. The Men in Blue have won 12 medals over the years in the quadrennial event so far.

9:58 PM

Olympics 2024 opening ceremony LIVE: Who will be the leading the Indian contingent today?

Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and veteran Table Tennis player Sharath Kamal will be leading the contingent as the official flag bearers for India at the Paris Olympics this year.

9:43 PM

Olympics 2024 opening ceremony LIVE: Paris breaking traditions for the ceremony

In a first for the games, Paris is set to step away from the age-old tradition and will conduct the opening ceremony outside of a stadium, with the athletes taking the course of water on the iconic Seine River in the French capital.

9:28 PM

Olympics 2024 opening ceremony LIVE: Indian hockey team also in action tomorrow

The Indian hockey team will also be starting their Paris Olympics campaign as they look to win successive medal in Olympics. They will be facing New Zealand in the opener at 9 PM IST.

9:15 PM

Olympics 2024 opening ceremony LIVE: India aim to breach Tokyo 2020 medal tally in Paris

With a number of medal hopefulls in the Indian contingent, they will surely be looking forward to breaching the medal tally record at Tokyo 2020. India had won 7 medals in the 2020 games.

9:01 PM

Olympics 2024 opening ceremony LIVE: Indian contingent to wear special outfit for parade

Indian athletes will be wearing a Kurta Bundi set for men and matching colour sarees for women at the opening ceremony. The clothes will have the Indian tri-colour on them as well. The outfits have been given a Banarasi touch by designer Tarun Tahiliani.

8:51 PM

Olympics 2024 opening ceremony LIVE: Good news for India in archery events

The Indian archery for team in the Paris Olympics 2024 capped off a good team display as both the men's and women's team qualified for the quarter-finals of the team event. While the women's side finished fourth in the team ranking round, the men's team got the 3rd spot in their event.

8:40 PM

Paris Olympics 2024 opening ceremony LIVE UPDATES: 78-member Indian contingent to feature in ceremony

The Indian contingent will only have 78 members of the squad present for the opening ceremony. Some athletes need to be fresh for their events tomorrow while others will be arriving in the French capital in the days to come.

8:29 PM

Paris Olympics 2024 opening ceremony LIVE UPDATES: India kicking off their campaign tomorrow

As the Indian contingent kick start their campaign in Paris tomorrow, the first event will see Indian shooters Elavenil Valarivan-Sandeep Singh and Ramita-Arjun Babuta take part in the 10m air rifle mixed team qualification on July 27.

8:17 PM

Paris Olympics 2024 opening ceremony LIVE UPDATES: Who will be performing in Paris tonight?

International stars Lady Gaga and Celine Dion will be performing live at the opening ceremony in the French capital.

7:57 PM

Paris Olympics 2024 opening ceremony LIVE UPDATES: Indian shooters at Paris Olympics

As the quadrennial event is set to officially kick off for the Indian contingent, fans would have one eye on the talented shooting contingent featuring the likes of Sift Kaur who also has a world record to her name. Shooters would look to break the medal drought at the Olympics this time round.

7:38 PM

Paris Olympics 2024 opening ceremony LIVE UPDATES: French capital gears up for the grand celebration of sports

As the countdown begins for the Paris Olympics 2024 opening ceremony, fans from all around the world are looking forward to the unique ceremony at the iconic Seine River.