Social media reaction to ‘in seine’ Olympics opening ceremony
There is always huge interest in the opening ceremony at the Olympics, and there was certainly plenty to talk about after the torch was lit at the Paris Games on Friday night.
One of the most popular parts of the opening ceremony sees all participating countries have grand introductions, but the Paris Games already went a different route as the various Olympic teams were welcomed on boats cruising down the River Seine in a historic first for a Summer Games.
In between these introductions, there were various performances that ranged from dancing, parkour, singing to an outrageous runway fashion show. There was also a sensational performance from Celine Dion, torrential downpours that soaked the athletes, a song from a man bizarrely painted in blue, a torch handover process that seemed to last an age, and ultimately the entire opening ceremony lasted over four hours.
It was quite cleverly described as an opening ceremony that was simply ‘in seine’ as the use of the River Seine quite literally turned the event into a wild ride.
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Below we look at the widespread reaction on social media to the Olympics opening ceremony
How 99.999 percent of people felt about the Paris #Olympics #OpeningCeremony #OlympicGames #Olympics2024 #Olympics2024Paris pic.twitter.com/71j4oYKNJp
— Politi_Rican 𝕏 (@TheRicanMemes) July 27, 2024
What times SA athletes are in action this weekend:
Saturday, 27 July
9:30 am: Equestrian – Alexander Peternell
10 am: Judo (Women’s) – Geronay Whitebooi
10:12 am: Rowing (Women’s Singles) – Paige Badehorst
11 am: Swimming (Women’s 100m Butterfly) – Erin Gallagher
Noon: Skateboarding (Men’s) – Brandon Valjalo
12:45 pm: Hockey (Men’s) – South Africa vs Netherlands
2:50 pm: Badminton (Women’s) – Johanita Scholtz
3:30 pm: Rugby Sevens (Men’s Semi-Final) – South Africa vs France
7 pm: Surfing (Men’s) Men’s – Matthew McGillivray; Jordy Smither
8:30 pm: Swimming (Women’s 100m Butterfly) – Erin Gallagher
11:48 pm: Surfing (Women’s) – Sarah Baum
Sunday, 28 July
9:30 am: Artistic Gymnastics – Caitlin Rooskrantz
10 am: Fencing (Men’s) – Harry Saner
10:30 am: Equestrian – Alexander Peternell
11 am: Rowing (Men’s Pairs) – John Smith and Christopher Baxter
11 am: Swimming
Women’s 100m breaststroke – Tatjana Smith
Men’s 110m backstroke – Pieter Coetze
Women’s 200m Freestyle – Aimee Canny
11:40 am: Artistic Gymnastics – Caitlin Rooskrantz
12:45 pm: Hockey (Women’s) – South Africa vs Australia
2:50 pm: Artistic Gymnastics – Caitlin Rooskrantz
4 pm: Rugby Sevens (Women) – South Africa vs Australia
6 pm: Artistic Gymnastics – Caitlin Rooskrantz
7 pm: Rugby Sevens (Women) – South Africa vs Ireland
8:15 pm: Hockey (Men’s) – South Africa vs Great Britain
11:48 pm: Surfing (Men’s) – Matthew McGillivary; Jordy Smith
