Paris kicked off its first Summer Olympics in a century on Friday with a rule-breaking opening ceremony studded with stars and fantasy.

The 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony was ambitious and unique, a spectacular show by the City of Lights to ring in the start of the Games.

OPENING CEREMONY OLYMPICS Opening ceremonies at the London Olympics Opening Ceremony toned down from past extravaganzas Vahe Gregorian St. Louis Post-dispatch Jul 28, 2012 Updated Jul 28, 2012 1 of 2 ...

The Olympics are roughly three years away. Challenges over funding and timing for Los Angeles County's public transit plans remain.

White cowboy hat worn as a part of the Olympic athlete's opening parade uniform at the 1980 Olympic Games in Lake Placid, New York. This was the first Olympics where the U.S. athletes were asked for ...

PARIS (AP) — A year after it captivated crowds during the Paris Olympics, a centerpiece of the summer Games made a comeback Saturday to light up the French capital's skyline. The iconic helium ...

The first female and first African president of the IOC, Kirsty Coventry, was inaugurated in the role on Monday ...

Opening ceremonies for summer hours of Smithsonian Institution museums on the National Mall, featuring hot air balloon ascension and the U.S. Navy Band in the rotunda of the Museum of Natural History, ...

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Highlights from the opening of the 2010 Winter Olympics.

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