Athletes take center stage in an opening with space hazards for their range

Paris 2024 This Wednesday he gave a starting signal to him Paralympic Games. He did it in a city ​​opening ceremony held between the Champs-Élysées and the Place de la Concorde, in another attempt, as happened at the Olympic Games a few weeks ago, to bring sport and the essence of the world’s largest multi-sport event to the fans

Perhaps because it was the second ceremony held in a month, Paris has details mentioned that are not outstanding in the Olympic staging. At that time, a ceremony was held that contradicted the parade of the various delegations in the artistic part, a situation that sometimes could blur the plot of the show.

This time, despite keeping it outside the Olympic Stadium, The organization has regained that more traditional aspectwith a continuous display component of all delegations. Furthermore, in the lesson learned, because this time the athletes are the absolute stars of the opening event.

One of the organization’s great goals when betting on urban ceremonies is to showcase the scenery. This can be done in a big way at the Olympic Games, with a Seine packed to the brim to welcome the athletes. This time, however, many of the stands along the route did not achieve the look I wanted the French country and it is limited the organizational sign at the end of the route at the Plaza de la Concorde.

It’s one of the risks taken when leaving the Olympic Stadium and the audience fades into a magnificent stretch of Paris like the Champs-Élysées. Some stands improved their appearance as the ceremony progressed, but not to the desired extent.

One of the problems of leaving the stadium

Another risk that leaves the Olympic Stadium is the space for media work, very limited in the part designated for it in the Plaza de la Concorde. A good list of Spanish media recognized to cover the event was not able to ‘in situ’.