<p>Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and table tennis legend A Sharath Kamal led the Indian contingent at the glittering ceremony of Paris Olympics 2024 on Friday.</p><p>The Indian contingent was 84th on the call sheet. The women in the contingent were draped in sarees, while the men sported the traditional 'kurta-payjama' in the colours of the national flag.</p><p>Sindhu, who was making her third appearance at the Games, said she is super proud to be at Olympic village</p><p>"This will be my third Olympics, and really excited for the competition to begin. At the same time, I will be the flag bearer for the Indian contingent and I am super proud... I will be holding the bigger flag at the opening ceremony and I hope, with the same excitement, I do well in the competition and get a medal back to India," Sindhu told <em>JioCinema</em> head of the ceremony.</p><p>Kamal, who is set to participate in his fifth Olympics, said, "It's been a moment that I've been dreaming and visualising about, for the last 3-4 months. I'm pretty excited that I'm going to live that moment and especially that I'm going to do that with PV Sindhu. So, it's a fantastic moment, I would say.”</p>.Olympics 2024: France dazzles world with colourful, vibrant opening ceremony.<p>A total of 78 Indian athletes and officials participated in the ceremony.</p><p>The boats passed through the iconic landmarks of the city such as the restored Cathedral of Notre Dame, which was gutted in a fire five years ago, the iconic Louvre Museum and also a few of the Games venues.</p><p>This was the first time in the history of the Olympics that the opening ceremony was not conducted inside a stadium, as the traditional event was staged along the river Seine, which flows through the heart of the historic French capital.</p>
<p>Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and table tennis legend A Sharath Kamal led the Indian contingent at the glittering ceremony of Paris Olympics 2024 on Friday.</p><p>The Indian contingent was 84th on the call sheet. The women in the contingent were draped in sarees, while the men sported the traditional 'kurta-payjama' in the colours of the national flag.</p><p>Sindhu, who was making her third appearance at the Games, said she is super proud to be at Olympic village</p><p>"This will be my third Olympics, and really excited for the competition to begin. At the same time, I will be the flag bearer for the Indian contingent and I am super proud... I will be holding the bigger flag at the opening ceremony and I hope, with the same excitement, I do well in the competition and get a medal back to India," Sindhu told <em>JioCinema</em> head of the ceremony.</p><p>Kamal, who is set to participate in his fifth Olympics, said, "It's been a moment that I've been dreaming and visualising about, for the last 3-4 months. I'm pretty excited that I'm going to live that moment and especially that I'm going to do that with PV Sindhu. So, it's a fantastic moment, I would say.”</p>.Olympics 2024: France dazzles world with colourful, vibrant opening ceremony.<p>A total of 78 Indian athletes and officials participated in the ceremony.</p><p>The boats passed through the iconic landmarks of the city such as the restored Cathedral of Notre Dame, which was gutted in a fire five years ago, the iconic Louvre Museum and also a few of the Games venues.</p><p>This was the first time in the history of the Olympics that the opening ceremony was not conducted inside a stadium, as the traditional event was staged along the river Seine, which flows through the heart of the historic French capital.</p>
