Paris Olympics 2024: Olympic Flag Raised Upside Down During Opening Ceremony — WATCH

Paris Olympics 2024: The list of controversies at Paris Olympics 2024 Opening Ceremony keeps on updating as the Olympic Flag gets raised upside down. Here are the details. WATCH.

Olympic Flag being raised upside down during the Opening Ceremony of Paris Olympics 2024

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Paris Olympics 2024: The Paris Olympics 2024 Opening Ceremony saw yet another controversial moment, as the Olympic Flag was raised upside down by the officials. The event is already subject to a series of adversities as earlier, South Korea was addressed as North Korea by the officials, for which they have now officially apologised.

The Olympic flag was hung upside down near the Eiffel Tower at the opening ceremony of the Games. pic.twitter.com/qscJFV51hQ

— S p r i n t e r (@SprinterFamily) July 26, 2024

The Olympic flag is upside down!! #Paris2024 #OpeningCeremony pic.twitter.com/GCvusFEGED

— mrlkdds (@mrlkdds) July 26, 2024

 

A Dismal Opening Ceremony At Paris Olympics 2024

The event was already rain-affected and French officials added one more reason of disappointment on the day, as the iconic rings on the Olympic flag were unfurled in the wrong position.

Paris Olympics 2024 has so far not lived up to the high expectations it carried before its Opening Ceremomy and line of controversies and adversities that are following in, is just leaving a negative impression of the city in the history books. The officials in Paris have been on high-alert ever since the locals in Paris threatened to pollute the river Seine with human waste. 

Also, during the past couple of days, the civilians in the city have reportedly been in trouble and now malicious attacks took place over their train network.

Paris officials will now have to make sure a smooth functioning of the Games, as the line of adverse events that have occured till now do not promise a chaos-free 14 days ahead.

At the opening ceremony, around 30,000 fans were reportedly at the banks of River Seine to cheer for their respective country's athletes, as a three-hour+ ceremony saw over 200 countries represented by around 7000 athletes, and Marie-Jose Perec and Teddy Riner were the final torchbearers at the event.