Turkmenistan participated in the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Paris

Turkmenistan's athletes took part in the opening ceremony of the XXXIII Summer Olympic Games in the French capital on July 26, TDH reports.

For the first time in the history of the Summer Olympic Games, the opening ceremony took place not in the stadium, but simply in the very center of the city. It started with an unusual parade of athletes: the participants of the 2024 Olympics traveled by boat along the River Seine. The delegations started their journey at the Austerlitz Bridge and finished 6 kilometers later at the Trocadero Square right by the Eiffel Tower. During the journey, the athletes were able to see the main sights of the French capital: Notre Dame, the Louvre, the Grand Palais, the Pont Neuf Bridge and much more.

According to tradition, the Olympic parade was opened by athletes from Greece, the birthplace of the Olympic Games. All the teams participating in the Paris Olympics marched in front of the numerous spectators gathered in the stands along the embankment. Among them was the national team of Turkmenistan, which was led by the flag bearer of the Turkmen Olympians - the first judo Grand Slam champion in the history of our country S. Rakhimov.

Together with S.Rakhimov represent Turkmenistan at the Olympics-2024: judoist M.Pardayeva (up to 57 kg), swimmers M.Zhalaev (100 meters freestyle), A.Primova (100 meters backstroke), weightlifter D.Hasanbayev (up to 102 kg) and track and field athlete V.Meredova (100 meters).

The Turkmen Olympic delegation consists of 19 people, including 6 athletes who will perform in four sports - judo, track and field, swimming and weightlifting.

On the eve of the solemn send-off to the Olympics-2024, which took place in the Sports Complex of the Olympic Campus in the capital, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov addressed a welcoming address to the Turkmen athletes, in which the head of state cordially congratulated the athletes on their participation in the world celebration of sports and wished them to worthily represent independent neutral Turkmenistan at the XXXIII Summer Olympic Games and raise the sports prestige of our country in the world to an even higher level!