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[Global Times reporter Li Ziyu] On July 26, local time, the opening ceremony of the 33rd Summer Olympic Games was held in Paris, France. French President Macron posted multiple posts in English and French on the social media platform X that day to comment on the opening ceremony of the Olympics. One of the posts in English read: "This is France!"

Macron posted: "This is France!" Source: Screenshot of Macron's social media platform X account

According to previous media reports, the opening ceremony of the 33rd Summer Olympic Games (also known as the 2024 Paris Olympics) began at 19:30 local time on July 26, or 1:30 a.m. Beijing time on July 27. At the opening ceremony, French President Macron announced the official opening of the Paris Olympics.

On July 26, local time, the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics was taken from foreign media

The 2024 Paris Olympics will be the first time that Paris, France, has hosted the Summer Olympics again after 1900 and 1924. It is also the third time in French history that the Summer Olympics has been held. This Olympic opening ceremony is the first opening ceremony in Olympic history that is not held in a stadium.