The Paris 2024 Olympics began with a groundbreaking – and rain-soaked – opening ceremony, the first to be staged outside a stadium.
Here, the PA news agency takes a look at a selection of standout images from the floating parade down the River Seine and the finale at the Trocadero.
Great Britain flag bearers Tom Daley and Helen Glover and Team GB team-mates during the parade of a flotila of boats down the River Seine during Paris Olympics opening ceremony (John Walton)
France president Emmanuel Macron, left, and International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach were in attendance (Mike Egerton/PA)
The hosts France cruise down the Seine amid the rain (John Walton/PA)
Lady Gaga was among the stars on show (John Walton/PA)
Coco Gauff and LeBron James did the honours for the United States (John Walton/PA)
The Eiffel Tower was lit up with the Olympic rings… (Joel Marklund/PA)
The Great Britain team braved the elements at the Trocadero (Joel Marklund/PA)
The ‘City of Lights’ still offered a spectacular backdrop (David Davies/PA)
The rider at the Trocadero (Joel Marklund/PA)
Zinedine Zidane, left, hands the Olympic torch to Rafael Nadal (Mike Egerton/PA)
And the Olympic flame is lit by Marie-Jose Perec, left, and Teddy Riner (Jan Woitas/PA)