b'THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTHThe huge sporting event that is the Olympic Games gives the host city and nation an opportunity to showcase their history, traditions and culture to a massive world audience. Here, students at Handsworth Grammar School make their suggestions about what the Opening Ceremony for Paris 2024 should include.One idea for the opening ceremony of theearly award ceremony to praise non-Olympic 2024 Olympics is a dance section. Dance issporting achievements. This is because manyThe Olympics Opening Ceremony is a part of every countrys culture and tradition,sports are overlooked during the Olympics,important so I think France should and each country has different styles andand each country has many people thatagree a deal with a famous celebrity cultural practices and this would show andare not considered athletes such as hikersto be the face of the 2024 Paris educate people about different cultures.or skydivers. This unites people as they areOlympics, which would increase the Another idea is to have a representative fromcelebrating each others achievements. publicity for the Games and attract each competing country perform a piece ofmore people of many different nations live moving art, like theatre or contortionists.Lastly, I think that there should be dronesto make Paris 2024 the greatest This would also show diversity between thein the Paris opening ceremony that cansporting event of our lives! These countries. each project images of art and the latestcelebrities could include people of I think that there should also be adevelopments in the world, like AI, which hasFrench heritage or of different cultures presentation of key events in the sharedaffected and will continue to affect people insuch as Kylian Mbapp, Lebron history of the competing countries, which willthe future. This also lets people see how theyJames, or Daniel Craig. Another remind people that many countries are linkedcan live and work in union to help the worldvital part of the Opening Ceremony together and have experienced many thingsin the future. could be some of Frances greatest landmarks, such as the Eiffel Tower with each other. There should also be anMohammed Zaman, Year 9 and the newly restored Notre-Dame Cathedral. This would intrigue many different viewers and showcase Frances beauty.If I was organising the Opening CeremonyFinally, renowned chef Yannick Allno couldThe Opening Ceremony could also for the Paris Olympics, I would create ancook lots of his dishes for the public forinclude a play about French history extravagant display of lights in a circle tofree. An announcement and introductionand how it, as a country, has evolved show that Paris still holds a circular shapecould be made by the President aboutover time, which would emphasise on the map. Paris is historically knownthe culinary greatness of Paris and all willthat France is a place of hope and to have a circular shape, although notbe able to experience the tastes of Parisexcitement and how the French have a perfect circle. Additionally, Paris wasthroughout the event. been amazingly resilient through tough named the City of Lights as it was theand difficult times. It also needs to be first city in Europe to use gas to illuminateGurjeevan Singh Seckon, Year 7 shown that the French have a very its streets. Therefore, to hold a display ofdistinct culture, which distinguishes lights in a circular shape holds significance. them from everywhere else. Next, a large number of boats couldArun Singh, Year 7travel down the River Seine with famous guests on them, who would then enter the Olympic stadium and wave to the public. The famous Seine and famous celebrities fit together well and will create an electric atmosphere. I would also book a musical performance by David Guetta, the most popular French singer today. This performance will be sung as the famous guests start to come off the boats on the Seine and into the arena.There should next be a speech by the French President, Emmanuel Macron, in order to educate young people about politics; what better way to do this than to have an inspiring speech by the president of the country in which the Games are held?25'