Key Highlights:

Interactive Doodle: The doodle is animated and celebrates the Paris 2024 Olympics, featuring athletes and scenes from the opening ceremony.

Historic Event: Paris is hosting the Olympics for the third time, previously hosting in 1900 and 1924.

Opening Ceremony on the Seine River: For the first time, the ceremony is held not in a stadium but on the Seine River, with athletes floating down the river.

Equal Representation: The Games will have an equal number of male and female athletes.

What is a Google Doodle?

A Google Doodle is a unique, temporary modification of the Google logo on its homepage, created to celebrate holidays, events, achievements, and notable historical figures. These doodles can be static or animated and are often interactive.

Olympics 2024 Doodle

The Google Doodle website states, "This Doodle marks the beginning of the 2024 Summer Games, a historic event where records are shattered and history unfolds. For the first time, the City of Light launches the ceremony not in a stadium, but with thousands of athletes gliding down the Seine." C’est parti!”

Notable Features of the Paris 2024 Olympics

New Events: The competition will include new events such as break dancing at Place de la Concorde and surfing in Teahupo’o.

Sustainability: Organizers aim to make Paris 2024 the most sustainable Olympics in history.

Iconic Locations: Events will be held at iconic Parisian sites like the Eiffel Tower.