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At 11.24pm on Friday 26 July, Marie-José Pérec and Teddy Riner lit the Cauldron of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at the end of an exceptional Opening Ceremony. Created by French designer Mathieu Lehanneur, the Paris 2024 Cauldron is out of this world. This giant ring of fire topped by a monumental balloon took to the skies over Paris. For the first time in the history of the Games, the Olympic Flame will shine without fuel, thanks to EDF.

Key figures:

- A 30-metre-high cauldron with a 7-metre-diameter ring of fire
- Every day during the Games, 10,000 people will be able to get up close to the Cauldron on the ground, from 11am to 7pm.
- A flight more than 60 metres above the ground, from sunset until 2am every night
- A 100% electric flame without fuel thanks to EDF, made of water and light