A view of the Eiffel Tower at Trocadero during the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics on July 26, 2024. Credit – Kevin Voigt—Getty Images
The has already garnered much attention, from a —who was still singing—to an emotional performance by Celine Dion. Add in the rain pouring down on the City of Lights, and the event was by most accounts unconventional.
Yet, there was another aspect of the opening ceremony that caught the attention of viewers, with many heading to social media to point it out. When the Olympic flag—holding the iconic image of five multicolored rings overlapping one another—was raised, it was revealed to be hung upside down.
In its correct configuration, the Olympic flag should show three rings—blue, black, and red— on the top and two rings—yellow and green—on the bottom. As members of the French military hoisted the Olympic flag to conclude the opening ceremony, it dramatically unfurled from their arms to show the two rings on top instead.
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On X (formerly Twitter), onlookers reacted to the mistake, some seeing it as a simple error, while others argued that it was “embarrassing.”
If you’re having a bad day at work, it could be worse. You could be the flag team that hoisted the Olympic Flag upside down at the opening ceremony.
— Jonathan Jaworski (@jaworskijp)
Olympic flag raised upside down during Opening Ceremony
Members of the French military raised the flag during the ceremony, but appear to have raised it upside down
— Geeta Mohan گیتا موہن गीता मोहन (@Geeta_Mohan)
Interestingly, an upside down flag was at one point an In the United States, though, flying the American flag upside down has evolved into a for some on different sides of the political spectrum.
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Though the rain and the flag mishap brought on some frustration, on the Seine in Paris, as onlookers enjoyed their first truly festive opening ceremony since the Pyeongchang Winter Games in 2018, with the COVID-19 pandemic keeping fans away from ceremonies at the last two Olympic Games.
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