Saudi Games 2023 Opening Ceremony Tickets Now Available

The ceremony will take place at King Fahd International Stadium (File Photo AAWSAT)
The ceremony will take place at King Fahd International Stadium (File Photo AAWSAT)
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Saudi Games 2023 Opening Ceremony Tickets Now Available

The ceremony will take place at King Fahd International Stadium (File Photo AAWSAT)
The ceremony will take place at King Fahd International Stadium (File Photo AAWSAT)

The organizing committee of the Saudi Games 2023 announced the availability of tickets for the opening ceremony of the 2nd edition of the games.

The ceremony will take place at King Fahd International Stadium on November 27 with a general entrance ticket priced at SAR35.

Tickets can be purchased through the website: Tickets.saudigames.sa.

The opening ceremony will feature a diverse and distinctive program, including artistic and sports performances, as well as light displays creating an artistic tableau throughout the Stadium, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

There will also be a procession of participating athletes, fireworks displays, and the lighting of the Saudi Games' torch.



Olympic Cauldron to Rise into Paris Skies Each Night

 Paris 2024 Olympics - Paris, France - July 27, 2024. A general view of the balloon and Olympic cauldron in Jardin des Tuileries. (Reuters)
Paris 2024 Olympics - Paris, France - July 27, 2024. A general view of the balloon and Olympic cauldron in Jardin des Tuileries. (Reuters)
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Olympic Cauldron to Rise into Paris Skies Each Night

 Paris 2024 Olympics - Paris, France - July 27, 2024. A general view of the balloon and Olympic cauldron in Jardin des Tuileries. (Reuters)
Paris 2024 Olympics - Paris, France - July 27, 2024. A general view of the balloon and Olympic cauldron in Jardin des Tuileries. (Reuters)

The Olympic cauldron that made a stunning first flight at the Paris Games opening ceremony will sit on the ground during the day and rise again every evening.

Paris Olympics organizers said that from Saturday, the cauldron attached to a balloon will fly more than 60 meters (197 feet) above the Tuileries gardens near the glass pyramid entrance to the Louvre museum from sunset until 2 a.m.

During daytime hours, 10,000 people each day can get free tickets to approach the cauldron, which is the first in Olympic history to light up without the use of fossil fuels.

Organizers said the electric flame uses 40 LED spotlights “to illuminate the cloud created by 200 high-pressure misting nozzles.”