Paris 2024 Olympic Games opening ceremony faces criticism for 'mistakes'
Besides the eye-catching performances, the Paris Olympic Opening Ceremony received a lot of harsh criticism, because of the "flaws" that were considered "too terrible".
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said in a speech in the Romanian city of Băile Tusnad, broadcast by M1 TV channel on July 27, that the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Paris showed that the West no longer has a common moral foundation.
The opening ceremony of the Paris Summer Olympics took place on July 27. In addition to the eye-catching performances, the 2024 Olympics encountered many "mistakes" such as the incident of hanging the wrong flag, the mistaken introduction of the South Korean national athlete team as North Korean athletes, or artistic performances that made the audience watching on TV angry and exclaim: "What is going on?".
"The West believes that nation states no longer exist. As a result, they deny that there is a common culture and a common morality built on that foundation. If you watch the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, you will see that there are no common moral values anymore," said Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
According to Mr. Orban, despite such circumstances, Central European countries protect the common culture of the nations, creating a common set of values and common ethical standards.
Meanwhile, American businessman Elon Musk wrote on social network X that the performances with the participation of transgender people at the Olympics opening ceremony were a manifestation of blatant disrespect.
Some elements at the Paris Olympics opening ceremony were “absolutely appalling,” Russian President Dmitry Peskov told TASS.
According to Mr. Peskov, the ceremony cannot be held without the approval and consent of the International Olympic Committee. “From the experience of the 2014 Olympics, I know that the entire scenario is coordinated with the International Olympic Committee. We have known about the French oddities for a long time, but the fact is that this was agreed by the IOC,” said the press secretary of the Russian President.
Mr Peskov noted that one can now “start to sympathise with the fate of the International Olympic Committee”, because “they have embarked on a slippery slope”.
