Epic Olympic Games opening ceremony outfits from around the world

There are just days to go until the 2024 Olympic Games begins.

The Olympics is one of the world's biggest sporting competitions and this year it takes place in Paris.

The Games' opening ceremony kicks off the Olympics on 26 July, with athletes from around the globe taking part in a celebratory parade.

More than 10,000 athletes from all over the world are heading to France's capital city to compete.

Each country designs special outfits for the athletes, and here are just a few of these amazing designs.

Let us know which ones are your favourite below!

Mongolia

Mongolia's detailed opening ceremony outfits went viral on social media after they were released, with many people saying they liked the designs.

The outfits were created by Mongolian sister designers Michel and Amazonka Choigaalaa.

Each outfit takes around 20 hours to make, and takes inspiration from traditional clothing worn in Mongolia.

The outfits include ceremonial earrings, and detailed vests which are embroidered with things like the Eiffel Tower and Olympic flame.

There are also symbols that represent Mongolia like the Soyombo - which appears on the Mongolian flag - and the mythological Gua-Maral deer.

Haiti

Haiti's colourful designs were created by Haitian-Italian designer Stella jean.

The skirts and trousers feature art from a painting called Passage by Haitian painter Philippe Dodard.

The blue shirts are inspired by the Guayabera - a traditional shirt which is made using a special Haitian weaving technique, and is a nod to Stella Jean's grandfather who used to wear shirts like it.

The white sleeveless blazers are also made using recycled fabric, and feature the Olympic emblem.

Czech Republic

The Czech Republic also caught people's attention with their eye-catching opening ceremony outfits.

They were created as part of a collaboration between ALPINE PRO, and Czech designer Jan Černý.

The bold jackets are inspired by the traditional Czech “baloňák” coat, which the head of the Czech Olympic Committee, Jiří Kejval, said was meant to honour the host country France, due to the clothing item’s popularity there.

The coats’ inky pattern is a nod towards the work of Czech artist Vladimír Boudník.

The outfits also come with a glass linden leaf - which is one of the symbols of the Czech Republic, and is meant to give the athletes protection and strength during their sporting performances.

Great Britain

But what about Team GB?! We hear you ask!

Well, Team GB's outfits are made by Ben Sherman, who has designed outfits for the team the last three games in a row.

The outfits feature colours and symbols from the British flag, red, white and blue,

It also features embroidery of the four national flower symbols of the UK - the rose (England), thistle (Scotland), daffodil (Wales) and shamrock (Northern Ireland).

USA

Team USA will be wearing outfits designed by American designer Ralph Lauren for the opening ceremony of the games.

Ralph Lauren is famous for its blazer and shirt designs.

For the Olympic outfits, the blazers and shirts will be made in the colours of the American flag, red white and blue.

The team will also be wearing jeans, as a nod to US designer Levi Strauss who created and popularised denim jeans in the US as workwear for cowboys, miners and farmers in the 1800s.

France

Host nation France have a strong history of fashion, and is home to lots of famous designers.

This year the French Olympic team's outfits have been designed by former Vogue France editor Carine Roitfeld in collaboration with LVMH and will be custom-made by Berluti.

The blazer have collars which feature the colours of the French flag, red white and blue in the designer's burnished style.

Inside each item is stitched the phrase: "Artisan of all victories."

Artisan is a word that describes someone who is skilled in a particular way, usually in making something by had.

Ireland

Ireland's opening ceremony outfits were created by by New York-based Irish designer Laura Weber, through her brand LW Pearl.

The outfits were made to blend traditional styles with modern ones, to mark Ireland's 100th anniversary of taking part in the Olympic Games.

The outfits are made from a special type of fabric called ECO-Hybrid taffeta which is created using recycled T-shirts and plastic bottles.

Each athlete's jacket sleeve has a unique embroidered patch, which features a design of the athlete made from beads, sequins and stones.

The jackets also have a special shamrock brooch, which is made up of four embroidered four-leaf clovers, which are believed to help bring good luck.

Australia

The Australian outfits have been designed by Sportscraft, and will be worn by more than 460 athletes during the opening ceremony.

The outfit feature the colours gold and green, which are the national colours of Australia, meant to symbolise the country's beaches, crops and forests.

Indigenous artwork by Olympic boxer Paul Fleming called Walking Together is featured on the scarf, and artist David Bosun’s Ngalmun Danalaig features on the pocket square.

Each blazer has the names of 301 Australian Olympic champions in the lining, and features the Australian Olympians' oath embroidered on the inside pocket.