Olympics 2024: Paris Schedule, Sports, Dates, Ceremonies And Latest On Russian Athletes
The biggest sporting event this summer will be the Olympic Games, where drama and excitement will be guaranteed as 32 sports and 206 countries come together on the world stage.
Where is the 2024 Summer Olympics?
Paris will host the 33rd Summer Olympics after the city was awarded the Games seven years ago.
When is the 2024 Paris Olympics?
The 2024 Paris Olympics takes place from Friday, July 26 to Sunday, August 11.
However, there is sporting action two days before the Opening Ceremony on July 26, as football, rugby sevens, handball and archery get underway on July 24 and 25.
What sports are in the Olympics?
Aquatics
- Artistic swimming (August 5-10)
- Diving (July 27 to August 10)
- Marathon swimming (August 8-9)
- Swimming (July 27 to August 4)
- Water polo (July 27 to August 11)
Archery (July 25 to August 4)
Athletics (August 1 to August 11)
Badminton (July 27 to August 5)
Basketball
- Basketball (July 27 to August 11)
- 3×3 basketball (July 30 to August 5)
Boxing (July 27 to August 4)
Breaking (August 9 to August 10)
Canoeing
- Slalom (July 27 to August 4)
- Sprint (August 6-10)
Cycling
- BMX freestyle (July 30-31)
- BMX racing (August 1-2)
- Mountain biking (July 28-29)
- Road (July 27, August 3-4)
- Track (August 5-11)
Equestrian
- Dressage (July 30-31 and August 3-4)
- Eventing (July 27-29)
- Jumping (August 1-2 and 5-6)
Fencing (July 27 to August 4)
Field hockey (July 27 to August 9)
Football (July 24 to August 10)
Golf (August 1-4 and 7-10)
Gymnastics
- Artistic (July 27 to August 5)
- Rhythmic (August 8-10)
- Trampoline (August 2)
Handball (July 25 to August 11)
Judo (July 27 to August 3)
Modern pentathlon (August 8-11)
Rowing (July 27 to August 3)
Rugby sevens (July 24-30)
Sailing (July 28 to August 8)
Shooting (July 27 to August 5)
Skateboarding July 27-28 and August 6-7)
Sport climbing (August 5-10)
Surfing (July 27-30)
Table tennis (July 27 to August 10)
Taekwondo (August 7-10)
Tennis (July 27 to August 4)
Triathlon (July 30, 31 and August 5)
Volleyball
- Volleyball (July 27 to August 11)
- Beach volleyball (July 27 to August 10)
Weightlifting (August 7 to August 11)
Wrestling
- Freestyle (August 5-11)
- Greco-Roman (August 5-8)
Breakdancing to make Olympics debut
Breaking, which is better known as breakdancing, is the only sport to debut in Paris.
Sixteen B-boys and 16 B-girls will compete against each other in solo battles with gold medals for each category.
Skateboarding, sport climbing and surfing were introduced in Tokyo and will return this summer, while karate has been dropped.
Baseball/softball will also not take place but will be back at Los Angeles in 2028.
When and where is the opening ceremony?
The opening ceremony on July 26 at 6.30 pm UK and Irish time will see thousands of athletes travel on boats down the River Seine for several miles toward the Eiffel Tower, instead of the normal parade of teams inside a stadium.
The parade will be seen by approximately 600,000 spectators who will line the banks of the Seine and all the surrounding routes.
The closing ceremony on August 11 will take place at the Stade de France, which will host athletics during the Games.
Are Russian athletes allowed at the Olympics?
The IOC has laid out a vetting procedure for Russian and Belarusian athletes to be granted neutral status, with requirements including that they must not have publicly supported the invasion of Ukraine, which Moscow calls a "special military operation", or be affiliated with military or state security agencies.
The IOC expects about 36 neutral athletes with Russian passports and 22 with Belarus passports to qualify for the Paris Games.
Any medals won by those athletes will not be included in any medal table and they will have a specifically composed anthem with no words.
In March 2024, it was announced that Russians and Belarusians would not participate in the parade of athletes at the opening ceremony.
The IOC said athletes from Russia and Belarus who are approved to compete at the Olympics as neutrals will have a chance only "to experience the event" - likely watching from near the river.
A decision on whether those athletes will be allowed to take part in the August 11 closing ceremony will be taken at a later stage.
