The 2024 Paris Olympics have started, with a full schedule of athletic activities. This is all the information you want about these summertime activities.
While several team events began on July 24, the Olympics officially debuted in Paris on Friday, July 26 and ran through Sunday, August 11. Paris’s Seine River served as the site of the opening ceremony. On August 11, a flag and athlete parade will be held as part of the closing ceremony.
When Was The Opening Ceremony For The 2024 Olympics?
The 2024 Summer Olympics opened with a ceremony unlike any other. According to the organisers, it was the first Olympic opening ceremony to take place outside of a stadium. Due to the COVID-19 epidemic, the Tokyo opening ceremony was staged in an almost empty stadium.
Athletes participated in a boat procession along the Seine River in Paris. On Friday, July 26, the flotilla started at 7:30 p.m. local time, which translates to 1:30 p.m. Eastern and 10:30 a.m. on the West Coast. Even with heavy rain, the celebrations continued.
During the event, an estimated 94 boats made their way down the almost four-mile course. Athletes on the Seine were joined by singers and dignitaries, with Lady Gaga and Celine Dion closing up the spectacle. About 10,500 competitors are competing in 206 National Olympic Committees.
The inaugural event is attended by around 120 heads of state, including first lady Jill Biden, royals, and other dignitaries.
When Is The Olympic Closing Ceremony In Paris?
The 2024 Summer Olympics will conclude with a ceremony in the Stade de France on Sunday, August 11, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern. Among other things, there will be victory ceremonies, a flag procession, and an athlete parade. In Tokyo, the closing ceremony lasted for almost three hours.
When Is Gymnastics At The 2024 Paris Games?
Events in artistic gymnastics are planned for July 27–August 1 and again from August 3–5. Events in rhythmic gymnastics, a female-only competition, are planned for August 8–10. Different abilities and equipment are tested in artistic and rhythmic gymnastics.
August 2 is the day for all trampoline gymnastics competitions. The women’s qualifiers and women’s final are held first on that day. Next up on August 2 are the men’s final and the men’s qualifiers.
The four main events in women’s artistic gymnastics are beam, vault, uneven bars, and floor exercises. American gymnast Simone Biles is one of the competitors participating in this sport. Eight events spread over six pieces of apparatus comprise men’s artistic gymnastics: floor exercises, parallel bars, rings, pommel horse, and vault. To evaluate the male gymnasts’ overall competence, there are two more events.
The Olympic rhythmic gymnastics competition is divided into two categories: individual all-around women and group all-around women. It uses balls, hoops, clubs, and ribbons to demonstrate dexterity, flexibility, and melody.
When Is Soccer At The 2024 Paris Games?
Some people who look into soccer’s Olympic schedule could be perplexed: The majority of the world knows this sport as football, therefore that’s where it is classified.
Due to the large number of matches in the tournament, the activities began before the formal opening ceremony on July 26. The majority of the days throughout the Games have matches planned, and online scores and full lists are accessible.
Full Schedule Paris Olympics Event 2024
Sunday, July 28
- Archery
- Artistic Gymnastics
- Badminton
- Basketball
- Beach Volleyball
- Boxing
- Canoe Slalom
- Cycling Mountain Bike
- Equestrian
- Fencing
- Football (soccer)
- Handball
- Hockey
- Judo
- Rowing
- Rugby Sevens
- Sailing
- Shooting
- Skateboarding
- Surfing
- Swimming
- Table Tennis
- Tennis
- Volleyball
- Water Polo
Monday, July 29
- Archery
- Artistic Gymnastics
- Badminton
- Basketball
- Beach Volleyball
- Boxing
- Canoe Slalom
- Cycling Mountain Bike
- Diving
- Equestrian
- Fencing
- Handball
- Hockey
- Judo
- Rowing
- Rugby Sevens
- Sailing
- Shooting
- Surfing
- Swimming
- Table Tennis
- Tennis
- Volleyball
- Water Polo
Tuesday, July 30
- 3×3 Basketball
- Archery
- Artistic Gymnastics
- Badminton
- Basketball
- Beach Volleyball
- Boxing
- Canoe Slalom
- Cycling BMX Freestyle
- Equestrian
- Fencing
- Football (soccer)
- Handball
- Hockey
- Judo
- Rowing
- Sailing
- Shooting
- Surfing
- Swimming
- Table Tennis
- Tennis
- Triathlon
- Volleyball
- Water Polo
Wednesday, July 31
- 3×3 Basketball
- Archery
- Artistic Gymnastics
- Badminton
- Basketball
- Beach Volleyball
- Boxing
- Canoe Slalom
- Cycling BMX Freestyle
- Diving
- Equestrian
- Fencing
- Football (soccer)
- Handball
- Hockey
- Judo
- Rowing
- Sailing
- Shooting
- Surfing
- Swimming
- Table Tennis
- Tennis
- Triathlon
- Volleyball
- Water Polo
Thursday, Aug. 1
- 3×3 Basketball
- Archery
- Artistic Gymnastics
- Athletics
- Badminton
- Basketball
- Beach Volleyball
- Boxing
- Canoe Slalom
- Cycling BMX Racing
- Equestrian
- Fencing
- Golf
- Handball
- Hockey
- Judo
- Rowing
- Sailing
- Shooting
- Swimming
- Table Tennis
- Tennis
- Volleyball
- Water Polo
Friday, Aug. 2
- 3×3 Basketball
- Archery
- Athletics
- Badminton
- Basketball
- Beach Volleyball
- Boxing
- Canoe Slalom
- Cycling BMX Racing
- Diving
- Equestrian
- Fencing
- Football (soccer)
- Golf
- Handball
- Hockey
- Judo
- Rowing
- Sailing
- Shooting
- Swimming
- Table Tennis
- Tennis
- Trampoline Gymnastics
- Volleyball
- Water Polo
Saturday, Aug. 3
- 3×3 Basketball
- Archery
- Artistic Gymnastics
- Athletics
- Badminton
- Basketball
- Beach Volleyball
- Boxing
- Canoe Slalom
- Cycling Road
- Equestrian
- Fencing
- Football (soccer)
- Golf
- Handball
- Hockey
- Judo
- Rowing
- Sailing
- Shooting
- Swimming
- Table Tennis
- Tennis
- Volleyball
- Water Polo
Sunday, Aug. 4
- 3×3 Basketball
- Archery
- Artistic Gymnastics
- Athletics
- Badminton
- Basketball
- Beach Volleyball
- Boxing
- Canoe Slalom
- Cycling Road
- Equestrian
- Fencing
- Golf
- Handball
- Hockey
- Sailing
- Shooting
- Swimming
- Table Tennis
- Tennis
- Volleyball
- Water Polo
Monday, Aug. 5
- 3×3 Basketball
- Artistic Gymnastics
- Artistic Swimming
- Athletics
- Badminton
- Beach Volleyball
- Canoe Slalom
- Cycling Track
- Diving
- Equestrian
- Football (soccer)
- Hockey
- Sailing
- Shooting
- Sport Climbing
- Table Tennis
- Triathlon
- Volleyball
- Water Polo
- Wrestling
Tuesday, Aug. 6
- Artistic Swimming
- Athletics
- Basketball
- Beach Volleyball
- Boxing
- Canoe Sprint
- Cycling Track
- Diving
- Equestrian
- Football (soccer)
- Handball
- Hockey
- Sailing
- Skateboarding
- Sport Climbing
- Table Tennis
- Volleyball
- Water Polo
- Wrestling
Wednesday, Aug. 7
- Artistic Swimming
- Athletics
- Basketball
- Beach Volleyball
- Boxing
- Canoe Sprint
- Cycling Track
- Diving
- Golf
- Handball
- Hockey
- Sailing
- Skateboarding
- Sport Climbing
- Table Tennis
- Taekwondo
- Volleyball
- Water Polo
- Weightlifting
- Wrestling
Thursday, Aug. 8
- Athletics
- Basketball
- Beach Volleyball
- Boxing
- Canoe Sprint
- Cycling Track
- Diving
- Football (soccer)
- Golf
- Handball
- Hockey
- Marathon Swimming
- Modern Pentathlon
- Rhythmic Gymnastics
- Sailing
- Sport Climbing
- Table Tennis
- Taekwondo
- Volleyball
- Water Polo
- Weightlifting
- Wrestling
Friday, Aug. 9
- Artistic Swimming
- Athletics
- Basketball
- Beach Volleyball
- Boxing
- Breaking
- Canoe Sprint
- Cycling Track
- Diving
- Football (soccer)
- Golf
- Handball
- Hockey
- Marathon Swimming
- Modern Pentathlon
- Rhythmic Gymnastics
- Sport Climbing
- Table Tennis
- Taekwondo
- Volleyball
- Water Polo
- Weightlifting
- Wrestling
Saturday, Aug. 10
- Artistic Swimming
- Basketball
- Beach Volleyball
- Boxing
- Breaking
- Canoe Sprint
- Cycling Track
- Diving
- Football (soccer)
- Golf
- Handball
- Hockey
- Modern Pentathlon
- Rhythmic Gymnastics
- Sport Climbing
- Table Tennis
- Taekwondo
- Volleyball
- Water Polo
- Weightlifting
- Wrestling
Sunday, Aug. 11
- Basketball
- Handball
- Modern Pentathlon
- Volleyball
- Water Polo
- Weightlifting
- Wrestling
