Key Dates for the 2024 Paris Olympics

Key Dates for the 2024 Paris Olympics includes:

• Opening Ceremony: Friday, July 26, 2024
• Closing Ceremony: Sunday, August 11, 2024
• Competition Dates: July 24 – August 11, 2024

The 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris will feature a unique opening ceremony, with athletes parading in boats along the Seine River instead of a traditional stadium event. The closing ceremony will take place at the Stade de France on August 11.

Olympic Sports Schedule

The Olympics will begin with preliminary rounds in archery, football (soccer), handball, and rugby sevens on July 24, two days before the opening ceremony. 

The full competition schedule includes:

1. Swimming: July 27 – August 4
2. Track and Field: July 26 – August 11
3. Gymnastics:
4. Artistic Gymnastics: July 27 – August 5
5. Rhythmic Gymnastics: August 8 – 10
6. Trampoline Gymnastics: August 2
7. Soccer: July 24 – August 10

Other notable events include:

1. Marathon Swimming: August 8 – 9
2. Modern Pentathlon: August 8 – 10
3. Breaking: August 9 – 10

Broadcast and Streaming of the Paris Olympics games

NBC and Telemundo will provide at least nine hours of daily coverage from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET, with some events airing on USA Network, Golf Channel, CNBC and E!. Peacock will livestream the opening and closing ceremonies, as well as every Olympic basketball game.

Notable Athletes

American athletes to watch include:

1. Sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson, who secured a spot in June
2. Gymnast Simone Biles
3. Running sensation Quincy Wilson, 16, the youngest American male to make the Olympic track team

*Please note that The full Olympic schedule is subject to change