Date Published 23 July 2024
It has been a great few months of sport with Wimbledon 2024, Englands Men's making it the final of the Euros, Formula One in full throttle and The Lionesses footballing success qualifying to defend their European crown in Switzerland next year and just when you thought was all over the 2024 Paris Olympics are quickly approaching with more than 10,000 athletes set to converge this summer for what organisers hope will be a spectacular showcase of France − and a return to normalcy.
After the past two editions of the Games took place with COVID-19 restriction with no or few fans permitted to attend, the Paris Olympics are expected to feature full stadiums and an extravagant opening ceremony along the River Seine.
The first competitions of the 2024 Paris Olympics will be group stage matches in men's soccer and rugby on July 24. Although a handful of other events follow the next day, the Games don't formally begin until the opening ceremony on the 26th of July 2024 and finish with the closing ceremony on the 11th August 2024. As usual, gymnastics and swimming will be among the key sports in the first half of the schedule, with track and field among the most popular sports following in the second half.
With so much to see here are the key dates for just a few of the most high-profile events at the Paris Olympics:
July 30: Women's gymnastics (team final)
August 1: Women's gymnastics (individual all-around final)
August 3: Women's swimming (800-meter freestyle); Women's track and field (100-meter final)
August 4: Men's track and field (100-meter final)
August 10: Men's basketball (gold-medal game); Women's soccer (gold-medal game)
August 11: Women's basketball (gold-medal game)
