Mark your calendars! The Paris Olympics are just around the corner.
The opening ceremony of the 2024 Games will be the largest opening ceremony in Olympic history.
And the history making doesn’t stop there. The 2024 Games will be the first games not to have a stadium opening ceremony. Instead, the ceremony will be held outdoors in the heart of the city.
Before 10,500 athletes cross the center of Paris, let’s prepare for the intensity of the games. Here’s when all our favorite sports start:
What is the time frame for each sport at the 2024 Paris Olympics?
Swimming
- Artistic Swimming – Monday, August 5 – Saturday, August 10
- Marathon Swim – Thursday 8th August – Friday 9th August
- Swimming – July 27 Saturday – August 4 Sunday
Diving – Saturday 27 July – Saturday 10 August
Water polo – Saturday 27 July – Sunday 4 August (Preliminary Stage) Monday 5 August – Sunday 11 August (Final Stage)
Archery – Thursday, July 25 – Sunday, August 4
Athletics – Friday, August 2 – Saturday, August 10
- Marathon/Road Running – Saturday, August 10 – Sunday, August 11
- Racewalking – Thursday 1st August – Wednesday 7th August
Badminton – Saturday, July 27 – Monday, August 5
Basketball
- Basketball – Saturday, July 27 – Sunday, August 4 (Prelims), Tuesday, August 6 – Sunday, August 11 (Finals)
- Basketball 3×3 – Tuesday, July 30 – Monday, August 5
Boxing – Saturday 27 July – Saturday 10 August
Smashing – Friday, August 9 – Saturday, August 10
Canoe slalom – Saturday, July 27 – Monday, August 5
Canoe sprint – Tuesday, August 6 – Saturday, August 10
BMX cycling
- BMX Freestyle – Tuesday 31st July – Wednesday 31st July
- BMX Racing – Thursday 1st August – Friday 2nd August
Cycling Mountain biking – Sunday, July 28 – Monday, July 29
Bicycle path – Saturday, July 27, Saturday, August 3 – Sunday, August 4
Cycling track – Monday, August 5 – Sunday, August 11
Horse riding – Saturday, July 27 – Tuesday, August 6
- Dressage
- Eventing
- jumping
Fencing – Saturday, July 27 – Sunday, August 4
Hockey grass – Saturday, July 27 – Friday, August 9
Football – Wednesday, July 24 – Saturday, August 10
golf – Thursday, August 1 – Saturday, August 10
Gymnastics
- Artistic – Saturday 27 July – Monday 5 August
- Rhythmic – Thursday, August 8 – Saturday, August 10
- Trampoline – Friday, August 2
Handball – Wednesday, July 24 – Friday, August 9
Judo – Saturday 27 July – Saturday 3 August
Modern pentathlon – Thursday 8 August (Fencing Qualifying Round), Friday 9 August – Sunday 11 August
Rowing – Saturday 27 July – Saturday 3 August
Rugby 7 – Wednesday, July 24 – Tuesday, July 30
sailing – Sunday, July 28 – Thursday, August 8
Shooting
- Rifle and Pistol – Saturday 27th July – Monday 5th August
- Rifle – Monday, July 29 – Monday, August 5
Skateboard
- Street – July 27 Saturday – July 28 Sunday
- Park – Tuesday, August 6 – Wednesday, August 7
Sport climbing – Monday, August 5 – Friday, August 9
Surfing – Saturday, July 27 – Tuesday, July 30
Table tennis – Saturday 27 July – Saturday 10 August
taekwondo – Wednesday, August 7 – Saturday, August 10
tennis – Saturday, July 27 – Sunday, August 4
Triathlon – Tuesday, July 30 – Monday, August 5
Volleyball – Saturday, July 27 – Sunday, August 11
Beach volleyball – Saturday, July 27 – Saturday, August 10
Weightlifting – Wednesday, August 7 – Sunday, August 11
fight – Monday, August 5 – Sunday, August 11
For the full 2024 Games calendar, click here.
When is the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics?
The opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics will take place on Friday 26 July 2024.
When is the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics?
The closing ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics will take place on Sunday, August 11, 2024.