When do the Olympics 2024 start and end? See the 2024 Paris Games schedule
The Paris Olympics 2024 are set to begin soon, featuring several sporting events. Here’s everything you need to know about when this summer’s Olympics start and end.
The Summer Olympics 2024 opening ceremony will be unique. According to organizers, the July 26 event will be the first Olympic opening ceremony to be held outside a stadium. The last time the Tokyo opening ceremony was held was in a largely empty stadium due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In Paris, athletes will parade in boats along the Seine River. The flotilla will begin at 7:30 p.m. local time on Friday, July 26, which is 1:30 p.m. Eastern time in the U.S. and 10:30 a.m. on the West Coast.
According to organizers, about 94 boats will travel along a nearly four-mile route as part of the ceremony, with delegations and performers joining the athletes on the Seine. Nearly 10,500 athletes representing 206 National Olympic Committees are participating in the Games.
When is the Paris Olympics 2024 closing ceremony?
The closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics 2024 will begin at 2 p.m. Eastern Time on Sunday, Aug. 11 at the Stade de France. It will feature the parade of flags, the parade of athletes and the victory ceremony, among other events. The closing ceremony in Tokyo lasted about three hours.
Overview of the Olympics 2024 schedule
The competition began two days before the opening ceremony, on July 24, with the preliminary rounds of archery, soccer, handball and rugby. Swimming events will run from July 27 to Aug. 4 in the first week of the Games, while track and field events will run from July 1 to Aug. 11. Also read – The high possibility of Chris Evans and Robert Downey Jr. returning to the MCU was Hinted by Kevin Feige
The schedule is according to Olympic.com and NBCOlympics.com and is current at the time of writing:
Saturday, July 27:
- Artistic Gymnastics
- Badminton
- Basketball
- Beach Volleyball
- Boxing
- Canoe Slalom
- Cycling Road
- Diving
- Equestrian
- Fencing
- Football (soccer)
- Handball
- Hockey
- Judo
- Rowing
- Rugby Sevens
- Shooting
- Skateboarding
- Surfing
- Swimming
- Table Tennis
- Tennis
- Volleyball
- Water Polo
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
Will Olympic TV events be live or delayed?
The Olympics 2024 will be broadcast with both live and tape-delayed coverage. NBC and Telemundo will air at least nine hours of coverage each day from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Some events will air on USA Network, Golf Channel, CNBC and E!.
Peacock will livestream events from the Olympics 2024, including the opening and closing ceremonies and every Olympic basketball game.