The 2024 Olympics in Paris officially begins with the opening ceremony on Friday 26 July, setting off a two-and-a-half-week festival of sport which comes to an end on Sunday 11 August.
Three years on from the pandemic-delayed Tokyo Games, Paris 2024 will see a new sport, breakdancing (or breaking), added to the mix. Other modern additions like 3x3 basketball, BMX, surfing, skateboarding and climbing all retain their spots in the schedule, but karate and baseball have been dropped.
Then there are the traditional big draws to watch out for, like swimming (Sat 27 July to Sun 4 Aug), artistic gymastics (Sat 27 Jul to Mon 5 Aug), athletics (Thu 1 to Sun 11 Aug) and track cycling (Mon 5 Aug to Sat 10 Aug). With an extra day of swimming on the schedule, it means the middle Olympic weekend will feature swimming, gymnastics and athletics across both days for the first time.
In total there are 32 sports, with some further broken down into separate disciplines making 48 in total. All together there will be 329 events – and therefore 329 gold medals to fight for.
Here is a closer look at the full day-by-day schedule for the Games, including every session for every sport:
When do the Paris Olympics start?
Paris 2024 formally begins on Friday 26 July with the opening ceremony. Traditionally, competing athletes parade into a stadium behind their national flag, but organisers have instead decided to create an “open ceremony” in the French capital.
Athletes will be transported by boat along the River Seine, passing major landmarks like the Louvre, Notre-Dame and Place de la Concorde on a 6km route. A mini-stadium will be set up at the Place du Trocadero near the Eiffel Tower for 30,000 spectators to watch the official lighting of the Olympic flame, with another half a million expected to line the river banks and other major sites to watch.
When do the Paris Olympics end?
The closing ceremony will take place at the Stade de France on Sunday 11 August.
Full day-by-day Olympic schedule (all times BST)
Day -2 (Wednesday July 24)
Football
Rugby sevens
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Day -1 (Thursday July 25)
Archery
Football
Handball
Rugby sevens
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Day 0 (Friday July 26)
Ceremony
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Day 1 (Saturday July 27) - 14 gold medal events
Artistic gymnastics
Badminton
Basketball
Beach volleyball
Boxing
Canoe slalom
Cycling (road)
Diving
Equestrian
Fencing
Football
Handball
Hockey
Judo
Rowing
Rugby sevens
Shooting
Skateboarding
Surfing
Swimming
Table tennis
Tennis
Volleyball
Water polo
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Day 2 (Sunday July 28) - 13 gold medal events
Archery
Artistic gymnastics
Badminton
Basketball
Beach volleyball
Boxing
Canoe slalom
Cycling (mountain bike)
Equestrian
Fencing
Football
Handball
Hockey
Judo
Rowing
Rugby sevens
Sailing
Shooting
Skateboarding
Surfing
Swimming
Table tennis
Tennis
Volleyball
Water polo
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Day 3 (Monday July 29) - 18 gold medal events
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
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Day 4 (Tuesday July 30) - 14 gold medal events
Archery
Artistic gymnastics
Badminton
Basketball
Basketball 3x3
Beach volleyball
Boxing
Canoe slalom
Cycling (BMX freestyle)
Equestrian
Fencing
Football
Handball
Hockey
Judo
Rowing
Rugby sevens
Sailing
Shooting
Surfing
Swimming
Table tennis
Tennis
Triathlon
Volleyball
Water polo
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Day 5 (Wednesday July 31) - 17 gold medal events
Archery
Artistic gymnastics
Badminton
Basketball
Basketball 3x3
Beach volleyball
Boxing
Canoe slalom
Cycling (BMX freestyle)
Diving
Equestrian
Fencing
Football
Handball
Hockey
Judo
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Swimming
Table tennis
9am-12pm: Men’s and women’s singles: round 22pm-5pm: Men’s and women’s singles round 37pm-10pm: Men’s and women’s singles round 3
Tennis
Triathlon
Volleyball
Water polo
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Day 6 (Thursday August 1) - 18 gold medal events
Archery
Artistic gymnastics
Athletics
Badminton
Basketball
Basketball 3x3
Beach volleyball
Boxing
Canoe slalom
Cycling (BMX racing)
Equestrian
Fencing
Golf
Handball
Hockey
Judo
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Swimming
Table tennis
Tennis
Volleyball
Water polo
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Day 7 (Friday August 2) - 23 gold medal events
Archery
Athletics
Badminton
Basketball
Basketball 3x3
Beach volleyball
Boxing
Cycling (BMX)
Diving
Equestrian
Fencing
Football
Golf
Handball
Hockey
Judo
Rowing
Sailing
10am-6pm:Men’s and women’s windsurfing: medal series; Men’s, women’s and mixed dinghy
Shooting
Swimming
Table tennis
Tennis
Trampoline
Volleyball
Water polo
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Day 8 (Saturday August 3) - 28 gold medal events
Archery
Artistic gymnastics
Athletics
Badminton
Basketball
Basketball 3x3
Beach volleyball
Boxing
Canoe slalom
Cycling (road)
Equestrian
Fencing
Football
Golf
Handball
Hockey
Judo
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Swimming
Table tennis
Tennis
Volleyball
Water polo
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Day 9 (Sunday August 4) - 20 golds up for grabs
Archery
Artistic gymnastics
Athletics
Badminton
Basketball
Basketball 3x3
Beach volleyball
Boxing
Canoe slalom
Cycling (road)
Equestrian
Fencing
Golf
Handball
Hockey
Sailing
Shooting
Swimming
Table tennis
Tennis
Volleyball
Water polo
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Day 10 (Monday August 5) - 17 gold medal events
Artistic gymnastics
11am-2.15pm:Men’s parallel bars, women’s balance beam, men’s horizontal bar, women’s floor: finals
Artistic swimming
6.30pm-8pm: Team technical routine
Athletics
Badminton
Basketball 3x3
Beach volleyball
Canoe slalom
Cycling track
Diving
Equestrian
Football
Hockey
Sailing
Shooting
Sport climbing
Table tennis
Triathlon
Volleyball
Water polo
Wrestling
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Day 11 (Tuesday August 6) - 15 gold medal events
Artistic swimming
Athletics
Basketball
Beach volleyball
Boxing
Canoe sprint
Cycling (track)
Diving
Equestrian
Football
Handball
Hockey
Sailing
Skateboarding
Sport climbing
Table tennis
Volleyball
Water polo
Wrestling
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Day 12 (Wednesday August 7) - 21 gold medal events
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
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Day 13 (Thursday August 8) - 26 gold medal events
Athletics
Basketball
Beach volleyball
Boxing
Canoe sprint
Cycling (track)
Diving
Football
Golf
Handball
Hockey
Modern pentathlon
Rhythmic gymnastics
Sailing
Sport climbing
Swimming
Table tennis
Taekwondo
Volleyball
Water polo
Weightlifting
Wrestling
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Day 14 (Friday August 9) - 33 gold medal events
Artistic swimming
6.30pm-8.30pm: Duet: technical routine
Athletics
Basketball
Beach volleyball
Boxing
Breaking
Canoe sprint
Cycling (track)
Diving
Football
Golf
Handball
Hockey
Modern pentathlon
Rhythmic gymnastics
Sport climbing
Swimming
Table tennis
Taekwondo
Volleyball
Water polo
Weightlifting
Wrestling
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Day 15 (Saturday August 10) - 39 gold medal events
Artistic swimming
6.30pm-9pm:Duet: free routine (medal final)
Athletics
Basketball
Beach volleyball
Boxing
Breaking
Canoe sprint
Cycling (track)
Diving
Football
Golf
8am-5.30pm: Women’s tournament: round 4 (medal final)
Handball
Modern pentathlon
Rhythmic gymnastics
Sport climbing
Table tennis
Taekwondo
Volleyball
Water polo
Weightlifting
Wrestling
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Day 16 (Sunday August 11) - 13 gold medal events
Athletics
Basketball
Cycling (track)
Handball
Modern pentathlon
Volleyball
Water polo
Weightlifting
Wrestling
Ceremony
8pm (TBC): Closing ceremony
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