By Gura Garcia
21 Jul 2024, 15:16 PM EDT
The Paris 2024 Olympic Games will begin next Friday July 26 in the capital of France. The wait is drawing near and everything seems to be fully prepared for the most important and relevant event in the world of sport to once again capture the attention of spectators around the world, both present and at home.
Although the opening ceremony will take place on the aforementioned Friday, 26, some competitions will start before the opening, as is the case of football and rugby, where matches will be played on the 24th and 25th.
The closing date for Paris 2024 will take place on Sunday, August 11, At this time, some finals will be held, and, as a final touch, the closing ceremony will take place, which will mark the end of the Olympic cycle and mark the beginning of a new Olympiad until the Games that will be held in the city of Los Angeles in 2024.
Calendar and program full of Paris 2024
Sports fans from around the world will be able to enjoy the best athletes from all over the world for a total of 17 days (19 if the competitions on July 24 and 25 are taken into account), in which they will be representing more than 200 countries, who will be fighting to win a medal for their nations. The 2024 Olympic Games will not give any respite since, from its beginning, the competition until the closing date, will be a competition of several sports every day.
The official Olympic website itself has provided a detailed calendar of the tests that will be held every day through the following link: https://olympics.com/es/paris-2024/calendario/24-julio
Sports and venues for Paris 2024
Athletics: Stade de France, Hôtel de Ville, Invalides, Trocadéro.
Badminton: Entrance to La Chapelle Arena.
Basketball: Bercy Arena, Pierre Mauroy Stadium.
3×3 Basketball: The Concorde.
Handball: Pierre Mauroy Stadium, Paris South Arena.
Boxing: Roland-Garros Stadium, Paris North Arena.
Breaking: The Concorde.
Bmx Freestyle Cycling: La Concorde.
Cycling Bmx Racing: Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines BMX Stadium.
Mountain Biking: Elancourt Hill.
Track Cycling: Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Velodrome.
Road Cycling: Invalides, Pont Alexandre III, Trocadéro.
Sport Climbing: Headquarters Esc. Dep. Le Bourget
Fencing: Grand Palais.
Football: Bordeaux Stadium, Marseille Stadium, Lyon Stadium, Nice Stadium, Geoffroy Guichard Stadium, La Beaujoire Stadium, Parc des Princes.
Artistic Gymnastics: Bercy Arena.
Trampoline Gymnastics: Bercy Arena.
Rhythmic Gymnastics: Entrance to La Chapelle Arena.
Golf: Golf National.
Weightlifting: Paris South Arena.
Equestrian: Palace of Versailles.
Field Hockey: Yves-du-Manoir Stadium.
Judo: Champ de Mars Arena
Fight: Champ de Mars Arena.
Swimming: Paris La Défense Arena.
Artistic Swimming: Aquatic Center.
Open Water Swimming: Pont Alexandre III.
Modern Pentathlon: Paris North Arena, Palace of Versailles.
Slalom Canoeing: Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium.
Sprint Canoeing: Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium.
Rowing: Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium.
Rugby 7: Stade de France.
Jumps: Aquatic Center.
Skateboarding: The Concorde.
Surfing: Teahupo’o, Tahiti.
Taekwondo: Grand Palais.
Tennis: Roland-Garros Stadium.
Table Tennis: Paris South Arena.
Shooting: Chateauroux Shooting Center.
Archery: Invalides.
Triathlon: Pont Alexandre III.
Sailing: Marseille Marina.
Volleyball: Paris South Arena.
Beach Volleyball: Eiffel Tower Stadium.
Water polo: Aquatic Centre, Paris La Défense Arena.
Participating countries
A total of 206 countries will be represented at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. countries, making it clear that Russians and Belarusians will not be counted, as they will compete as neutral individual athletes.
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