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The 2024 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France, from 26 July to 11 August 2024, with preliminary events in some sports beginning on 24 July. [1] Athletes representing 206 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated in the games. [2]
Olympic Order and its miniature badge, produced by GDE Bertoni Milano, Collection Fabio Ferrari. The Olympic Order, established in 1975, is the highest award of the Olympic Movement. It is awarded for particularly distinguished contributions to the Olympic Movement, i.e. recognition of efforts worthy of merit in the cause of sport.
Competition began two days before the opening ceremony on 26 July, and ended on 11 August 2024. [3] On 29 July, the weather in Tahiti turned dangerous towards the end of round 3 of the men's shortboard event, forcing the cancellation of the women's third round. The waves continued to be too rough for competition over the next two days, leaving ...
The all-star lineup hit the stage as part of the handover to the 2028 Los Angeles Games. Each of the music artists was a California native. H.E.R. sang the U.S. national anthem live from the Stade ...
But before the Closing Ceremony took center stage, there was the business of earning and awarding the last medals of the 2024 Games, with a slate of events on the Olympics' final day leading up to ...
The Olympics opening ceremony kicks off off on July 26, marking the ceremonial start to the 2024 Paris Olympics. The opening ceremonies are always different — this year, especially so.
The programme of the 2024 Summer Olympics featured 329 events in 32 sports, including the 28 "core" Olympic sports contested in 2016 and 2020, [1] and four optional sports that were proposed by the Paris Organising Committee: breaking made its Olympic debut as an optional sport, while skateboarding, sport climbing, and surfing returned from ...
In December 2024, the Olympic Channel released a full length documentary about the creation and development of the opening ceremony, called "La Grande Seine". [3] In February 2025, the presentation of "Mea Culpa (Ah! Ça ira!)" by Gojira, Marina Viotti and Victor Le Masne at the opening ceremony received the Grammy Award for Best Metal ...