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The 2024 Summer Olympics (French: Les Jeux Olympiques d'été de 2024), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad (French: Jeux de la XXXIIIe olympiade de l'ère moderne) and branded as Paris 2024, were an international multi-sport event held from 26 July to 11 August 2024 in France, with several events started from 24 July.
The 2024 Paris Olympics will introduce fresh faces competing in some brand new sports this summer. Breaking, commonly referred to as break dancing, and kayak cross will make Olympic debuts in ...
Breaking. The one new sport for Paris 2024, breaking (or breakdancing), originated in the 1970s with the emergence of hip-hop culture in the United States.
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 2020.
The route, specially designed for the Paris 2024 Games and approved by World Athletics, was unique, demanding, and technical. Paris 2024 unveiled the routes for the Olympic marathon and the two races – a 42.195 km course and a 10 km course – open to the general public as part of the mass event running. [5]
Papua New Guinea: 17–27 Handball: 2024 African Men's Handball Championship: Continental Egypt: 19–21 Speed skating: 2024 Four Continents Speed Skating Championships: International Canada 19 – 1 February Multi-sport event: 2024 Winter Youth Olympics: International Italy: 19 – 11 February Cricket: 2024 Under-19 Cricket World Cup ...
On July 10, 2024, the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee announced the 592 athletes (314 women and 278 men) that had qualified for and would compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics. [11] The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Note that reserves in soccer are not counted: [12]
Group A: Spain vs. Greece (5 a.m. ET, E!/Peacock/NBCOlympics.com) Spain Santi Aldama. A third-year player in the NBA for the Memphis Grizzlies, Aldama had his best year as a pro during the 2023-24 ...