Everything You Need To Know About Summer Olympic Games 2024
You are most probably looking to get yourself aware of the Olympic Games 2024 this year. We will inform you about everything related to it while there is still fifty days' time span remaining.
When are the Games Going To Take Place?
The Summer Olympic Games 2024 will be live on July 26 until 11 Aug 2024, and the Summer Paralympic Games will be live on Aug 28 until 8 Sep 2024
Who will Host The Games This Year?
The Summer 2024 Olympics and Paralympic games are being hosted by France in its heart, Paris.
Where is the Opening Ceremony To Be Held?
The opening ceremony for this year's Olympics will take place outside a stadium against traditional practices which we have seen over the years.
The ceremony will take place at the mainstream of the Paris city alongside the Seine river that runs through it .You will also see the most interesting parade of Olympics where there is a boat for each national team sailing through it.
How many Nations are Participating?
There will be athletes of 206 nations at the Olympic Games and a total of 184 at the Paralympic Games that will represent their countries and compete against each other in diverse events.
How many Events will take place and How many Athletes will Take Part?
This year's Olympics comprises 329 events with 10,500 athletes who will try their luck in versatile sports. While in the Paralympic games there will be 4,400 athletes in 549 events.
How many Sports will there be ?
Sports List for Summer Olympics, 2024
A total of 32 featured sports you will see in this year's Olympics originated from 32 versatile sports.
AthleticsFootball
Table Tennis
Sailing
Basketball
Shooting
Aquatics
Fencing
Modern Pentathlon
Taekwondo
Rowing
Badminton
Sport Climbing
Boxing
Triathlon
Canoe
Archery
Equestrian
Golf
Wrestling
Rugby
Skateboarding
Cycling
Handball
Gymnastics
Judo
Surfing
Hockey
Volleyball
Tennis
Breaking (Aug 9 to 10)
Weightlifting
Which New Sports are added and which are Excluded?
The debutant sport which you will see and recently added to the Paris Olympics is Breaking, which is commonly called breakdancing.
You will miss Karate in this year's Olympics which is indeed sad news for its lovers, furthermore baseball and softball are also excluded from the Paris Olympics.
Sports List for Summer Paralympic Games , 2024
Here is a list of the total 23 featured sports you will see in this year.
Para Triathlon
Para Canoe
GoalBall
Para Archery
Para Badminton
Blind Football
Para Equestrian
Para Cycling Road
Para Powerlifting
Para Rowing
Para Swimming
Para Cycling Track
Wheelchair Tennis
Wheelchair Fencing
Para Athletics
Sitting Volleyball
Shooting Para Sport
Para Table Tennis
Wheelchair Basketball
Para Taekwondo
Wheelchair Rugby
Para Judo
Info About New Sports?
There will be no new addition to the list of Paralympic Games in this addition. It is inverse case of previous two editions where Para-triathlon and canoe was added to Brazil(Rio) and Para-taekwondo plus Para-badminton was added to Japan(Tokyo) Olympics.
Are Russian Athletes Allowed to Participate ?
IOC Stance on Israel and Palestine Conflict
Several legislators have urged the International Olympic Committee to exclude Israel from participating in the upcoming Olympic Games in Paris. However Thomas Bach who is head of the Committee said Israel should not be anxious about its Olympic status despite its ongoing situation in its neighborhood in Gaza.
IOC has banned several nations like South Africa from their governing body in the past because of their apartheid system that goes against their charter. To allow Tel Aviv, in between the sanctions of the Genocide, to participate in the recent games would puts IOC decision at risk to be facilitator of war crimes.
Where to Buy Tickets ?
Hover over to the official ticketing partner to purchase Tickets for the 2024 Olympic Games. Here you will not only find tickets but find significant travel and hospitality packages as well also.
It is recommended to buy only from legitimate sources as entry can be restricted by the respective Paris Organizing Committee 2024.
Where to Watch Live Action ?
Peacock is the most prominent streaming partner for this year's Paris Olympic Games 2024 However you can also catch live action through Olympic TV after signing up for a free account ,through this Link.
Where can I Find Schedule ?
From the start of the scintillating ceremony to versatile sessions of different sports , you can mark your calendars for your favorite sporting event at the Olympic games official website, through this Link.
When are the Next Olympic Games going to take place?
You will see the next winter Olympic games ,2026 in Italy at the heart of ancient city Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo which is a town in the Veneto region of the Northern host nation.
Los Angeles, California, which is a well known city in America, will host the next Summer Olympic Games 2028 .
Closing Remarks
After the Tokyo Olympics 2020,which was affected due to COVID-19 . These Summer Olympic and Paralympic games are going to be the most controversial ever in the history of the Olympics due to global conflicts. People nowadays are so aware of global news due to the media industry and may interrupt the games at any moment.
It is expected that around 1 million people will watch various events around the globe and 326,000 will be on site. The initial planning was to facilitate around 6,00000 spectators but due to security concerns the Macron cabinet has decided to go with downsizing.
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