Bonjour Paris!
The 2024 Summer Games will begin on July 26 — with the opening ceremony on July 28 — and run through Aug. 11. Here’s the full schedule of events and how to watch or stream the events.
The Tribune’s Stacy St. Clair and Brian Cassella will be in Paris to bring you stories on Chicago’s athletes, their families and much more. You can read it all at chicagotribune.com/olympics. Sign up for our sports newsletter to get their latest dispatches — and follow us on Instagram for Q&As and a behind-the-scenes look at the Games. Allons-y!
Unfamiliar with the more than 40 competitions at the Summer Olympics and its athletes? Here’s our guide.
- Archery
- Artistic swimming
- Men’s basketball
- Women’s basketball
- 3×3 basketball
- Badminton
- Beach volleyball
- Boxing
- Breakdancing
- Canoe and kayak
- Cycling
- Diving
- Equestrian
- Fencing
- Handball
- Field hockey
- Golf
- Gymnastics
- Judo
- Marathon swimming
- Modern pentathlon
- Rowing
- Rugby sevens
- Sailing
- Shooting
- Skateboarding
- Men’s soccer
- Women’s soccer
- Surfing
- Swimming
- Table tennis
- Taekwondo
- Tennis
- Track and field
- Trampoline gymnastics
- Triathlon
- Volleyball
- Water polo
- Weightlifting
- Wrestling
How can I watch?
In a variety of ways, on a variety of channels.
Each day’s most popular events will air live on NBC in the morning and afternoon in the United States. NBCUniversal says the Paris Games will have more programming hours on NBC than any previous Olympics.
Mike Tirico will host two daily Olympics shows, one that coincides with prime time in Paris (1 to 4 p.m. CST in the U.S.) and features live competition in marquee sports like swimming and gymnastics. The other, during prime-time hours in the United States while Paris sleeps, will be a curated view of the day’s best action.
USA Network, E!, CNBC and GOLF Channel also will show live action and Olympic programming. Peacock will serve as the U.S. streaming home. It will stream every sport, including all 329 medal events.
How are they doing the Paris Olympics opening ceremony?
Barges travel along the River Seine in Paris, on April 5, 2023.
The bold, daring plan has about 10,000 athletes parading on more than 90 boats on the Seine River for 6 kilometers (3.7 miles). The open-air ceremony will be held during sunset and is expected to last nearly four hours, transforming Paris and its iconic landmarks into a giant stage.
Safety is a concern. French President Emmanuel Macron has said the ceremony could be shifted to the Stade de France if the security threat is deemed too high. But organizers are moving forward with their open-air plans. About 45,000 security force members will be deployed, and the airspace and all airports within a 150-kilometer (90-mile) radius around Paris will be closed for the proceedings.
About 220,000 invited and security-screened spectators are expected to fill the upper tiers of the river’s banks, and another 100,000 paying spectators will watch from the lower riverside and around the Trocadéro plaza.
Which country is expected to win the most gold medals?
The United States is projected to win 123 medals overall — 37 gold, 34 silver, and 52 bronze. China is forecast to win 87 overall — 36 gold, 29 silver, and 22 bronze.
