The 2024 Olympics are nigh, and if this year’s Challengers-induced tennis mania is any indication, they’re sure to captivate a very wide viewership. Below, find everything you need to know about the 2024 Games.
When are the 2024 Olympics, and how long will they last?
The 2024 Olympics will run from Friday, July 26 through Sunday, August 11, totaling over two weeks’ worth of competition.
Where will the 2024 Olympics be held?
This year’s Olympic events will be divided across 35 venues scattered throughout Paris, Marseille, Versailles, the Parisian suburb of Colombes, and—for surfing—Teahupo’o, Tahiti.
What details do we have about the opening ceremony for the 2024 Olympics?
For the first time in the history of the Olympics, the opening ceremony will take place outside of a stadium. Instead, proceedings are set to be staged along the River Seine, with boats representing each national delegation of athletes. (As announecd on Monday, July 22, look out for the great LeBron James to serve as the flag bearer for Team USA.)
There will also be no admission fee required for most of the ceremony’s spectators, presenting a unique opportunity to fold the excitement of the Olympics directly into the fabric of its host city.
How many sports will be represented at the 2024 Olympics, and how can I watch them?
There are 32 sports at the 2024 Olympics, including tennis, volleyball, soccer, and various genres of wrestling, aquatics, gymnastics, and cycling.
As usual, NBC is the Olympics’ official broadcasting partner in the United States, with events also airing across the USA Network, GOLF Channel, CNBC, and E!. Cord-cutters can keep up with live coverage, highlights, and commentary via Peacock, NBCOlympics.com, NBC.com, the NBC Olympics app, the NBC Sports app, and the NBC app. For event-specific viewing information, see here.
What new disciplines have been added to this year’s roster?
This year, the Olympic Games will introduce a breaking (a.k.a. breakdancing) competition, requiring 16 men and 16 women to improvise to music they didn’t pre-select. Additionally, surfing and skateboarding will once again feature at this year’s Games after being introduced at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics; and men will be included in the artistic swimming category for the first time ever.
Who are some of the best-known athletes scheduled to compete at this year’s Olympics?
Among those set to compete are basketball players Lebron James, Steph Curry, and Kevin Durrant; champion swimmer Katie Ledecky, who won her first Olympic title in London 12 years ago; tennis players Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Carlos Alcaraz, Iga Swiatek, Naomi Osaka, Jessica Pegula, and Coco Gauff (the latter of whom will finally make her Olympics debut after having to withdraw from the Tokyo Games when she tested positive for COVID-19); gymnasts Simone Biles and Suni Lee; and track and field star Sha’Carri Richardson.
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