Though the Paris 2024 Olympics opening ceremony is taking place on the evening of Friday July 26, some sports have jumped the firing gun and already began competing, with the likes of football and the rugby sevens kicking off on Wednesday July 24.
There are 329 events taking place in total over the next two weeks – 329 – which is a lot to get your head around, whether you’re watching from the venues across Paris or tuning in online. Thankfully, we’re here to break it down, and we’ve brought you a mega list of every single Olympics event taking place over the gargantuan first weekend, up until and including Sunday July 28. Take a look!
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Day-by-day events for week 1 of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games
Thursday July 25
Archery
- 9.30am-12.30pm CEST / 8.30am-11.30am BST: Women’s individual ranking round
- 2.15pm-5.15pm CEST / 1.15pm-4.15pm BST: Men’s individual ranking round
Football
- 5pm-11pm CEST / 4pm-10pm BST: Women’s group stage
Handball
- 9am-12.30pm CEST / 8am-11.30am BST: Women’s prelims (2 matches)
- 2pm-5,30om CEST / 1pm-4.30pm BST: Women’s prelims (2 matches)
- 7pm-10.30pm CEST / 6pm-9.30pm BST: Women’s prelims (2 matches)
Rugby sevens
- 2pm-5pm CEST / 1pm-4pm BST: Men’s pool rounds
- 8pm-11pm CEST / 7pm-10pm BST: Men’s placement matches, quarter-finals
Friday July 26
Ceremony
- 7.30pm CEST / 6.30pm BST: Opening ceremony
Saturday July 27
Artistic gymnastics
- 11am-1.30pm CEST / 10am-12.30pm BST: Men’s qualification
- 3.30pm-6pm CEST / 2.30pm-5pm BST: Men’s qualification
- 8pm-10.30pm CEST / 7pm-9.30pm BST: Men’s qualification
Badminton
- 8.30am- 12pm CEST / 7.30am-11am BST: Men’s and women’s singles, doubles and mixed doubles: group stage
- 2pm-5.30pm CEST / 1pm-4.30pm: Men’s and women’s singles, doubles and mixed doubles: group stage
- 7.30pm-11pm CEST / 6.30pm-10pm BST: Men’s and women’s singles, doubles and mixed doubles: group stage
Basketball
- 11am-3.15pm CEST / 10am-2.15pm BST: Men’s prelims (2 matches)
- 5.15pm-7pm CEST / 4.15pm-6pm BST: Men’s prelims (1 match)
- 9pm-10.15pm CEST / 8pm-9.45pm BST: Men’s prelims (1 match)
Beach volleyball
- 2pm-4pm CEST / 1pm-3pm BST: Men’s or women’s prelims (x2 matches)
- 6pm-8pm CEST / 5pm-7pm BST: Men’s or women’s prelims (x2 matches)
- 10pm-12am CEST / 9pm-11pm BST: Men’s or women’s prelims (x2 matches)
Boxing
- 3.30pm-5.55pm CEST / 2.30pm-4.55pm BST: Women’s 54kg and 60kg, men’s 63.5kg and 80kg: round of 16 or 32
- 8pm-10.55pm CEST / 7pm-9.55pm BST: Women’s 54kg and 60kg, men’s 63.5kg and 80kg: round of 16 or 32
Canoe slalom
- 3pm-7.10pm CEST/ 2pm-6.10pm BST: Men’s C1 and women’s K1 heats
Cycling (road)
- 2.30pm-6.30pm CEST / 1.30pm-5.30pm BST: Men’s and women’s individual time trial
Diving
- 11am-12pm CEST / 10am-11am BST: Women’s 3m synchro: final
Equestrian
- 9.30am-6.30pm CEST / 8.30am-5.30pm BST: Eventing dressage: team and individual day 1
Fencing
- 10am-4.40pm CEST / 9am-3.40pm BST: Women’s individual epee and men’s individual sabre: table of 64, table of 32, table of 16, quarter-finals
- 7pm-10.50pm CEST / 6pm-9.50pm BST: Women’s individual epee and men’s individual sabre: semi-finals, bronze medal bout, gold medal bout
Football
- 3pm-11pm CEST / 2pm-10pm BST: Men’s group stage (8 matches)
Handball
- 9am-12.30pm CEST / 8am-11.30am BST: Men’s prelims (2 matches)
- 2pm-5.30pm CEST / 1pm-4.30pm BST: Men’s prelims (2 matches)
- 7pm-10.30pm CEST / 6pm-9.30pm BST: Men’s prelims (2 matches)
Hockey
- 10am-3pm CEST / 9am-2pm BST: Men’s pool stages (2 matches)
- 10.30am-3.30pm CEST / 9.30am-2.30pm BST: Men’s pool stages (2 matches)
- 5pm-10pm CEST / 4pm-9pm BST: Men’s and women’s pool stages (2 matches)
- 5.30pm-10.30pm CEST / 4.30pm-9.30pm BST: Men’s and women’s pool stages (2 matches)
Judo
- 10am-2pm CEST / 9am-1pm BST: Women’s -48kg and men’s -60kg: elimination rounds
- 4pm-7pm CEST / 3pm-6pm BST: Women’s -48kg and men’s -60kg: medal rounds
Rowing
- 9am-1.10pm CEST / 8am-12:10pm BST: Men’s and women’s single sculls, men’s and women’s double sculls, men’s and women’s quadruple sculls: heats
Rugby sevens
- 2.30pm-8.45pm CEST / 1.30pm-7.45pm BST: Men’s placement matches, semi-finals, bronze medal match, gold medal match
Shooting
- 9am-1.45pm CEST / 8am-12.45pm BST: Men’s and women’s 10m air pistol, mixed team 10m air rifle: qualification
- 10.30am-11.50am CEST / 9.30am-10.50am BST: Mixed team 10m air rifle: final
Skateboarding
- 12pm-3.30pm CEST / 11am-2.30pm BST: Men’s street prelims
- 5pm-7pm CEST / 4pm-6pm BST: Men’s street final
Surfing
- 7pm-4.40am CEST / 6pm-3.30am BST: Men’s and women’s round 1
Swimming
- 11am-1pm CEST / 10am-12pm BST: Women’s 100m butterfly, women’s 400m freestyle, men’s 100m breaststroke, men’s 400m freestyle, women’s 4x100m freestyle relay, men’s 4x100m freestyle relay: heats
- 8.30pm-10.30pm CEST / 7.30pm-9.30pm BST: Women’s 100m butterfly: semi-finals; men’s and women’s 400m freestyle: finals; men’s 100m breaststroke: semi-finals; women’s and men’s 4x100m freestyle relay: finals
Table tennis
- 3pm-6pm CEST / 2pm-5pm BST: Men’s and women’s singles: prelims; mixed doubles: round of 16
- 8pm-11pm CEST / 7pm-10pm BST: Men’s and women’s singles: round 1
Tennis
- 12pm-11pm CEST / 11am-10pm BST: Men’s and women’s singles and doubles
Volleyball
- 9am-11.30am CEST / 8am-10.30am BST: Men’s prelims
- 1pm-3.30pm CEST / 12pm-2.30pm BST: Men’s prelims
- 5pm-7.30pm CEST / 4pm-6.30pm BST: Men’s prelims
- 9pm-11.30pm CEST / 8pm-10.30pm BST: Men’s prelims
Water polo
- 2pm-5pm CEST / 1pm-4pm BST: Women’s prelims (x2 matches)
- 6.30pm-9.30pm CEST / 5.30pm-8.30pm BST: Women’s prelims (x2 matches)
Sunday July 28
Archery
- 9.30.am-11.05am CEST / 8.30am-10.05am BST: Women’s team eliminations
- 2.15pm-5.55pm CEST / 1.15pm-4.55pm BST: Women’s team medal matches
Artistic gymnastics
- 9.30am-1.20pm CEST / 8.30am-12.20pm BST: Women’s qualification
- 2.50pm-4.30pm CEST / 1.50pm-3.30pm BST: Women’s qualification
- 6pm-7.40pm CEST / 5pm-6.40pm BST: Women’s qualification
- 9.10pm-10.50pm CEST / 8.10pm-9.50pm BST: Women’s qualification
Badminton
- 8.30am-12pm CEST / 7.30am-11am BST: Men’s and women’s singles, doubles and mixed doubles: group stage
- 2pm-5.30pm CEST / 1pm-4.30pm BST: Men’s and women’s singles, doubles and mixed doubles: group stage
- 7.30pm-11pm CEST / 6.30pm-10pm BST: Men’s and women’s singles, doubles and mixed doubles: group stage
Basketball
- 11am-3.15pm CEST / 10am-2.15pm BST: Men’s and women’s prelims (2 matches)
- 5.15pm-7pm CEST / 4.15pm-6pm BST: Men’s and women’s prelims (1 match)
- 9pm-10.45pm CEST / 8pm-9.45pm BST: Men’s and women’s prelims (1 match)
Beach volleyball
- 9am-1pm CEST / 8am-12pm BST: Men’s and women’s prelims (x4 matches)
- 3pm-6pm CEST / 2pm-5pm BST: Men’s and women’s prelims (x3 matches)
- 8pm-11pm CEST / 7pm-10pm BST: Men’s and women’s prelims (x3 matches)
Boxing
- 11am-1.10pm CEST / 10am-12.10pm BST: Women’s 50kg, women’s 66kg, men’s 51kg, men’s 57kg, men’s 71kg and men’s 92kg: round of 32 or 16
- 8pm-10.10pm CEST / 7pm-9.10pm BST: Women’s 50kg, women’s 66kg, men’s 51kg, men’s 57kg, men’s 71kg and men’s 92kg: round of 32 or 16
Canoe slalom
- 3.30pm-6.50pm CEST / 2.30pm-5.50pm BST: Women’s K1 semi-finals and finals
Cycling (mountain bike)
- 2pm-4.30pm CEST / 1pm-3.30pm BST: Women’s cross-country
Equestrian
- 10.30pmm-3pm CEST / 9.30am-2pm BST: Eventing cross-country: team and individual day 1
Fencing
- 9.30pm-4.50pm CEST / 8.30am-3.50pm BST: Men’s epee and women’s foil: table of 64, table of 32, table of 16, quarter-finals
- 7pm-11.10pm CEST / 6pm-10.10pm BST: Men’s epee and women’s foil: semi-finals, bronze medal bout, gold medal bout
Football
- 5pm-11pm CEST / 4pm-10pm BST: Women’s group stage (6 matches )
Handball
- 9am-12.30pm CEST / 8am-11.30am BST: Women’s prelims (2 matches)
- 2pm-5.30pm CEST / 1pm-4.30pm BST: Women’s prelims (2 matches)
- 7pm-10.30pm CEST / 6pm-9.30pm BST: Women’s prelims (2 matches)
Hockey
- 10am-3pm CEST / 9am-2pm BST: Women’s pool stage (2 matches)
- 10.30am-3.30pm CEST / 9.30am-2.30pm BST: Women’s pool stage (2 matches)
- 5pm-10pm CEST / 4pm-9pm BST: Men’s pool stage (2 matches)
- 7.45pm-10.30pm CEST / 6.45pm-9.30pm:Men’s pool stage (2 matches)
Judo
- 10am-2pm CEST / 9am-1pm BST: Women’s -52kg and men’s -66kg: elimination rounds
- 4pm-7pm CEST / 3pm-6pm BST: Women’s -52kg and men’s -66kg: medal rounds
Rowing
- 9am-1.10pm CEST / 8am-12:10pm BST: Women’s and men’s single sculls, women’s and men’s double sculls: repechage; women’s and men’s coxless pair, women’s and men’s lightweight double sculls, women’s and men’s coxless four: heats
Rugby sevens
- 3.30pm-10pm CEST / 2.30pm-9pm BST: Women’s pool rounds
Sailing
- 11am-7pm CEST / 10am-6pm BST: Men’s and women’s windsurfing, men’s and women’s skiff
Shooting
- 9.15am-12.30pm CEST / 8.15am-11.30am BST: Men’s and women’s 10m air rifle: qualification
- 9.30am-1.05pm CEST / 8.30am-12.05pm BST: Men’s and women’s 10m air pistol: finals
Skateboarding
- 12pm-3.30pm CEST / 11am-2.30pm BST: Women’s street prelims
- 5pm-7pm CEST / 4pm-6pm BST: Women’s street final
Surfing
- 7.pm-4.30pm CEST / 6pm-3.30am BST: Men’s and women’s round 2
Swimming
- 11am-1pm CEST / 10am-12pm BST: Men’s 200m freestyle, men’s 400m individual medley, women’s 100m breaststroke, men’s 100m backstroke, women’s 200m freestyle: heats
- 8.30pm-10.30pm CEST / 7.30pm-9.30pm BST: Men’s 400m individual medley: final, women’s 100m butterfly: final, men’s 200m freestyle, women’s 100m breaststroke, men’s 100m backstroke: semi-finals; men’s 100m breaststroke: final; women’s 200m freestyle semi-finals
Table tennis
- 10am-2pm CEST / 9am-1pm BST: Men’s and women’s singles: round 1
- 4pm-6pm CEST / 3pm-5pm BST: Mixed doubles: quarter-finals
- 8pm-11pm CEST / 7pm-10pm BST: Men’s and women’s singles: round 1
Tennis
- 12pm-11pm CEST / 11am-10pm BST: Men’s and women’s singles and doubles
Volleyball
- 9am-11.30am CEST / 8am-10.30am BST: Women’s prelims
- 1pm-3.30pm CEST / 12pm-2.30pm BST: Women’s prelims
- 5pm-7.30pm CEST / 4pm-6.30pm BST: Men’s prelims
- 9pm-11.30pm CEST / 8pm-10.30pm BST: Men’s prelims
Water polo
- 10.30am-1.30pm CEST / 9.30am-12.30pm BST: Men’s prelims (x2 matches)
- 3pm-6pm CEST / 2pm-5pm BST: Men’s prelims (x2 matches)
- 7.30pm-10.30pm CEST / 6.30pm-9.30pm BST: Men’s prelims (x2 matches)
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