This is a chronological summary of the major events of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris and other venues in Metropolitan France, plus one subsite in Tahiti in the overseas country of French Polynesia. Competition began on 24 July with the first matches in the group stages of football and rugby sevens events. The opening ceremony was held two days later on 26 July. The last day of competition and the closing ceremony was held on 11 August.
The games included 329 events in 32 different sports. Breakdancing made its debut as an Olympic event.
Calendar Competition began two days before the opening ceremony on 26 July, and ended on 11 August 2024.
On 29July, the weather in Tahiti turned dangerous towards the end of round3 of the men's shortboard event, forcing the cancellation of the women's third round. The waves continued to be too rough for competition over the next two days, leaving the remaining of the surfing finals moved to 5 August.
Medal table
Day-by-day summaries 24 July Football The first day of group stage matches of the men's tournament.
Rugby sevens The first day of pool stage matches of the men's tournament.
25 July Archery The ranking rounds of both the men's individual and women's individual events.
Football The first matches in the group stage of the women's tournament.
Handball The first matches in the group stage of the women's tournament.
Rugby sevens The second and final day of pool stage matches, the first day of placing matches, and the quarter-finals of the men's tournament.
26 July Opening ceremony The opening ceremony took place outside a traditional stadium setting for the first time, with the parade of nations conducted as a boat parade along the Seine from Pont d'Austerlitz to Pont d'Iéna, with the official protocol taking place at Place du Trocadéro in a temporary "mini-stadium". The parade route featured cultural presentations and views of Paris landmarks.
Day 1: 27 July Sport Event Gold medalist(s) Silver medalist(s) Bronze medalist(s) Competitor(s)TeamCompetitor(s)TeamCompetitor(s)Team Cycling Men's road time trialRemco Evenepoel Filippo Ganna Wout van Aert Women's road time trialGrace BrownAnna HendersonChloé Dygert Diving Women's 3 m synchronized springboardChen YiwenChang YaniSarah BaconKassidy CookYasmin HarperScarlett Mew Jensen Fencing Men's sabreOh Sang-ukFarès FerjaniLuigi Samele Women's épée Vivian Kong Auriane MalloEszter Muhari Judo Men's 60 kg Yeldos Smetov Luka Mkheidze Ryuju Nagayama Francisco Garrigós Women's 48 kg Natsumi TsunodaBavuudorjiin BaasankhüüShirine Boukli Tara Babulfath Rugby sevens Men's Jean-Pascal Barraque Antoine Dupont Théo Forner Aaron Grandidier Nkanang Jefferson Lee Joseph Stephen Parez Varian Pasquet Rayan Rebbadj Paulin Riva Jordan Sepho Andy Timo Antoine Zeghdar Nelson Epee Joseva Talacolo Iosefo Masi Iowane Teba Sevuloni Mocenacagi Josaia Raisuqe Jeremia Matana Terio Tamani Ponepati Loganimasi Selestino Ravutaumada Jerry Tuwai Kaminieli Rasaku Waisea Nacuqu Joji Nasova Filipe Sauturaga Christie Grobbelaar Ryan Oosthuizen Impi Visser Zain Davids Quewin Nortje Tiaan Pretorius Shaun Williams Selvyn Davids Tristan Leyds Rosko Specman Siviwe Soyizwapi Shilton van Wyk Ronald Brown Shooting Mixed 10 m air rifle teamHuang YutingSheng LihaoKeum Ji-hyeonPark Ha-junAlexandra Le Islam Satpayev Swimming Men's 400 m freestyleLukas MärtensElijah WinningtonKim Woo-min Men's 4 × 100 m freestyle relayJack AlexyChris GuilianoHunter ArmstrongCaeleb DresselRyan HeldMatthew KingJack CartwrightFlynn SouthamKai TaylorKyle ChalmersWilliam YangAlessandro MiressiThomas CecconPaolo Conte BoninManuel FrigoLeonardo DeplanoLorenzo Zazzeri Women's 400 m freestyleAriarne TitmusSummer McIntoshKatie Ledecky Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relayMollie O'CallaghanShayna JackEmma McKeonMeg Harris Bronte Campbell Olivia WunschKate DouglassGretchen WalshTorri HuskeSimone ManuelErika ConnollyAbbey WeitzeilYang JunxuanCheng YujieZhang YufeiWu QingfengYu Yiting
Day 2: 28 July Sport Event Gold medalist(s) Silver medalist(s) Bronze medalist(s) Competitor(s)TeamCompetitor(s)TeamCompetitor(s)Team Archery Women's teamJeon Hun-young Lim Si-hyeon Nam Su-hyeon An Qixuan Li Jiaman Yang Xiaolei Ángela Ruiz Alejandra Valencia Ana Paula Vázquez Canoeing Women's K-1Jessica FoxKlaudia ZwolińskaKimberley Woods Cycling Women's cross-country Pauline Ferrand-Prévot Haley Batten Jenny Rissveds Fencing Men's épéeKoki KanoYannick BorelMohamed El-Sayed Women's foilLee KieferLauren ScruggsEleanor Harvey Judo Men's 66 kg Hifumi Abe Willian Lima Gusman Kyrgyzbayev Denis Vieru Women's 52 kgDiyora KeldiyorovaDistria Krasniqi Larissa Pimenta Amandine Buchard Shooting Men's 10 m air pistolXie YuFederico Nilo MaldiniPaolo Monna Women's 10 m air pistolOh Ye-jinKim Ye-jiManu Bhaker Skateboarding Women's streetCoco YoshizawaLiz AkamaRayssa Leal Swimming Men's 100 m breaststroke Nicolò Martinenghi Adam Peaty rowspan="2" colspan="2" Nic Fink Men's 400 m individual medley Léon Marchand Tomoyuki Matsushita Carson Foster Women's 100 m butterfly Torri Huske Gretchen Walsh Zhang Yufei
Day 3: 29 July Sport Event Gold medalist(s) Silver medalist(s) Bronze medalist(s) Competitor(s)TeamCompetitor(s)TeamCompetitor(s)Team Archery Men's teamKim Je-deok Kim Woo-jin Lee Woo-seokBaptiste Addis Thomas Chirault Jean-Charles ValladontMete Gazoz Ulaş Tümer Muhammed Yıldırmış Canoeing Men's C-1Nicolas GestinAdam BurgessMatej Beňuš Cycling Men's cross-countryTom PidcockVictor KoretzkyAlan Hatherly Diving Men's 10 m synchronized platformYang Hao Lian JunjieTom Daley Noah WilliamsRylan Wiens Nathan Zsombor-Murray Equestrian Individual eventingMichael JungChristopher BurtonLaura Collett Team eventingRosalind Canter Tom McEwen Laura CollettNicolas Touzaint Karim Laghouag Stéphane LandoisToshiyuki Tanaka Kazuma Tomoto Yoshiaki Oiwa Ryuzo Kitajima Fencing Men's foilCheung Ka LongFilippo MacchiNick Itkin Women's sabreManon BrunetSara BalzerOlga Kharlan Gymnastics Men's team all-around Daiki Hashimoto Kaya Kazuma Shinnosuke Oka Takaaki Sugino Tanigawa Wataru Liu Yang Su Weide Xiao Ruoteng Zhang Boheng Zou Jingyuan Asher Hong Paul Juda Brody Malone Stephen Nedoroscik Fred Richard Judo Men's 73 kg Hidayat Heydarov Joan-Benjamin Gaba Soichi Hashimoto Adil Osmanov Women's 57 kg Christa Deguchi Huh Mi-mi Sarah-Léonie Cysique Haruka Funakubo Shooting Men's 10 m air rifleSheng LihaoVictor LindgrenMiran Maričić Women's 10 m air rifleBan Hyo-jinHuang YutingAudrey GogniatSkateboarding Men's streetYuto HorigomeJagger EatonNyjah Huston Swimming Men's 100 m backstrokeThomas CecconXu JiayuRyan Murphy Men's 200 m freestyleDavid PopoviciMatt RichardsLuke Hobson Women's 100 m breaststrokeTatjana SmithTang QiantingMona McSharry Women's 200 m freestyleMollie O'CallaghanAriarne TitmusSiobhán Haughey Women's 400 m individual medleySummer McIntoshKatie GrimesEmma Weyant
Day 4: 30 July Sport Event Gold medalist(s) Silver medalist(s) Bronze medalist(s) Competitor(s)TeamCompetitor(s)TeamCompetitor(s)Team Fencing Women's team épéeRossella Fiamingo Mara Navarria Giulia Rizzi Alberta SantuccioMarie-Florence Candassamy Alexandra Louis-Marie Auriane Mallo Coraline VitalisAleksandra Jarecka Alicja Klasik Renata Knapik-Miazga Martyna Swatowska-Wenglarczyk Gymnastics Women's team all-aroundSimone Biles Jade Carey Jordan Chiles Sunisa Lee Hezly RiveraAngela Andreoli Alice D'Amato Manila Esposito Elisa Iorio Giorgia VillaRebeca Andrade Jade Barbosa Lorrane Oliveira Flávia Saraiva Júlia Soares Judo Men's 81 kgTakanori NagaseTato GrigalashviliLee Joon-hwanSomon Makhmadbekov Women's 63 kgAndreja LeškiPrisca Awiti AlcarazClarisse AgbegnenouLaura Fazliu Rugby sevens Women'sMichaela Blyde Jazmin Felix-Hotham Sarah Hirini Tyla King Jorja Miller Manaia Nuku Mahina Paul Risaleeana Pouri-Lane Alena Saili Theresa Setefano Stacey Waaka Portia Woodman-Wickliffe Caroline Crossley Olivia Apps Alysha Corrigan Asia Hogan-Rochester Chloe Daniels Charity Williams Florence Symonds Carissa Norsten Krissy Scurfield Fancy Bermudez Piper Logan Keyara Wardley Taylor Perry Shalaya Valenzuela Alena Olsen Alev Kelter Ariana Ramsey Ilona Maher Kayla Canett Kristi Kirshe Lauren Doyle Naya Tapper Sammy Sullivan Sarah Levy Spiff Sedrick Stephanie Rovetti Shooting Men's trapNathan HalesQi YingJean Pierre Brol Mixed 10 m air pistol teamZorana Arunović Damir MikecŞevval İlayda Tarhan Yusuf DikeçManu Bhaker Sarabjot Singh Swimming Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay James Guy Tom Dean Matt Richards Duncan Scott Kieran Bird Jack McMillan Luke Hobson Carson Foster Drew Kibler Kieran Smith Brooks Curry Chris Guiliano Blake Pieroni Maximillian Giuliani Flynn Southam Elijah Winnington Thomas Neill Zac Incerti Kai Taylor Men's 800 m freestyleDaniel WiffenBobby FinkeGregorio Paltrinieri Women's 100 m backstrokeKaylee McKeownRegan SmithKatharine Berkoff Table tennis Mixed doublesWang Chuqin Sun YingshaRi Jong-sik Kim Kum-yongLim Jong-hoon Shin Yu-bin
Day 5: 31 July Sport Event Gold medalist(s) Silver medalist(s) Bronze medalist(s) Competitor(s)TeamCompetitor(s)TeamCompetitor(s)Team Canoeing Women's C-1Jessica FoxElena LilikEvy Leibfarth Cycling Men's BMX freestyleJosé TorresKieran ReillyAnthony Jeanjean Women's BMX freestyleDeng YawenPerris BenegasNatalya Diehm Diving Women's 10 m synchronized platformChen Yuxi Quan HongchanKim Mi-rae Jo Jin-miAndrea Spendolini-Sirieix Lois Toulson Fencing Men's team sabreDo Gyeong-dongGu Bon-gilOh Sang-ukPark Sang-wonCsanád GémesiKrisztian RabbAndrás SzatmáriÁron SzilágyiBoladé ApithyJean-Philippe PatriceSébastien PatriceMaxime Pianfetti Gymnastics Men's individual all-aroundShinnosuke OkaZhang BohengXiao Ruoteng Judo Men's 90 kg Lasha Bekauri Sanshiro Murao Maxime-Gaël Ngayap Hambou Theodoros Tselidis Women's 70 kg Barbara Matić Miriam Butkereit Michaela Polleres Gabriella Willems Rowing Men's quadruple scullsLennart van Lierop Finn Florijn Tone Wieten Koen MetsemakersLuca Chiumento Luca Rambaldi Giacomo Gentili Andrea PanizzaFabian Barański Mateusz Biskup Dominik Czaja Mirosław Ziętarski Women's quadruple sculls Lauren HenryHannah ScottLola AndersonGeorgina Brayshaw Laila YoussifouBente PaulisRoos de JongTessa Dullemans Maren VölzTabea SchendekehlLeonie MenzelPia Greiten Shooting Women's trap Adriana Ruano Silvana Stanco Penny Smith Swimming Men's 100 m freestylePan ZhanleKyle ChalmersDavid Popovici Men's 200 m breaststrokeLéon MarchandZac Stubblety-CookCaspar Corbeau Men's 200 m butterfly Léon Marchand Kristóf Milák Ilya Kharun Women's 100 m freestyle Sarah Sjöström Torri Huske Siobhán Haughey Women's 1500 m freestyleKatie LedeckyAnastasiya KirpichnikovaIsabel Marie Gose Triathlon Men's Alex Yee Hayden WildeLéo Bergère Women's Cassandre Beaugrand Julie Derron Beth Potter
Day 6: 1 August