By As the six-month countdown to the Paris 2024 Olympics begins, we’ve put together a guide to everything you need to know about the Games.
Team GB finished fourth in Tokyo 2020 with an impressive 64 medals, 22 of which were gold, just one down from their medal total from hosting London 2012.
Tokyo 2020 was postponed by a year because of the Covid pandemic but now, three years later with the crowds back to fill the stands, what can we expect from Paris 2024?
When are the Olympics?
Although the opening ceremony to signal the official start of the Paris 2024 Olympics will be held on Friday, 26 July, the sporting action actually begins on 24 July with pool matches in football, rugby sevens, handball and archery. The Games will run until 11 August.
Which venues are being used for the Olympics?
Most of the sporting events are in and around the heart of Paris, and the opening ceremony is set to be a spectacle, taking place along the Seine, the first time in Olympic history that the event will be held outside the main stadium.
The Stade de France will host the athletics and the closing ceremony. The Parc des Princes, home to Paris St-Germain, will be hosting football matches, and Roland Garros will stage tennis and boxing. Surfing will take place in Tahiti, an island in French Polynesia nearly 10,000 miles away from Paris.
Some 95% of the venues already exist or are temporary, with the aquatics centre being the only new venue specifically built for the Games.
How can I watch the Olympics?
The Paris Olympics will be shown live on BBC television and the BBC Sport website and app and there will also be extensive coverage on BBC Radio 5 Live.
What are the new sports at the Paris Games?
The only sport making its debut in Paris is breaking. It was first introduced at the 2018 Youth Olympics and due to the combination of athleticism and urban dance, it has secured a spot on the programme.
The competition will take place as solo battles and the breakers will improvise to the DJ’s tracks, and will include moves such as windmills, the 6-step and freezes.
The modern pentathlon will be changing format with show jumping being replaced with obstacle course racing.
Karate and baseball have been dropped from the Olympics since Tokyo 2020.
How many gold medals will be won in Paris?
There are 329 medal events across 32 sports.
Who is competing for Team GB and how many medals could they win?
Around 350 athletes are expected to compete for Team GB, with a handful already confirmed in canoe slalom, sailing and triathlon.
Team GB is predicted to take home 64 medals and finish third in the medal table behind the United States and China, according to data experts Nielsen Gracenote. Hosts France are predicted to finish fifth with 53 medals.
