Olympics 2024: Key dates, medal events, and star athletes to watch

The 2024 Olympic games is set to begin on the 26th of July with a huge opening ceremony set to take place. Over 10,000 athletes will take part in over 329 events across 32 sports with 206 nations participating as the games are set to be played for over two weeks in Paris. 

India’s charge will be led by Neeraj Chopra who w. the gold medal in javelin throw. The Indian contingent are set to compete in most of the events and will be looking to the nation proud. 

There are medal hopes from not only Neeraj Chopra, but also from the hockey, badminton, wrestling, and boxing contingent. With just two days to go for the event, there is massive anticipation. for the biggest sporting event of the summer. 

Here is all the details for main events and dates for Paris Olympics 2024

Thursday 25th July 2024

Other Events- Archery: singles qualifying, women's (1 PM) and men's (5:45 PM)

26th July 2024 – Friday 

Opening Ceremony at 11:30 PM IST

Saturday- 27th July 2024 

Main Indian Events – 

Shooting: 10m air rifle, mixed team -- Sandeep Singh/Elavenil Valarivan, Arjun Singh Cheema/Ramita (2 PM)

Other events – 

Hockey: India vs New Zealand (9 PM). Badminton.: All categories group stage (12:50 PM), Boxing: Preeti Pawar round-of-32 (7 PM .), Rowing: men's sculls heats (12.30 PM), Equestrian: dressage (1 PM) Table Tennis: singles round-of-64 (6.30 PM .) Tennis: men's singles first round (3.30 PM .)

International events - 

Rugby Sevens: bronze (10:30 PM), gold (11:15 PM) Swimming: women's 400m freestyle final, Katie Ledecky vs Ariarne Titmus vs Summer McIntosh (12:22 AM), women's and men's 4x100m freestyle relay finals (1:14 AM)

Sunday - July 28th

Main Indian Events - Shooting: 10m air pistol, men and women - Sarabjot Singh, Arjun Singh Cheema (1 PM) and Manu Bhaker, Rhythm Sangwan (3.30 PM), Archery: Women's team (prelims to final, 1 PM .)

Other Events - Boxing: Nikhat Zareen (3:50 PM) and Nishant Dev first round (2:46 PM .), Badminton: All categories group stage (12:00 PM) Rowing: men's sculls repechage (1:06 PM) Table Tennis: singles round-of-64 (3:30 PM) Tennis: men's singles and doubles (3.30 PM) Swimming: men's 100m backstroke and women's 200m freestyle (1:07 AM)

Other International events - Swimming: men's 400m individual medley, Marchand (12:00 AM) Skateboarding: women's street, Rayssa Leal (8:30 PM)

Monday - July 29th

Main Indian events - Shooting: 10m air rifle women and men - Elavenil Valarivan, Ramita (1 PM) and Sandeep Singh, Arjun Babuta (3 PM) Archery: Men's team (prelims to final, starts 1 PM) 

Other Events - Hockey: India vs Argentina (4.15 PM), Shooting: mixed team pistol qualification. (12:45 PM) - Manu, Sarabjot and Cheema, Rhythm, Shooting: men's trap qualification (12:30 PM), Badminton: All categories group stage (1:00PM .) Table Tennis: singles prelim rounds (3:30 PM .), Rowing: men's sculls (1 PM .)

Big International events - Swimming: men's 200m freestyle final (12:10 AM), women's 200m freestyle final, Titmus (1:11 AM)

Tuesday-30th July 

Main Indian events - Shooting: 10m air pistol mixed team bronze (1 PM), gold (1.30 PM), Shooting: Trap men's final (7 PM)

Other Events - Hockey: India vs Ireland (4.45 PM), Badmint.: All categories group stage (12:00 PM .), Boxing: Amit Panghal (2.30 PM .), Preeti Pawar (3:50 PM .), Jasmine (4:38 PM) Shooting: Trap women's qualifications, Archery: men's and women's round-of-64 (3:30 PM .) Rowing: men's sculls quarters (1:40 PM) Equestrian: dressage GP (2:30 PM) Table Tennis: men's and women's round-of-32 (1:30 PM ) Tennis: men's singles and doubles (3:30 PM .)

international events - Swimming: men's 4x200m freestyle relay final (1:31 AM.)

Wednesday-31st July 

Main Indian events - Shooting: Trap women final (7 PM)

Other events - Badminton.: women's and men's singles group stage (12:00 PM ) Shooting: 50m 3 positions men qualification. Boxing: Lovlina Borgohain (3:34 PM .), Nishant Dev (7:48 PM .)Table Tennis: men's and women's round-of-32 and 16 (1:30 PM )Equestrian: dressage grand prix (1:30 PM)Tennis: men's singles 3rd round and doubles semis (3:30 PM)

International events - Swimming: women's 1500m freestyle final, Ledecky (12:37 AM), men's 200m breaststroke final, Adam Peaty vs Qin Haiyang (1:45 AM), men's 100m freestyle final, Pan Zhanle (1:52 AM)

Thursday-1st August 

Main Indian events - 50m rifle 3 positions men final, Swapnil Kusale and Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar (1:00 PM). 

Other events - Hockey: India vs Belgium (1:30 PM)

Athletics: 20km race walk, men's (11:00 PM) and women (12:50 PM)

Badminton: Women's doubles quarters (12:00 PM), men's doubles quarters (4.30 PM), men's singles round-of-16 (1:10 PM), women's singles round-of-16 (10:00 PM) Shooting: 50m rifle 3 positions women qualification, Sift and Anjum (3:30 PM) Boxing: Nikhat Zareen round-of-16 (2:30 PM), Preeti Pawar (4:06 PM) Table tennis: quarterfinals, women (1:30 PM), men (3:30 pm) Tennis: men's singles quarters (3:30 PM) Golf: men's round 1 (12.30 PM)Sailing: men's and women's dinghy. 

International events - Gymnastics: women's all-round final, Simone Biles (9:45 PM) Swimming: women's 4x200m freestyle relay final (1:19 AM)

Friday – 2nd August 

Big Indian events - Shooting: 50m rifle 3 positions women final, Sift Kaur Samra and Anjum Moudgil (1:00 PM)

Other events - Badminton: women's double semis (12:00 PM), men's doubles semis (2:20 PM), men's singles quarters (9:10 PM) Judo: +78 Kos through to final (1:30 PM) Boxing: Jasmine round-of-16 (7 PM), Amit Panghal quarters (8:04 PM) Shooting: 25m pistol women qualification (12:30 PM) and skeet women qualification (12:30 PM) Golf: men's round 2 (12.30 PM) Athletics: men's shot put qualification (11:40 PM) Sailing: men's and women's dinghy

International events - Swimming: Men's 200m individual medley final, Marchand (12:13 AM)

Saturday-3rd August 

Big Indian events - Shooting: 25m pistol women final, Manu and Esha Singh (1 PM) and skeet men final (7 PM)

Other events - Badminton: women's singles quarters (1:00 PM), women's doubles bronze (6:30 PM) and gold (7:40 PM) Boxing: Nishant Dev quarters (7:32), Nikhat Zareen quarters (8:04 PM) Athletics: men's shot put final (11:05 PM) Shooting: skeet women qualifiers Golf: men's round 3 (12:30 PM ) Sailing: men's and women's dinghy

International events - Tennis: women's singles gold medal match. Athletics: 4x400m relay mixed final (12:25 AM), women's 100m, Shericka Jackson vs Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce vs Sha'Carri Richardson (12:50 AM), men's decathlon (1:15 AM), Swimming: women's 800m freestyle final, Ledecky vs Titmus (12:38 AM)

Sunday – 4th August

Big Indian events - Badminton: men's doubles, Satwik-Chirag, bronze (6:30 PM), gold (7:40 PM)

Other events - Hockey: quarterfinals (1.30 PM), Archery: men's singles pre-quarters to final (1 PM), Golf: men's final round (12:30 PM), Shooting: Skeet women's final (7 PM) and men's 25m pistol quali (1 PM), Boxing: Jasmine quarters (2:30 PM), Lovlina Borgohain quarters (3:02 PM), Preeti Pawar semis (3:34 PM), Amit Panghal semis (3:50 PM), Athletics: long jump qualification (2.30 PM), Equestrian: dressage grand prix, Sailing: men's and women's dinghy

International events - Athletics: men's 100m final, Fred Kerley vs Noah Lyles vs Letsile Tebogo vs Lamont Marcell Jacobs (1:20 AM), Swimming: 4x100m medley relay final, men's (10:36 PM), women's (10:56 PM) 

Monday – 5th August 

Big Indian events - Badminton: women's singles, PV Sindhu, bronze (1:15 PM), gold (2:25 PM) and men's singles, HS Prannoy and Lakshya Sen bronze (6 PM), gold (7:10 PM), Shooting: 25m men's pistol final, Anish Bhanwala and Vijayveer Sidhu (1:00 PM)

Other events – Shooting: mixed skeet qualification (12:30 PM), final (6:30 PM), Athletics: women's 400m round 1 (3:25 PM), men's steeplechase round 1 (10:34 PM), women's 5000m final (12:40 AM), Wrestling: Nisha Dahiya, pre-quarters to semis (6.30 PM), Sailing: men's and women's dinghy, Table Tennis: men's and women's team round-of-16

International events - Athletics: men's pole vault, Mondo Duplantis (10:30 PM)

Tuesday-6th August

Big Indian events - Wrestling: Nisha Dahiya repechage (2:30 PM) and medal events (12:20 AM)

Other events – Athletics: Men's javelin qualification (1:50 PM and 3:20 PM), men's long jump final (11:50 PM), Hockey: men's semis (5:30 PM and 10:30 PM), Wrestling: Vinesh Phogat, pre-quarters to semis (3:00 PM), Boxing: Nikhat Zareen semifinal (1.32 AM), Nishant Dev semifinal (1:00 AM), Sailing: men's and women's dinghy medal races

International events - Athletics: women's 200m final, Shericka Jackson (1:10 AM)

Wednesday-7th August

Big Indian events - Weightlifting: Mirabai Chanu (11 PM) Wrestling: Vinesh Phogat repechage (2.30 PM), medal events (12:20 AM)

Other events - Boxing: Jasmine semifinal (1:00 AM), Wrestling: Antim Panghal pre-quarters to semis (2:30 PM), Table Tennis: men's and women's teams quarters (1:30 PM on), men's semis (11:00 PM), Golf: women's round 1 (12:30 PM)

International events – Athletics: men's 400m final

Thursday- 8th August

Big Indian events - Athletics: men's javelin final, Neeraj Chopra and Kishore Jena (11:55 PM) Hockey: bronze (5:30 PM), gold (10:30 PM) Wrestling: Antim Panghal repechage (2.30 PM), medal events (12:20 AM on)

Other events - Boxing: Lovlina Borgohain semis (1:32 AM), Antim Panghal final (2:04 AM), Preeti Pawar final (2:21 AM) Wrestling: Aman Sehrawat and Anshu pre-quarters to semis (3:00 PM) Golf: women's round 2 (12:30 PM)

International events - Athletics: men's 200m final, Lyles vs Tebogo (12:00 AM), women's 400m hurdles, McLaughlin vs Bol (12:55 AM), men's 110m hurdles (1:15 AM)

Friday – 9th August 

Big Indian events - Boxing: Nikhat Zareen final (1:17 AM), Nishant Dev final (1:00 AM), Wrestling: Aman Sehrawat repechage (2.30 PM), medal events (11:00 PM) and Anshu Malik repechage (2:30 PM)

Other events - Athletics: 4x400m relay round 1, women's (2:10 PM) and men's (2:35 PM), women's hurdles semis (3:35 PM), men's triple jump final (11:40 PM) Golf: women's round 3 (12:30 PM)

International events - Football: men's gold (7:30 PM) Athletics: 4x100m final, women's (11:00 PM) and men's (11:15 PM); men's 400m hurdles, Warholm vs Benjamin vs dos Santos (1:15 PM) Hockey: women's gold (11:30 PM)

Saturday – 10th August

Big Indian events - Boxing: Lovlina Borgohain final (2:04 AM) Golf: women's final round, Aditi Ashok and Diksha Dagar (12:30 PM)

Other events - Wrestling: Reetika pre-quarters to semis (3 PM on), Athletics: women's javelin final, Annu Rani (11:10 PM). 

International events - Athletics: Men's marathon, Eilud Kipchoge vs Kenenisa Bekele (11:30 AM), Men's high jump final, Mutaz Essa Barshim vs Gianmarco Tamberi, 4x400m final men's (12:42 AM), women's (12:52 AM) Volleyball: men's gold (4:30 PM) Football: women's gold (8:30 PM) Basketball: men's gold (1:00 AM)

Sunday -11th August 

Indian events - Wrestling: Reetika repechage (2.30 PM), medal events (4:50 PM)

International events - Volleyball: women's gold (4:30 PM) Basketball: women's gold (7:00 PM)