when is it, what will the event be like and all the invited artists

There is less and less time until the beginning of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, the sporting event of the year that will bring together athletes from all over the world. The capital of France It will host the Games for the third time in its history, after the 1900 and 1924 editions.

Paris 2024 will take place between July 26 and August 11. However, it will start a little earlier, since some disciplines begin to undo the calendar a few days in advance, such as football and rugby 7s. There will be 19 days of competition in 32 disciplines, with 329 events.

This edition will have a opening ceremony historic, since for the first time in all the Games it will be held outside a stadium. On Friday, July 26, a boat parade will take place on the Seine river. In the preparatory acts, some 55 boats completed the route between the Austerlitz and Iena bridges, which takes about six kilometers.

The Argentine delegation already has more than 120 places for the great contest, who will be part of the parade along with the rest of the delegations.

The athletes’ parade, which traditionally takes place in a stadium, will take place on the Seine River, where each national delegation will be mounted on a boat. Each of the boats will be equipped with cameras, allowing viewers to follow the ceremony on television or online to get an even closer view of the action.

Taking a path from east to west, the 10,500 athletes will cross the center of Paris, which will be the main home of the Games and where athletes will demonstrate their sporting abilities over the next 16 days. The boats carried out the practice route on the Seine River twice and the authorities admitted that “it was a success”, despite a few minutes of delay.

Throughout the opening ceremony, athletes will appear on stage alongside artists, in line with Paris 2024’s goal of hosting Games that are created by and for athletes. The parade will have a route of 6 kilometers and will end in front of Trocaderowhere the final elements of the ceremony and shows will take place.

As for guest artists, Aya Nakamura will probably perform some of Edith Piaf’s repertoire. The president of France, Emmanuel Macron, had supported the singer’s election after several xenophobic attacks.

Today, as a result of the international context of war, the possible terrorist threat was a headache for the authorities and organizers of the event, although they were calm about it.

“There is no cause for concern. We have a solid system to protect the spectators, the material and the entire perimeter of the facilities,” he highlighted. Laurent Nuñezprefect of the Paris Police.

• Opening ceremony: Friday, July 26.
• Rugby: from July 24 to 29.
• Soccer: from July 24 to August 9.
• Archery: from July 25 to August 4.
• Handball: from July 25 to August 11.
• Road cycling: July 27th.
• Skate: July 27 and 28.
• Beach volleyball: from July 27 to August 10.
• Judo: from July 27 to August 3.
• Fencing: from July 27 to August 4.
• Tennis: from July 27 to August 4.
• Table tennis: from July 27 to August 10.
• Volley: from July 27 to August 11.
• Artistic gymnastics: from July 27 to August 5.
• Badminton: from July 27 to August 5.
• ornamental jumps: from July 27 to August 10.
• Swimming: from July 27 to August 4.
• Water polo: from July 27 to August 4.
• Boxing: from July 27 to August 4.
• equestrian sports: from July 27 to August 6.
• Remo: from July 27 to August 3.
• Slalom canoeing: from July 27 to August 5.
• Basketball: from July 27 to August 11.
• Hockey: from July 27 to August 9.
• Number: from July 27 to August 5
• Surf: from July 27 to August 2.

• Mountain Bike: July 28 and 29.
• Yachting: from July 28 to August 8.
• 3×3 basketball: from July 30 to August 5.
• Triathlon: July 30 and 31; and August 5.
• BMX freestyle: July 30 and 31.
• March: August 1.
• BMX racing: August 1 and 2.
• Golf: from August 1 to 4.
• trampoline gymnastics: August 2nd.
• Athletics: from August 2 to 10
• Road cycling: August 3 and 4.
• Water polo: from August 5 to 11.
• Climbing: from August 5 to 10.
• Track cycling: from August 5 to 10.
• artistic swimming: from August 5 to 10.
• modern pentathlon: from August 6 to 10.
• Speed ​​boating: from August 6 to 10.
• Rhythmic gymnastics: from August 8 to 10.
• Breaking: August 9 and 10.
• Marathon: August 10 and 11.
• Closing ceremony: Sunday, August 11.