With the highest spirits of sportsmanship and unity, the Olympics 2024 is all set to bring together both athletes and audience. Here’s the latest Olympics 2024 News, schedule and everything about India’s participation.
Olympics 2024 News
The International Olympics Committee (IOC) declared on Wednesday that Nita Ambani was officially unanimously re-elected as the IOC from India for the 142nd session, ahead of this weekend’s opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
Olympics 2024: Location and Schedule
Location
The 2024 Olympics will be held in the city of Paris, France. This is going to be the third time when the city shall be hosting the Games since doing so in 1900 and 1924.
Schedule
The Olympics 2024 is slated for this year from 26 July to 11 August 2024, including a wide array of traditional and new sports events. This would amount to 329 events in 39 sports, one of which is the first-ever, breaking—popularly known as break-dancing. Competitions will also occur as distant as Marseille and Tahiti.
Olympics 2024 Opening Ceremony
The opening ceremony will take place on July 26, 2024 at 1:30 PM E.T., along the River Seine in Paris. The ceremony is expected to go a little over 4 hours, culminating in a final show at the Trocadéro.
India at the Paris Olympics 2024
Between July 26 and August 11, 2024, 117 Indian athletes will compete in the global
sports event Paris Olympics. For the first time ever, over half of the Indian team will compete in the quadrennial showcase in the French capital.
This time from India, Haryana will be represented at the Paris Olympics by 24 athletes, with 19 athletes, hailing from Punjab right after.
India’s Full Schedule at the Olympics 2024 (IST)
Thursday, July 25
Archery
Women’s Individual Positioning Round: Deepika Kumari, Ankita Bhakat, Bhajan Kaur | 1 PM
Men’s Individual Positioning Round: B. Dhiraj, Tarundeep Rai, Pravin Jadhav | 5:45 PM
July 26, Friday
Opening Function | 11:30 PM
July 27, Saturday
Badminton
Men’s Singles Gathering Stage: H S Prannoy, Lakshya Sen
Women’s Singles Gathering Stage: P V Sindhu
Men’s Doubles Gathering Stage: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty
Women’s Doubles Gathering Stage: Tanisha Crasto and Ashwini Ponnappa | 12 PM onwards
Rowing
Men’s Single Sculls Heats: Balraj Panwar | 12:30 PM onwards
Shooting
10m Air Rifle Blended Group Capability: Sandeep Singh, Arjun Babuta, Elavenil Valarivan, Ramita Jindal | 12:30 PM
10m Air Pistol Men’s Capability: Sarabjot Singh, Arjun Cheema | 2 PM
10m Air Rifle Blended Group Decoration Rounds (Subject to Capability) | 2 PM
Tennis
Men’s Singles: Sumit Nagal
Men’s Doubles: Rohan Bopanna and N. Sriram Balaji | 3:30 PM onwards
Table Tennis
Men’s Singles: Sharath Kamal, Harmeet Desai
Women’s Singles: Manika Batra, Sreeja Akula | 6:30 PM onwards
Women’s 54kg: Preeti Pawar | Round of 32 | 7 PM onwards
Hockey
Men’s Gathering B: India vs. New Zealand | 9 PM
July 28, Sunday
Bunch Stage Matches (Continuation) | 12 PM onwards
Shooting
10m Air Rifle Women’s Capability: Elavenil Valarivan, Ramita Jindal | 12:45 PM onwards
10m Air Pistol Men’s Conclusive (Subject to Capability) | 1 PM onwards
Women’s Group Round of 16: Deepika Kumar, Ankita Bhakat, Bhajan Kaur | 1 PM onwards
Women’s Group Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Bronze, and Gold Decoration Matches Subject to Capability | 5:45 PM onwards
July 29, Monday
Badminton
Continuation of Gathering Stage Matches | 12 PM onwards
Shooting
Trap Men’s Capability: Prithviraj Tondaiman | 12:30 PM onwards
10m Air Pistol Blended Group Capability: Sarabjot Singh, Arjun Cheema, Manu Bhaker, Beat Sangwan | 12:45 PM onwards
10m Air Rifle Women’s Last Subject to Capability | 1 PM onwards
Archery
Men’s Group Round of 16: B. Dhiraj, Tarundeep Rai, Pravin Jadhav | 1 PM onwards
Rowing
Men’s Single Sculls Semifinals E/F: Balraj Panwar | 1 PM onwards
Table Tennis
Continuation of Matches | 1:30 PM onwards
Hockey
Men’s Gathering B: India vs. Argentina | 4:15 PM
July 30, Tuesday
Badminton
Continuation of Gathering Stage Matches | 12 PM onwards
Shooting
Trap Men’s and Women’s Capability | 12:30 PM onwards
Table Tennis
Continuation of Matches | 1:30 PM onwards
Rowing
Men’s Single Sculls Quarterfinals (Subject to Capability) | 1:40 PM onwards
Boxing
Continuation of Matches | 2:30 PM onwards
Equestrian
Dressage Individual Day 1: Anush Agarwalla | 2:30 PM onwards
Archery
Men’s and Women’s Individual Rounds of 64 | 3:30 PM onwards
Tennis
Men’s Singles second round and Men’s Doubles third round matches (Subject to Capability) | 3:30 PM onwards
Hockey
Men’s Gathering B: India vs. Ireland | 4:45 PM
July 31, Wednesday
Badminton
Continuation of Gathering Stage Matches | 12:00 PM onwards
Shooting
50m Rifle 3 Pos. Men’s Capability: Aishwary Tomar, Swapnil Kusale | 12:30 PM onwards
Rowing
Men’s Single Sculls Semifinals (Subject to Capability) | 1:24 PM onwards
Equestrian
Dressage Individual Day 1: Anush Agarwalla | 1:30 PM onwards
Continuation of Matches | 1:30 PM onwards
Boxing
Continuation of Matches | 3:02 PM onwards
Archery
Men’s and Women’s Individual Rounds of 64 and 32 | 3:30 PM onwards
Tennis
Men’s Singles third round and Men’s Doubles Semifinal matches (Subject to Capability) | 3:30 PM onwards
Hockey
Men’s Gathering B: India vs Belgium | 1:30 PM
Closing Ceremony
The closing service of the Olympics 2024 takes place on August 11 and brings to a close what has been an activity pressed and vital Games.
FAQ
How many Indian players qualified for Olympics 2024?
India’s participation in the Paris 2024 Olympics will see a diverse group of 117 athletes competing in 16 sports.
Who will Organise Olympics 2024?
Paris is hosting the Olympics 2024.
Where is the 2024 Olympics schedule?
The Olympics 2024 will commence on 26 July 2024, with the opening ceremony along the River Seine.
Where are the 2024 and 2028 Olympics?
The 2024 Olympics will be held in Paris while the 2028 Olympics will be held in Los Angeles.
