2024 Paris Olympics schedule announced to open on July 26
2022-04-02 17:29:39Source: Xinhuanet
Xinhua News Agency, Paris, April 1 (Reporter Xiao Yazhuo) The International Olympic Committee Executive Committee officially approved the competition schedule of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games on the 1st of this month. The Olympic Games will open on July 26, 2024, and close on August 11. Some competitions will start on July 24.
According to the Paris Olympic Organizing Committee, one of the highlights of this schedule is to enrich the athletes’ participation experience. The schedule has been carefully designed so that all athletes can participate in at least one of the opening or closing ceremonies, and no Worry regarding affecting your game.
A rendering of the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympics. Published by Xinhua News Agency (Photo courtesy of the Paris Olympic Organizing Committee)
The games of handball, rugby and football will start on July 24, two days before the opening ceremony. The first competition day following the official opening, that is, July 27, will be the birth of the first gold medal.
The two basic athletics and swimming competitions will be held at the Stade de France and La Defense Stadium respectively, and all finals are scheduled for prime time following the evening.
Paris’ landmark Place de la Concorde will build an urban sports park during the Olympics. From July 27th to August 10th, competitions of three-person basketball, breakdance, skateboarding and other events will be staged in turns. Among them, the skateboarding event will be held first, and the high-profile breakdancing, which will make its Olympic debut, will be staged.
A rendering of the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympics. Published by Xinhua News Agency (Photo courtesy of the Paris Olympic Organizing Committee)
In addition, the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics was creatively chosen to be held outside the stadium. According to the plan of the organizing committee, the athletes will take boats along the Seine River from east to west, passing through the most central area in the center of Paris, and arrive at the Eiffel Tower for the final ceremony; the coast is expected to welcome 600,000 spectators. opening ceremony.
