Paris 2024 - Day two schedule and events (2024)

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Join us at the famous Olympia concert hall to celebrate the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The 2024 Paris Olympics featured 329 medal events, second most in the history of the Games (339 at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics). Of the 329 events, 28 were in "core" sports, or sports that were part of both the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics and the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics.

The Paris 2024 organising committee has set out to establish a new model for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, pledging to deliver an ambitious, spectacular, universal event that is more responsible, more sustainable, more united and more inclusive.

Watch Paris 2024 Olympics on TV and BBC iPlayer

There is live TV coverage across BBC One, BBC Two and BBC iPlayer, providing access to all 32 events at Paris 2024, plus a nightly highlights programme will recap all the best bits.

You want to pack layers for Paris even though it's during the summer months. I always pack camis and extra T-shirts for Paris in case I need to layer. A light jacket such as a trench or leather jacket is a good idea to keep you warm and dry especially if you tend to get cold easily.

Starting as an initiative of the Ministry of Culture in 1982, the Fête de la Musique has become a nationwide musical holiday every June 21st and a permanent part of the cultural calendar.

Spending at the 2024 Paris Olympics is expected to come in at under $10 billion — only about 25% over the initial budget, according to an S&P Global Ratings report.

The change comes as the International Olympic Committee made the decision to ban both Russia and Belarus from the 2024 Games related to the war in Ukraine. In Paris, any athletes from these countries who desire to participate in these games must do so as individual neutral athletes.

What is the Olympic mascot in 2024? ›

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Mascot creators were inspired by “the famous Phrygian cap — a symbol of freedom.” The red Olympic Phryge (pronounced FREE-juh) and Paralympic Phryge — together the Phryges — may seem innocuous.

The 2024 Olympics in Paris officially began with the opening ceremony on Friday 26 July, setting off a two-and-a-half-week festival of sport which comes to an end on Sunday 11 August.

Skateboarding, sport climbing, surfing and breaking were four non-traditional sports that captivated audiences at the Paris Games. Breaking, also known as break dancing, made its Olympic debut. Skateboarding, sport climbing and surfing all first appeared at the 2020 Tokyo Games.

Paris, the city known as "the city of light," hosted the Olympics for the third time in 2024. The 2024 Paris Summer Games was an opportunity to shine a light on athletic prowess and reinforce France's connection to the Olympic movement.

After making its Olympic debut at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in 2021, skateboarding will once again be on the programme for Paris 2024, taking place at the famous Place de La Concorde in the heart of the French capital.

Breakdancing competitions at the 2024 Summer Olympics ran from 9 to 10 August at Place de la Concorde, marking the sport's official debut in the program and the first dancesport discipline to appear in Summer Olympic history.