The 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games will be held in Paris, France. The sporting event will feature thousands of athletes from around the world competing in various disciplines.
Some would be carrying a huge burden of expectations, some others would look to spring a surprise and a few more would be eyeing the perfect closure to their glittering careers as the 117-strong Indian contingent aims for a better-than-before performance in the Olympic Games, starting on Friday.
India returned from Tokyo with seven medals, and it is only natural that a double-digit performance is now desired in Paris.
Here all the important dates, timings and sporting events where Indian contingent will be aiming to win medals.
Paris Olympics 2024: Dates
The Paris Olympics 2024 will take place from July 26 to August 11. While the grand opening ceremony is on July 26, some sports, like football and rugby sevens, will kick off earlier on July 24.
The opening ceremony at 11.30 PM IST on Friday while the closing ceremony will be at 12.30 AM on August 12.
Paris Olympics 2024: Schedule And Time
Here's the full schedule for the Paris 2024 Olympics. All timings are in Indian Standard Time (IST).
July 25, Thursday
Archery
Women’s ranking round - 1:00 PM
Men’s ranking round - 5:45 PM
July 27, Saturday
Badminton
Men’s singles group stage - 2:30 PM onwards
Women’s singles group stage - 12:50 PM onwards
Men’s doubles group stage - 1:40 PM onwards
Women’s doubles group stage - 1:40 PM onwards
Boxing
Women’s 54kg round of 32 - 7:00 PM onwards
Hockey
Men’s Group B: India v New Zealand - 9:00 PM
Rowing
Men’s single sculls heats - 12:30 PM onwards
Shooting
Mixed team 10m air rifle qualification - 12:30 PM
Men’s 10m air pistol qualification - 2:00 PM
Mixed team 10m air rifle medal rounds - 2:00 PM onwards
10m air pistol women’s qualification - 4:00 PM onwards
Tennis
Men’s singles first round - 3:30 PM onwards
Men’s doubles first round - 3:30 PM onwards
Table Tennis
Men’s singles preliminary round - 6:30 PM onwards
Women’s singles preliminary round - 6:30 PM onwards
Men’s singles round of 64 - 11:30 PM onwards
Women’s singles round of 64 - 11:30 PM onwards
July 28, Sunday
Badminton
Men’s singles group stage - 2:30 PM onwards
Women’s singles group stage - 12:00 PM onwards
Men’s doubles group stage - 12:50 PM onwards
Women’s doubles group stage - 1:40 PM onwards
Shooting
10m air rifle women’s qualification - 12:45 PM onwards
10m air pistol men’s final - 1:00 PM onwards
10m air rifle men’s qualification - 2:45 PM onwards
10m air pistol women’s final - 3:30 PM onwards
Rowing
Men’s single sculls repechages - 1:06 PM onwards
Table Tennis
Men’s singles round of 64 - 1:30 PM onwards
Women’s singles round of 64 - 1:30 PM onwards
Swimming
Men’s 100m backstroke heats - 2:30 PM onwards
Women’s 200m freestyle heats - 2:30 PM onwards
Boxing
Men’s 71kg round of 32 - 2:46 PM onwards
Women’s 50kg round of 32 - 3:50 PM onwards
Tennis
Men’s singles first round - 3:30 PM onwards
Men’s doubles - 3:30 PM onwards
Archery
Women’s team elimination round - 1:00 PM onwards
Women’s team quarter-finals - 5:45 PM onwards
Women’s team semi-finals - 7:17 PM onwards
Women’s team bronze medal match - 8:18 PM onwards
Women’s team gold medal match - 8:41 PM onwards
July 29, Monday
Swimming
Men’s 100m backstroke semi-finals - 1:02 AM onwards
Women’s 200m freestyle semi-finals - 1:20 AM onwards
Badminton
Women’s singles group stage - 1:40 PM onwards
Men’s doubles group stage - 12:50 PM onwards
Men’s singles group stage - 2:30 PM onwards
Women’s doubles group stage - 1:40 PM onwards
Shooting
Men’s trap qualification - 12:30 PM onwards
Mixed team 10m air pistol qualification - 12:45 PM onwards
Women’s 10m air rifle final - 1:00 PM onwards
Men’s 10m air rifle final - 3:30 PM onwards
Rowing
Men’s single sculls semi-finals - 1:00 PM onwards
Table Tennis
Men’s singles round of 64 - 1:30 PM onwards
Women’s singles round of 64 - 1:30 PM onwards
Men’s singles round of 32 - 11:30 PM onwards
Women’s singles round of 32 - 1:30 PM onwards
Tennis
Men’s singles second round - 3:30 PM onwards
Men’s doubles second round - 3:30 PM onwards
Hockey
Men’s Group B: India vs Argentina - 4:15 PM
Archery
Men’s team elimination round - 1:00 PM onwards
Men’s team quarter-finals - 5:45 PM onwards
Men’s team semi-finals - 7:17 PM onwards
Men’s team bronze medal match - 8:18 PM onwards
Men’s team gold medal match - 8:41 PM onwards
July 30, Tuesday
Swimming
Men’s 100m backstroke final - 12:49 AM onwards
Women’s 200m freestyle final - 1:11 AM onwards
Archery
Men’s individual elimination rounds - 3:30 PM onwards
Women’s individual elimination rounds - 3:30 PM onwards
Badminton
Men’s singles group stage - 2:30 PM onwards
Women’s singles group stage - 12:00 PM onwards
Men’s doubles group stage - 12:50 PM onwards
Women’s doubles group stage - 1:40 PM onwards
Shooting
Men’s trap qualification - TBD
Women’s trap qualification - TBD
Mixed team 10m air pistol bronze medal match - 1:00 PM onwards
Mixed team 10m air pistol gold medal match - 1:30 PM onwards
Men’s trap final - 7:00 PM
Table Tennis
Men’s singles round of 32 - 1:00 PM onwards
Women’s singles round of 32 - 1:00 PM onwards
Rowing
Men’s single sculls quarter-finals - 1:40 PM onwards
Boxing
Men’s 51kg round of 16 - 2:30 PM onwards
Women’s 54kg round of 16 - 3:50 PM onwards
Women’s 57kg round of 32 - 4:38 PM onwards
Equestrian
Dressage individual day 1 - 2:30 PM onwards
Tennis
Men’s singles second round - 3:30 PM onwards
Men’s doubles quarter-finals - 3:30 PM onwards
Archery
Men’s individual round of 32 - 4:15 PM onwards
Women’s individual round of 32 - 4:30 PM onwards
Hockey
Men’s Group B: India vs Ireland - 4:45 PM
July 31, Wednesday
Archery
Men’s individual elimination rounds - 3:30 PM onwards
Women’s individual elimination rounds - 3:56 PM onwards
Badminton
Men’s singles group stage - 12:50 PM onwards
Women’s singles group stage - 12:00 PM onwards
Shooting
Men’s 50m rifle 3 positions qualification - 12:30 PM onwards
Women’s trap qualification - 12:30 PM onwards
Rowing
Men’s single sculls semi-finals - 1:24 PM onwards
Table Tennis
Men’s singles round of 32 - 1:30 PM onwards
Women’s singles round of 32 - 1:30 PM onwards
Men’s singles round of 16 - 1:30 PM onwards
Women’s singles round of 16 - 6:30 PM onwards
Boxing
Men’s 71kg round of 16 - 3:02 PM onwards
Women’s 75kg preliminary round - 3:34 PM onwards
Equestrian
Dressage individual day 2 - 1:30 PM onwards
Tennis
Men’s singles third round - 3:30 PM onwards
Men’s doubles semi-finals - 3:30 PM onwards
Boxing
Men’s 71kg round of 16 - 3:02 PM onwards
Women’s 75kg round of 16 - 3:54 PM onwards
Hockey
Men’s group B: India vs Argentina - 4:45 PM
August 1, Thursday
Athletics
Men’s 20 km race walk - 11:00 AM
Women’s 20 km race walk - 12:50 PM
Archery
Men’s individual elimination rounds - 1:00 PM onwards
Women’s Individual elimination round - 1:26 PM onwards
Badminton
Women’s doubles quarter-finals - 12:00 PM onwards
Men’s doubles quarter-finals - 4:30 PM onwards
Women’s singles round of 16 - 10:00 PM onwards
Men’s singles round of 16 - 1:10 PM onwards
Boxing
Women’s 50kg round of 16 - 2:30 PM onwards
Women’s 54kg - quarter-finals - 4:06 PM onwards
Golf
Men’s golf first round - 12:30 PM onwards
Hockey
Men’s group B - India vs Belgium - 1:30 PM
Rowing
Men’s single sculls semi-finals - 1:20 PM onwards
Sailing
Men’s dinghy - 3:30 PM onwards
Women’s dinghy - 3:30 PM onwards
Shooting
Men’s 50m rifle 3 positions finals - 1:00 PM
Women’s 50m rifle 3 positions qualification - 3:30 PM onwards
Table Tennis
Women’s singles quarter-finals - 1:30 PM onwards
Men’s singles quarter-finals - 3:30 PM onwards
Tennis
Men’s singles quarter-finals - 3:30 PM onwards
August 2, Friday
Archery
Mixed team elimination rounds - 1:00 PM
Mixed team quarter-finals: 5:45 PM
Mixed team semi-finals: 7:01 PM
Mixed team bronze match: 7:54 PM
Mixed team gold match - 8:13 PM
Athletics
Women’s 5000m first round - 9:40 PM
Men’s shot put qualification - 11:40 PM
Badminton
Women’s doubles semi-finals - 12:00 PM onwards
Men’s singles quarter-finals - 9:10 PM onwards
Boxing
Women’s 57kg round of 16 - 7:00 PM onwards
Men’s 51kg quarter-finals - 8:04 PM onwards
Golf
Men’s golf second round - 12:30 PM onwards
Hockey
Men’s group B: India vs Australia - 4:45 PM
Judo
Women’s +78kg elimination rounds - 1:30 PM onwards
Women’s +78kg quarter-finals - 4:46 PM onwards
Women’s +78kg repechage - 7:30 PM onwards
Women’s +78kg semi-finals - 7:47 PM onwards
Women’s +78kg bronze medal A - 8:48 PM
Women’s +78kg bronze medal B - 8:58 PM
Women’s +78kg final - 9:08 PM
Rowing
Men’s single sculls finals - 1:00 PM onwards
Sailing
Women’s dinghy - 3:30 PM onwards
Men’s dinghy - 7:05 PM onwards
Shooting
Women’s 25m pistol qualification - 12:30 PM
Women’s 50m rifle 3 positions finals - 1:00 PM
Men’s skeet qualification day 1 - 12:30 PM onwards
Table Tennis
Women’s singles semi-finals - 1:30 PM onwards
Men’s singles semi-finals - 2:30 PM onwards
Tennis
Men’s singles semi-finals - 3:30 PM onwards
Men’s doubles bronze medal match - 3:30 PM
August 3, Saturday
Archery
Women’s individual elimination rounds - 1:00 PM onwards
Women’s individual quarter-finals - 4:30 PM onwards
Women’s individual semi-finals - 5:22 PM onwards
Women’s individual bronze match - 6:03 PM
Women’s individual gold match - 6:16 PM
Athletics
Men’s shot put final - 11:05 PM
Badminton
Women’s singles quarter-finals - 12:00 PM onwards
Women’s doubles bronze medal match: 6:30 PM
Women’s doubles final - 7:40 PM
Boxing
Men’s 71kg quarter-finals - 7:32 PM onwards
Women’s 50kg quarter-finals - 8:04 PM onwards
Golf
Men’s golf third round - 12:30 PM onwards
Rowing
Men’s single sculls finals - 1:12 PM onwards
Sailing
Men’s dinghy - 3:30 PM onwards
Women’s dinghy - 5:55 PM onwards
Shooting
Women’s 25m Pistol finals - 1:00 PM onwards
Women’s skeet qualification day 1 - TBD
Men’s skeet qualification day 2 - TBD
Men’s skeet final - 7:00 PM
Table Tennis
Women’s singles bronze medal - 5:00 PM
Women’s singles finals - 6:00 PM
Tennis
Men’s singles bronze medal match - TBD
Men’s doubles gold medal match - TBD
August 4, Sunday
Archery
Men’s individual elimination rounds - 1:00 PM onwards
Men’s individual quarter-finals - 4:30 PM
Men’s individual semi-finals - 5:22 PM
Men’s individual bronze match - 6:03 PM
Men’s individual gold match - 6:16 PM
Athletics
Women’s 3000m steeplechase first round - 1:35 PM
Men’s long jump qualification - 2:30 PM
Badminton
Women’s singles semi-finals - 12:00 PM onwards
Men’s singles semi-finals - 2:20 PM
Men’s doubles bronze medal - 6:30 PM
Men’s doubles final - 7:40 PM
Boxing
Women’s 57kg quarter-finals - 2:30 PM
Women’s 75kg quarter-finals - 3:02 PM
Women’s 54kg semi-finals - 3:34 PM
Men’s 51kg semi-finals -3:50 PM
Equestrian
Dressage individual final - 1:30 PM
Golf
Men’s golf fourth round - 12:30 PM
Hockey
Men’s quarter-finals - 1:30 PM onwards
Sailing
Men’s dinghy - 3:30 PM onwards
Women’s dinghy - 6:05 PM onwards
Shooting
Men’s 25m rapid fire pistol qualification stage 1 - 12:30 PM
Women’s skeet qualification day 2 - 1:00 PM
Women’s skeet final - 7:00 PM
Table Tennis
Men’s singles bronze medal - 5:00 PM
Men’s singles finals - 6:00 PM
Tennis
Men’s Singles Gold Medal Match - TBD
August 5, Monday
Athletics
Men’s 3000m steeplechase first round - 10:34 PM
Women’s 400m first round - 3:25 PM
Badminton
Women’s singles bronze medal - 1:15 PM
Women’s singles final - 2:25 PM
Men’s singles bronze medal match - 6:00 PM
Men’s singles final - 7:10 PM
Sailing
Women’s dinghy - 3:45 PM onwards
Men’s dinghy - 6:10 PM onwards
Shooting
Men’s 25m rapid fire pistol finals - 1:00 PM
Mixed team skeet qualification - 12:30 PM
Mixed team skeet final - 6:30 PM
Table Tennis
Men’s team round of 16 - 1:30 PM onwards
women’s team round of 16 - 1:30 PM onwards
Wrestling
Women’s freestyle 68kg round of 16 - 6:30 PM
Women’s freestyle 68kg quarter-finals - 7:50 PM
Women’s freestyle 68kg semi-finals - 1:10 AM (6th August)
August 6, Tuesday
Athletics
Women’s 5000m finals - 12:40 AM
Men’s javelin throw qualification A - 1:50 PM
Men’s javelin throw qualification B - 3:20 PM
Women’s 400m repechage - 2:50 PM
Men’s long jump final - 11:50 PM
Hockey
Men’s semi-finals - 5:30 PM onwards
Sailing
Men's dinghy medal race - 3:30 PM onwards
Women's dinghy medal race - 3:30 PM onwards
Table Tennis
Men’s team round of 16 - 4:00 PM onwards
Women’s team round of 16 - 4:00 PM onwards
Men’s team quarter-finals - 6:30 PM
Women’s team quarter-finals - 6:30 PM
Wrestling
Women’s freestyle 68kg repechage - 2:30 PM
Women’s freestyle 50kg round of 16 - 3:00 PM
Women’s freestyle 50kg quarter-finals - 4:20 PM
Women’s freestyle 50kg semi-finals - 10:25 PM
August 7, Wednesday
Athletics
Women’s 3000m steeplechase final - 12:40 AM
Marathon race walk relay mixed - 11:00 AM
Men’s high jump qualification - 1:35 PM
Women’s 100m hurdles first round - 1:45 PM
Women’s javelin throw qualification A - 1:55 PM
Women’s javelin throw qualification B - 3:20 PM
Men’s triple jump qualification - 10:45 PM
Boxing
Men’s 71kg semi-finals - 1:00 AM onwards
Women’s 50kg semi-finals - 1:32 AM onwards
Golf
Women’s golf first round - 12:30 PM onwards
Sailing
Men’s dinghy medal race - 11:00 AM onwards
Women’s dinghy medal race - 11:00 AM onwards
Table Tennis
Men’s team quarter-finals - 1:30 PM
Women’s team quarter-finals - 1:30 PM
Men’s team semi-finals - 11:30 PM
Weightlifting
Women’s 49kg final - 11:00 PM
Wrestling
Women’s freestyle 68kg bronze medal match - 12:20 AM
Women’s freestyle 68kg final - 12:45 AM
Women’s freestyle 50kg repechage - 2:30 PM
Women’s freestyle 53kg round of 16 - 3:00 PM
Women’s freestyle 53kg quarter-finals - 4:20 PM
Women’s freestyle 53kg semi-finals - 10:25 PM
August 8, Thursday
Wrestling
Women’s freestyle 50kg bronze medal - 12:20 AM
Women’s freestyle 50kg final - 12:45 AM
Women’s freestyle 53kg repechage - 2:30 PM
Women’s freestyle 57kg round of 16 - 3:00 PM
Women’s freestyle 57kg quarter-finals - 4:20 PM
Women’s freestyle 57kg semi-finals - 10:25 PM
Men’s freestyle 57kg round of 16 - 3:00 PM
Men’s freestyle 57kg quarter-finals - 4:20 PM
Men’s freestyle 57kg semi-finals - 9:45 PM
Athletics
Women’s 400m semi-final - 12:15 AM
Men’s 3000m steeplechase final - 1:10 AM
Women’s shot put qualification - 1:35 PM
Women’s 100m hurdles repechage - 2:05 PM
Men’s javelin throw final - 11:55 PM
Boxing
Women’s 57kg semi-finals - 1:00 AM onwards
Golf
Women’s golf second round - 12:30 PM
Hockey
Men’s bronze medal match - 5:30 PM
Men’s gold medal match - 10:30 PM
Table Tennis
Men’s team semi-finals - 1:30 PM onwards
Women’s team semi-finals - 6:30 PM onwards
August 9, Friday
Wrestling
Women’s freestyle 53kg bronze medal - 12:20 AM
Women’s freestyle 53kg final - 12:45 AM
Boxing
Men’s 51kg final - 2:04 AM
Women’s 54kg final - 2:21 AM
Athletics
Women’s 4x400m relay round 1 - 2:10 PM
Men’s 4x400m relay round 1 - 2:35 PM
Women’s 100m hurdles semi-finals - 3:35 PM
Men’s triple jump final - 11:40 PM
Women’s shot put final - 11:10 PM
Women’s 400m final - 11:30 PM
Golf
Women’s golf third round - 12:30 PM
Hockey
Men’s bronze medal match - 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Men’s gold medal match - 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Table Tennis
Men’s team bronze medal match - 1:30 PM
Men’s team gold medal match - 6:30 PM
Wrestling
Women’s freestyle 57kg repechage - 2:30 PM onwards
Men’s freestyle 57kg repechage - 2:30 PM onwards
Men’s freestyle 57kg bronze medal - 11:00 PM
Men’s freestyle 57kg final - 11:25 PM
August 10, Saturday
Boxing
Men’s 71kg final - 1:00 AM
Women’s 50kg final - 1:17 AM
Wrestling
Women’s freestyle 57kg bronze medal match - 12:20 AM
Women’s freestyle 57kg final - 12:45 AM
Athletics
Men’s high jump final - 10:40 PM
Women’s javelin throw final - 11:10 PM
Women’s 100m hurdles - 11:15 PM
Golf
Women’s golf fourth round - 12:30 PM
Table Tennis
Women’s team bronze medal match - 1:30 PM
Women’s team gold medal match - 6:30 PM
Wrestling
Women’s freestyle 76kg round of 16: 3:00 PM onwards
Women’s freestyle 76kg quarter-finals: 4:20 PM onwards
Women’s freestyle 76kg semi-finals: 10:25 PM onwards
August 11, Sunday
Athletics
Men’s 4x400m relay final - 12:42 AM
Women’s 4x400m relay final - 12:52 AM
Boxing
Women’s 57kg final - 1:00 AM
Women’s 75kg final - 2:04 AM
Wrestling
Women’s freestyle 76kg repechage - 2:30 PM onwards
Women’s freestyle 76kg bronze medal match - 4:50 PM
Women’s freestyle 76kg final - 5:15 PM
Paris Olympics 2024: Live Streaming
In India, Paris Olympics will be broadcast live on Sports18 while the live streaming will be available on JioCinema app and website.
Paris Olympics 2024: Indian Contingent
As many as 117 athletes, including 70 men and 47 women, will represent India at the Paris Olympics. They will be competing in 69 events for 95 medals. There will also be 140-strong support staff, making it a 257-member contingent.
It will be a Herculean task to match the Tokyo figures of seven medals, given that except for reigning Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra, not many are top contenders in their respective disciplines.
More than half of the 117-member contingent is from three sports -- athletics (29 ), shooting (21) and hockey (19). Of these 69 athletes, 40 are debutants.
In other sports too, there are debutants like tennis player N Sriram Balaji and wrestler Reetika Hooda. They are not exactly inexperienced, but largely, India's campaign will be driven by the athletes, who will be competing on a stage this grand for the first time.
Two-time medallist shuttler PV Sindhu, tennis player Rohan Bopanna, legendary table tennis player Sharath Kamal and hockey goalkeeper PR Sreejesh are certainly playing their last Olympics.
The hockey team has endured patchy form in the build-up to the Games, the boxers and wrestlers are lacking in real competition time. The shooters too have notched up mixed results heading into the Olympics.
The track and field athletes, especially Avinash Sable, have done well of late, but compared to their global rivals, their performances don't seem enough to put them in the bracket of medal hopefuls.
India's hopes for podium finishes largely hinge on Neeraj, despite concerns around his adductor niggle, and the in-form badminton duo of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy.
(With PTI inputs)
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