Paris welcomes competitors from 206 nations for its first Olympics in 100 years (Picture: Getty)
The waiting is over and the 2024 Summer Olympics are here, with all eyes focussed on Paris for its first Games in 100 years.
Spectators have already been treated to plenty of action after the football, rugby sevens, handball and shooting competitions got underway in the week.
But last night’s spectacular – if soggy – opening ceremony well and truly kick-started the greatest sporting event of them all and the stage is set for what promises to be a fortnight of compelling drama involving over 10,000 athletes from 206 nations across the globe, so buckle up…
European time trial champion Josh Tarling could get his hands on Team GB ’s first medal this afternoon.
There is also swimming, volleyball, skateboarding, dressage, tennis to look forward to in today’s jam-packed schedule, in which a total of 14 gold medals are up for grabs across the Channel.
We’ll be across it all here at Metro.co.uk .
Day one full schedule Artistic gymnastics
10am-12.30pm: Men’s qualification
2.30pm-5pm: Men’s qualification
7pm-9.30pm: Men’s qualification
Badminton
7.30am-11am: Men’s and women’s singles, doubles and mixed doubles: group stage
1pm-4.30pm: Men’s and women’s singles, doubles and mixed doubles: group stage
6.30pm-10pm: Men’s and women’s singles, doubles and mixed doubles: group stage
Basketball
10am-2.15pm: Men’s prelims (2 matches)
4.15pm-6pm: Men’s prelims (1 match)
8pm-9.45pm: Men’s prelims (1 match)
Beach volleyball
1pm-3pm: Men’s or women’s prelims (x2 matches)
5pm-7pm: Men’s or women’s prelims (x2 matches)
9pm-11pm: Men’s or women’s prelims (x2 matches)
Boxing
2.30pm-4.55pm: Women’s 54kg and 60kg, men’s 63.5kg and 80kg: round of 16 or 32
7pm-9.55pm: Women’s 54kg and 60kg, men’s 63.5kg and 80kg: round of 16 or 32
Canoe slalom
2pm-6.10pm: Men’s C1 and women’s K1 heats
Cycling (road)
1.30pm-5.30pm : Men’s and women’s individual time trial
Diving
10am-11am: Women’s 3m synchro: final
Equestrian
8.30am-5.30pm : Eventing dressage: team and individual day 1
Fencing
9am-3.40pm: Women’s individual epee and men’s individual sabre: table of 64, table of 32, table of 16, quarter-finals
6pm-9.50pm: Women’s individual epee and men’s individual sabre: semi-finals, bronze medal bout, gold medal bout
Football
2pm-10pm: Men’s group stage (8 matches)
Handball
8am-11.30am: Men’s prelims (2 matches)
1pm-4.30pm: Men’s prelims (2 matches)
6pm-9.30pm: Men’s prelims (2 matches)
Hockey
9am-2pm : Men’s pool stages (2 matches)
9.30am-2.30pm: Men’s pool stages (2 matches)
4pm-9pm: Men’s and women’s pool stages (2 matches)
4.30pm-9.30pm: Men’s and women’s pool stages (2 matches)
Judo
9am-1pm: Women’s -48kg and men’s -60kg: elimination rounds
3pm-6pm: Women’s -48kg and men’s -60kg: medal rounds
Rowing
8am-12:10pm: Men’s and women’s single sculls, men’s and women’s double sculls, men’s and women’s quadruple sculls: heats
Rugby sevens
1.30pm-7.45pm: Men’s placement matches, semi-finals, bronze medal match, gold medal match
Shooting
8am-12.45pm: Men’s and women’s 10m air pistol, mixed team 10m air rifle: qualification
9.30am-10.50am: Mixed team 10m air rifle: final
Skateboarding
11am-2.30pm: Men’s street prelims
4pm-6pm: Men’s street final
Surfing
6pm-3.30am: Men’s and women’s round 1
Swimming
10am-12pm: Women’s 100m butterfly, women’s 400m freestyle, men’s 100m breaststroke, men’s 400m freestyle, women’s 4x100m freestyle relay, men’s 4x100m freestyle relay: heats
7.30pm-9.30pm: Women’s 100m butterfly: semi-finals; men’s and women’s 400m freestyle: finals; men’s 100m breaststroke: semi-finals; women’s and men’s 4x100m freestyle relay: finals
Table tennis
2pm-5pm: Men’s and women’s singles: prelims; mixed doubles: round of 16
7pm-10pm: Men’s and women’s singles: round 1
Tennis
11am-10pm: Men’s and women’s singles and doubles
Volleyball
8am-10.30am: Men’s prelims
12pm-2.30pm: Men’s prelims
4pm-6.30pm: Men’s prelims
8pm-10.30pm: Men’s prelims
Water polo
1pm-4pm: Women’s prelims (x2 matches)
5.30pm-8.30pm: Women’s prelims (x2 matches)