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Olympic medals today: What is the medal count at 2024 Paris Games on Wednesday?
By Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY,
7 hours ago
Preparations in Paris are complete, athletes have arrived to France, the venues are sorted for athletic competition and now the 2024 Paris Olympics , finally, are here.
Though the opening ceremony will be Friday, the first day of competition is actually set to get underway Wednesday with two events, men's soccer and men's rugby sevens kicking off the action. As always, the medal count will be the ultimate measure for bragging rights among the more than 200 countries that will have athletes competing in the Summer Games.
Here's everything you need to know about the medal count for the 2024 Paris Olympics:
Olympic rings are seen on the Eiffel Tower near the restored statue of "Cavalier Arabe" (Arab rider) on the Pont d'Iena bridge in Paris on July 4, 2024, ahead of the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympic Games. (Photo by GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT/AFP via Getty Images) GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT, AFP via Getty Images
What is the medal count at the 2024 Paris Olympics?
There have not been any medals awarded in the 2024 Paris Olympics yet. Competition starts Wednesday, but the first medals are up for grabs Saturday in several events.
What 2024 Paris Olympic events are taking place Wednesday?
The first day that medals will be awarded at the 2024 Paris Olympics will be Saturday, July 27. Here are the first events to give out gold, silver and bronze:
Shooting
4:30 a.m.: 10m air rifle mixed team bronze medal
5 a.m.: 10m air rifle mixed team gold medal
Diving
5 a.m.: women's synchronized 3m springboard final
Cycling road
8:30 a.m.: women’s time trial
10:34 a.m.: men’s time trial
Skateboarding
11 a.m.: men’s street final
Judo
11:18 a.m.: women -48 kg contest for bronze medal A
11:28 a.m.: women -48 kg contest for bronze medal B
11:38 a.m.: women -48 kg final
11:49 a.m.: men -60 kg contest for bronze medal A
11:59 a.m.: men -60 kg contest for bronze medal B
12:09 p.m.: men -60 kg final
Rugby Sevens
1 p.m.: men’s bronze match
1:45 p.m.: men’s gold medal match
Swimming
2:42 p.m.: men’s 400m free final
2:55 p.m.: women’s 400m free final (Ledecky)
3:37 p.m.: women’s 4x100m free relay final
3:50 p.m.: men’s 4x100m free relay final (Dressel/Team USA)
Fencing
2:40 p.m.: women's épée individual bronze medal bout
3:05 p.m.: men's sabre individual bronze medal bout
3:30 p.m.: women's épée individual gold medal bout
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