Paris 2024 ready to welcome global competition

The Paris 2024 Summer Olympics have arrived and the XXXIII Olympiad is set to begin July 26 through Aug. 11.

For the first time since 1924, the global competition and ancient Olympic traditions dating back thousands of years return to one the world’s largest cultural and economic hubs in Europe: Paris, France, where the best-of-the-best athletes from hundreds of nations around the world will face-off against each other on the highest stage of athletic competition.

Thousands of competitors will participate in 32 different sports, including four newly added (breaking, skateboarding, sport climbing, and surfing) over 19 days at the Paris 2024 games to determine the world’s best in each respective sport, as the masses tune-in worldwide to see who will bring home the Gold.

PARIS 2024 OLYMPIC GAMES KEY FIGURES

-Billions of television viewers worldwide

-350,000 hours of TV broadcast

-Millions of spectators

-35 venues

-10,500 athletes

-20,000 accredited journalists

-45,000 volunteers

-600,000+ meals served at the Athletes’ Village daily

-19 days of competition (handball, football and rugby take place from July 24.

-329 events

-Athletes from over 200 NOCs and the IOC Refugee Olympic Team

-32 sports (including the four additional sports)

-754 sessions (competitions and ceremonies)

-10,500 athletes