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December 12, 2024

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When, Where and Who to Watch in the 2024 Paris Olympics

Plus, find out which Tennesseans will be representing the Volunteer state this year in Paris!

When to Watch

The 2024 Paris Olympics will officially start on Friday, July 26th at 1:30 p.m. with the opening ceremonies. Due to the crammed Olympic schedule, the opening ceremony for soccer and rugby will be held on on July 24 and July 25. The events will end on Sunday, August 11. You can view the full schedule of the Olympics events to find exact times.

Where to Watch

  • Peacock
  • NBC Networks
    • USA Network, Golf Channel, CNBC, E!, NBC Olympics’ digital platforms
  • FuboTV
  • SlingTV
  • Hulu with Live TV

Olympic Sports at the 2024 Paris Olympics

  • Archery
  • Artistic gymnastics
  • Artistic swimming
  • Athletics
  • Badminton
  • Basketball
  • Basketball 3×3
  • Beach volleyball
  • Boxing
  • Breaking
  • Canoe slalom
  • Canoe sprint
  • Cycling BMX freestyle
  • Cycling BMX racing
  • Cycling Mountain Bike
  • Cycling road
  • Cycling track
  • Diving
  • Equestrian
  • Fencing
  • Football (soccer)
  • Golf
  • Handball
  • Hockey
  • Judo
  • Marathon swimming
  • Modern pentathalon
  • Rhythmic gymnastics
  • Rowing
  • Rugby sevens
  • Sailing
  • Shooting
  • Skateboarding
  • Sport climbing
  • Surfing
  • Swimming
  • Table tennis
  • Taekwondo
  • Tennis
  • Trampoline
  • Triathalon
  • Volleyball
  • Water polo
  • Weightlifting
  • Wrestling

Who to Watch at the 2024 Paris Olympics

The following are Olympic competitors from the state of Tennessee:

    • Rhyne Howard from Chattanooga will compete in the women’s basketball (3×3)
    • Erika Connolly from Knoxville all compete in the women’s relay only athlete (swimming)
    • Gretchen Walsh from Nashville will compete in the women’s 50m freestyle and women’s 100m (swimming)
    • Alex Walsh from Nashville will compete in the women’s 200m individual medley (swimming)
    • Harrison Williams from Memphis will compete in the men’s decathlon
    • Seth Rider from Germantown will compete in the men’s individual triathlon 
    • Wes Kitts from Knoxville all compete in the men’s 102kg (weightlifting)
    • Olivia Reeves from Chattanooga will compete in the women’s 71kg (weightlifting)

In addition, former LaVergne High School track standout and current student-athlete at Middle Tennessee State University John Sherman III will be competing in the Paris Olympics. for team Liberia’s 4×100 meter relay team.

For more information, visit olympics.com/en/paris-2024.

 

 

 

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About the Author

Michael Aldrich

Michael Aldrich is Nashville Parent's Managing Editor and a Middle Tennessee arts writer. He and his wife, Alison, are the proud parents of 4-year-old Ezra and baby Norah.