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What to watch at the Olympics this weekend: full schedule and highlights

Your comprehensive guide to the first weekend of sport at Paris 2024

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Though the Paris 2024 Olympics opening ceremony is taking place on the evening of Friday July 26, some sports have jumped the firing gun and already began competing, with the likes of football and the rugby sevens kicking off on Wednesday July 24.

There are 329 events taking place in total over the next two weeks – 329 – which is a lot to get your head around, whether you’re watching from the venues across Paris or tuning in online. Thankfully, we’re here to break it down, and we’ve brought you a mega list of every single Olympics event taking place over the gargantuan first weekend, up until and including Sunday July 28. Take a look!

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Day-by-day events for week 1 of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games Thursday July 25

Archery

9.30am-12.30pm CEST / 8.30am-11.30am BST: Women’s individual ranking round 2.15pm-5.15pm CEST / 1.15pm-4.15pm BST: Men’s individual ranking round

Football

5pm-11pm CEST / 4pm-10pm BST: Women’s group stage

Handball

9am-12.30pm CEST / 8am-11.30am BST: Women’s prelims (2 matches) 2pm-5,30om CEST / 1pm-4.30pm BST: Women’s prelims (2 matches) 7pm-10.30pm CEST / 6pm-9.30pm BST: Women’s prelims (2 matches)

Rugby sevens

2pm-5pm CEST / 1pm-4pm BST: Men’s pool rounds 8pm-11pm CEST / 7pm-10pm BST: Men’s placement matches, quarter-finals Friday July 26

Ceremony

7.30pm CEST / 6.30pm BST: Opening ceremony Saturday July 27

Artistic gymnastics

11am-1.30pm CEST / 10am-12.30pm BST: Men’s qualification 3.30pm-6pm CEST / 2.30pm-5pm BST: Men’s qualification 8pm-10.30pm CEST / 7pm-9.30pm BST: Men’s qualification

Badminton

8.30am- 12pm CEST / 7.30am-11am BST: Men’s and women’s singles, doubles and mixed doubles: group stage 2pm-5.30pm CEST / 1pm-4.30pm: Men’s and women’s singles, doubles and mixed doubles: group stage 7.30pm-11pm CEST / 6.30pm-10pm BST: Men’s and women’s singles, doubles and mixed doubles: group stage

Basketball

11am-3.15pm CEST / 10am-2.15pm BST: Men’s prelims (2 matches) 5.15pm-7pm CEST / 4.15pm-6pm BST: Men’s prelims (1 match) 9pm-10.15pm CEST / 8pm-9.45pm BST: Men’s prelims (1 match)

Beach volleyball

2pm-4pm CEST / 1pm-3pm BST: Men’s or women’s prelims (x2 matches) 6pm-8pm CEST / 5pm-7pm BST: Men’s or women’s prelims (x2 matches) 10pm-12am CEST / 9pm-11pm BST: Men’s or women’s prelims (x2 matches)

Boxing

3.30pm-5.55pm CEST / 2.30pm-4.55pm BST: Women’s 54kg and 60kg, men’s 63.5kg and 80kg: round of 16 or 32 8pm-10.55pm CEST / 7pm-9.55pm BST: Women’s 54kg and 60kg, men’s 63.5kg and 80kg: round of 16 or 32

Canoe slalom

3pm-7.10pm CEST/ 2pm-6.10pm BST: Men’s C1 and women’s K1 heats

Cycling (road)

2.30pm-6.30pm CEST / 1.30pm-5.30pm BST: Men’s and women’s individual time trial

Diving

11am-12pm CEST / 10am-11am BST: Women’s 3m synchro: final

Equestrian

9.30am-6.30pm CEST / 8.30am-5.30pm BST: Eventing dressage: team and individual day 1

Fencing

10am-4.40pm CEST / 9am-3.40pm BST: Women’s individual epee and men’s individual sabre: table of 64, table of 32, table of 16, quarter-finals 7pm-10.50pm CEST / 6pm-9.50pm BST: Women’s individual epee and men’s individual sabre: semi-finals, bronze medal bout, gold medal bout

Football

3pm-11pm CEST / 2pm-10pm BST: Men’s group stage (8 matches)

Handball

9am-12.30pm CEST / 8am-11.30am BST: Men’s prelims (2 matches) 2pm-5.30pm CEST / 1pm-4.30pm BST: Men’s prelims (2 matches) 7pm-10.30pm CEST / 6pm-9.30pm BST: Men’s prelims (2 matches)

Hockey

10am-3pm CEST / 9am-2pm BST: Men’s pool stages (2 matches) 10.30am-3.30pm CEST / 9.30am-2.30pm BST: Men’s pool stages (2 matches) 5pm-10pm CEST / 4pm-9pm BST: Men’s and women’s pool stages (2 matches) 5.30pm-10.30pm CEST / 4.30pm-9.30pm BST: Men’s and women’s pool stages (2 matches)

Judo

10am-2pm CEST / 9am-1pm BST: Women’s -48kg and men’s -60kg: elimination rounds 4pm-7pm CEST / 3pm-6pm BST: Women’s -48kg and men’s -60kg: medal rounds

Rowing

9am-1.10pm CEST / 8am-12:10pm BST: Men’s and women’s single sculls, men’s and women’s double sculls, men’s and women’s quadruple sculls: heats

Rugby sevens

2.30pm-8.45pm CEST / 1.30pm-7.45pm BST: Men’s placement matches, semi-finals, bronze medal match, gold medal match

Shooting

9am-1.45pm CEST / 8am-12.45pm BST: Men’s and women’s 10m air pistol, mixed team 10m air rifle: qualification 10.30am-11.50am CEST / 9.30am-10.50am BST: Mixed team 10m air rifle: final

Skateboarding

12pm-3.30pm CEST / 11am-2.30pm BST: Men’s street prelims 5pm-7pm CEST / 4pm-6pm BST: Men’s street final

Surfing

7pm-4.40am CEST / 6pm-3.30am BST: Men’s and women’s round 1

Swimming

11am-1pm CEST / 10am-12pm BST: 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 8.30pm-10.30pm CEST / 7.30pm-9.30pm BST: 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

3pm-6pm CEST / 2pm-5pm BST: Men’s and women’s singles: prelims; mixed doubles: round of 16 8pm-11pm CEST / 7pm-10pm BST: Men’s and women’s singles: round 1

Tennis

12pm-11pm CEST / 11am-10pm BST: Men’s and women’s singles and doubles

Volleyball

9am-11.30am CEST / 8am-10.30am BST: Men’s prelims 1pm-3.30pm CEST / 12pm-2.30pm BST: Men’s prelims 5pm-7.30pm CEST / 4pm-6.30pm BST: Men’s prelims 9pm-11.30pm CEST / 8pm-10.30pm BST: Men’s prelims

Water polo

2pm-5pm CEST / 1pm-4pm BST: Women’s prelims (x2 matches) 6.30pm-9.30pm CEST / 5.30pm-8.30pm BST: Women’s prelims (x2 matches) Sunday July 28

Archery

9.30.am-11.05am CEST / 8.30am-10.05am BST: Women’s team eliminations 2.15pm-5.55pm CEST / 1.15pm-4.55pm BST: Women’s team medal matches

Artistic gymnastics

9.30am-1.20pm CEST / 8.30am-12.20pm BST: Women’s qualification 2.50pm-4.30pm CEST / 1.50pm-3.30pm BST: Women’s qualification 6pm-7.40pm CEST / 5pm-6.40pm BST: Women’s qualification 9.10pm-10.50pm CEST / 8.10pm-9.50pm BST: Women’s qualification

Badminton

8.30am-12pm CEST / 7.30am-11am BST: Men’s and women’s singles, doubles and mixed doubles: group stage 2pm-5.30pm CEST / 1pm-4.30pm BST: Men’s and women’s singles, doubles and mixed doubles: group stage 7.30pm-11pm CEST / 6.30pm-10pm BST: Men’s and women’s singles, doubles and mixed doubles: group stage

Basketball

11am-3.15pm CEST / 10am-2.15pm BST: Men’s and women’s prelims (2 matches) 5.15pm-7pm CEST / 4.15pm-6pm BST: Men’s and women’s prelims (1 match) 9pm-10.45pm CEST / 8pm-9.45pm BST: Men’s and women’s prelims (1 match)

Beach volleyball

9am-1pm CEST / 8am-12pm BST: Men’s and women’s prelims (x4 matches) 3pm-6pm CEST / 2pm-5pm BST: Men’s and women’s prelims (x3 matches) 8pm-11pm CEST / 7pm-10pm BST: Men’s and women’s prelims (x3 matches)

Boxing

11am-1.10pm CEST / 10am-12.10pm BST: Women’s 50kg, women’s 66kg, men’s 51kg, men’s 57kg, men’s 71kg and men’s 92kg: round of 32 or 16 8pm-10.10pm CEST / 7pm-9.10pm BST: Women’s 50kg, women’s 66kg, men’s 51kg, men’s 57kg, men’s 71kg and men’s 92kg: round of 32 or 16

Canoe slalom

3.30pm-6.50pm CEST / 2.30pm-5.50pm BST: Women’s K1 semi-finals and finals

Cycling (mountain bike)

2pm-4.30pm CEST / 1pm-3.30pm BST: Women’s cross-country

Equestrian

10.30pmm-3pm CEST / 9.30am-2pm BST: Eventing cross-country: team and individual day 1

Fencing

9.30pm-4.50pm CEST / 8.30am-3.50pm BST: Men’s epee and women’s foil: table of 64, table of 32, table of 16, quarter-finals 7pm-11.10pm CEST / 6pm-10.10pm BST: Men’s epee and women’s foil: semi-finals, bronze medal bout, gold medal bout

Football

5pm-11pm CEST / 4pm-10pm BST: Women’s group stage (6 matches )

Handball

9am-12.30pm CEST / 8am-11.30am BST: Women’s prelims (2 matches) 2pm-5.30pm CEST / 1pm-4.30pm BST: Women’s prelims (2 matches) 7pm-10.30pm CEST / 6pm-9.30pm BST: Women’s prelims (2 matches)

Hockey

10am-3pm CEST / 9am-2pm BST: Women’s pool stage (2 matches) 10.30am-3.30pm CEST / 9.30am-2.30pm BST: Women’s pool stage (2 matches) 5pm-10pm CEST / 4pm-9pm BST: Men’s pool stage (2 matches) 7.45pm-10.30pm CEST / 6.45pm-9.30pm:Men’s pool stage (2 matches)

Judo

10am-2pm CEST / 9am-1pm BST: Women’s -52kg and men’s -66kg: elimination rounds 4pm-7pm CEST / 3pm-6pm BST: Women’s -52kg and men’s -66kg: medal rounds

Rowing

9am-1.10pm CEST / 8am-12:10pm BST: Women’s and men’s single sculls, women’s and men’s double sculls: repechage; women’s and men’s coxless pair, women’s and men’s lightweight double sculls, women’s and men’s coxless four: heats

Rugby sevens

3.30pm-10pm CEST / 2.30pm-9pm BST: Women’s pool rounds

Sailing

11am-7pm CEST / 10am-6pm BST: Men’s and women’s windsurfing, men’s and women’s skiff

Shooting

9.15am-12.30pm CEST / 8.15am-11.30am BST: Men’s and women’s 10m air rifle: qualification 9.30am-1.05pm CEST / 8.30am-12.05pm BST: Men’s and women’s 10m air pistol: finals

Skateboarding

12pm-3.30pm CEST / 11am-2.30pm BST: Women’s street prelims 5pm-7pm CEST / 4pm-6pm BST: Women’s street final

Surfing

7.pm-4.30pm CEST / 6pm-3.30am BST: Men’s and women’s round 2

Swimming

11am-1pm CEST / 10am-12pm BST: Men’s 200m freestyle, men’s 400m individual medley, women’s 100m breaststroke, men’s 100m backstroke, women’s 200m freestyle: heats 8.30pm-10.30pm CEST / 7.30pm-9.30pm BST: Men’s 400m individual medley: final, women’s 100m butterfly: final, men’s 200m freestyle, women’s 100m breaststroke, men’s 100m backstroke: semi-finals; men’s 100m breaststroke: final; women’s 200m freestyle semi-finals

Table tennis

10am-2pm CEST / 9am-1pm BST: Men’s and women’s singles: round 1 4pm-6pm CEST / 3pm-5pm BST: Mixed doubles: quarter-finals 8pm-11pm CEST / 7pm-10pm BST: Men’s and women’s singles: round 1

Tennis

12pm-11pm CEST / 11am-10pm BST: Men’s and women’s singles and doubles

Volleyball

9am-11.30am CEST / 8am-10.30am BST: Women’s prelims 1pm-3.30pm CEST / 12pm-2.30pm BST: Women’s prelims 5pm-7.30pm CEST / 4pm-6.30pm BST: Men’s prelims 9pm-11.30pm CEST / 8pm-10.30pm BST: Men’s prelims

Water polo

10.30am-1.30pm CEST / 9.30am-12.30pm BST: Men’s prelims (x2 matches) 3pm-6pm CEST / 2pm-5pm BST: Men’s prelims (x2 matches) 7.30pm-10.30pm CEST / 6.30pm-9.30pm BST: Men’s prelims (x2 matches)

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