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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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Contributing WriterWednesday 24 July 2024
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 25Archery
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 roundFootball
5pm-11pm CEST / 4pm-10pm BST: Women’s group stageHandball
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 26Ceremony
7.30pm CEST / 6.30pm BST: Opening ceremony Saturday July 27Artistic 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 qualificationBadminton
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 stageBasketball
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 32Canoe slalom
3pm-7.10pm CEST/ 2pm-6.10pm BST: Men’s C1 and women’s K1 heatsCycling (road)
2.30pm-6.30pm CEST / 1.30pm-5.30pm BST: Men’s and women’s individual time trialDiving
11am-12pm CEST / 10am-11am BST: Women’s 3m synchro: finalEquestrian
9.30am-6.30pm CEST / 8.30am-5.30pm BST: Eventing dressage: team and individual day 1Fencing
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 boutFootball
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
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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 roundsRowing
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: heatsRugby sevens
2.30pm-8.45pm CEST / 1.30pm-7.45pm BST: Men’s placement matches, semi-finals, bronze medal match, gold medal matchShooting
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: finalSkateboarding
12pm-3.30pm CEST / 11am-2.30pm BST: Men’s street prelims 5pm-7pm CEST / 4pm-6pm BST: Men’s street finalSurfing
7pm-4.40am CEST / 6pm-3.30am BST: Men’s and women’s round 1Swimming
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: finalsTable 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 1Tennis
12pm-11pm CEST / 11am-10pm BST: Men’s and women’s singles and doublesVolleyball
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 prelimsWater 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 28Archery
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 matchesArtistic 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 qualificationBadminton
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 stageBasketball
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 16Canoe slalom
3.30pm-6.50pm CEST / 2.30pm-5.50pm BST: Women’s K1 semi-finals and finalsCycling (mountain bike)
2pm-4.30pm CEST / 1pm-3.30pm BST: Women’s cross-countryEquestrian
10.30pmm-3pm CEST / 9.30am-2pm BST: Eventing cross-country: team and individual day 1Fencing
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 boutFootball
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 roundsRowing
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: heatsRugby sevens
3.30pm-10pm CEST / 2.30pm-9pm BST: Women’s pool roundsSailing
11am-7pm CEST / 10am-6pm BST: Men’s and women’s windsurfing, men’s and women’s skiffShooting
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: finalsSkateboarding
12pm-3.30pm CEST / 11am-2.30pm BST: Women’s street prelims 5pm-7pm CEST / 4pm-6pm BST: Women’s street finalSurfing
7.pm-4.30pm CEST / 6pm-3.30am BST: Men’s and women’s round 2Swimming
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-finalsTable 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 1Tennis
12pm-11pm CEST / 11am-10pm BST: Men’s and women’s singles and doublesVolleyball
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 prelimsWater 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)Stay in the loop: sign up to our free Time Out Travel newsletter for all the latest travel news.
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