Exactly one month later, on July 26, the Summer Olympic Games will begin in Paris. Compared to the Tokyo Games three years ago, several important changes await us: the absence of coronavirus restrictions, new sports and disciplines. And the main thing is the absence of the Russian national team in the tournament.
At the Paris Games, athletes from Russia and Belarus will compete as Individual Neutral Athletes (AIN). Even though a couple dozen Russians will be allowed to participate in the Games, medals are still to be reckoned with. We have put together a complete guide for you on the upcoming Olympic Games.
Where and when will the 2024 Summer Olympics be held?
The XXXIII Summer Olympic Games will be held in Paris (France) from July 26 to August 11, 2024. The main rival of the French capital, which intended to host these Olympic Games, was Los Angeles, but the IOC decided that The 2028 Summer Games will be held in the American city.
Paris is the second city to host the Summer Olympic Games for the third time. The capital of France hosted competitions of this type in 1900 and 1924.
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Most of the starts will take place in Paris, but some competitions will take place in other cities in France. Thus, basketball and handball – in Lille, rowing, kayaking and canoeing – in the Seine-et-Marne department, sailing – in Marseille, football – in Marseille, Lyon, Bordeaux, Saint-Étienne, Nice and Nantes. And the surfing tournament will usually take place in French Polynesia, which is located in the Pacific Ocean at a distance of 15,747 km from France!
Opening and closing ceremonies of the 2024 Olympic Games
The opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games is scheduled for July 26 at 20:30 Moscow time. Organizers call the upcoming event “the most spectacular and accessible opening ceremony in the history of the Olympic Games.” In Paris they decided to celebrate the start of the Olympic Games in a big way: for the first time the action will take place outside the stadium. Instead of the traditional parade of athletes, there will be a boat parade along the Seine and the main events will take place in a temporary stadium on Place Trocadéro, not far from the Eiffel Tower.
The closing ceremony will take place on 11 August at the Stade de France.
The mascot of the Olympic Games was a Phrygian cap called Friga. According to the president of the Games committee, Tony Estanguet, this headdress is a living symbol of France. Motto: “Alone we go faster, but together we go further.”
The Olympic Games will also have the motto “Games open to all.” Ironic, given the politically motivated admission restrictions.
The best wrestler in the world will also not be able to participate in the Olympic Games:
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What sports will there be at the Paris Olympic Games?
The Paris 2024 Olympic Games will feature 32 sports, in which 329 sets of medals will be awarded. At the previous Summer Games in Tokyo there were 10 more medal sets.
The first medals will be awarded on July 27 in cycling, judo, swimming, rugby sevens, skateboarding, shooting and fencing. The last prizes will be awarded on August 11 in basketball, wrestling, cycling, water polo, volleyball, handball, athletics, modern pentathlon and weightlifting.
List of sports at the 2024 Olympic Games:Rowing, badminton, basketball, boxing, breakdancing, wrestling, cycling, water sports (swimming, water polo, synchronized swimming, diving), volleyball, handball, golf, kayaking and canoeing, gymnastics (sports, artistic, trampoline), judo, horse riding . , athletics, table tennis, sailing, rugby sevens, surfing, skateboarding, modern pentathlon, sport climbing, shooting, archery, tennis, triathlon, taekwondo, weightlifting, fencing, football, field hockey.
New disciplines at the 2024 Olympic Games
The only new sport at the Paris Games will be breakdancing. It will have two sets of medals: one between men and one between women. 16 athletes will fight for victory.
brake dance
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In addition, several new disciplines will be added to already known sports at the 2024 Olympic Games. Speed climbing appeared in rock climbing and kayak-cross appeared in kayaking and canoeing. In women’s boxing there will now be a new weight category, up to 54 kg, and in sailing there will be individual kitesurfing competitions and mixed team competitions in two-seater boats.
At the same time, several disciplines were eliminated. For example, now the competition program does not include competitions in baseball and softball, some weight categories in boxing and weightlifting, some types of competitions in karate, sailing, kayaking and canoeing.
Russia at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games
At the 2024 Olympic Games there will be no Russian national team in the usual sense, nor will there be the already well-known Olympic athletes from Russia or the team of the Russian Olympic Committee. Due to the suspension, Russians and Belarusians are only allowed to participate in the Olympic Games as neutral athletes. They will compete under the name “Individual Neutral Athletes” (AIN).
To qualify for the Paris Games, Russian athletes must not only qualify for sporting reasons, but also meet all IOC selection criteria. It is the IOC that invites athletes to the Olympic Games.
Details on how a Russian athlete can get to the Games:
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A team of neutral athletes from Russia and Belarus has its own flag in soft turquoise with the letters AIN and a specially invented neutral anthem. The successes of individual neutral athletes will not be taken into account in the overall team medal standings. In addition, Russian and Belarusian athletes will not participate in the opening and closing ceremonies of the Games.
The composition of the Russian team at the Paris Olympics.
At the time of this publication, the IOC had not yet published the final lists. Only 14 officially admitted athletes are known.
Which Russians are eligible for the 2024 Olympics? Cycling: Tamara Dronova, Alena Ivanchenko, Alexander Vlasov (refused to participate).
Struggle: Arslan Bagaev, Abdulla Kurbanov, Shamil Mamedov, Nachyn Mongush, Magomed Murtazaliev, Alan Ostaev, Alina Kasabieva, Natalya Malysheva, Elizaveta Petlyakova, Veronika Chumikova.
Jump on a trampoline: Angela Bladtseva.
It is already known that our taekwondo athletes will not be in the Olympic Games. Despite the four quotas, the IOC did not allow any Russians to participate in the Games.
The situation regarding the admission of tennis players, judokas and rowers to the Olympic Games is still unclear. Russian swimmer Evgeny Somov is also awaiting IOC approval.
How the IOC admitted Russian athletes:
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In total, up to 40 Russian athletes will be eligible to take part in the Olympics. In theory, wrestlers, judokas and tennis players are competing for medals.
The main favorites of the Paris Olympic Games
According to Gracenote, Team USA will win the medals at the 2024 Olympics. Analysts believe the Americans will take home 123 medals. The main sports in the country will be swimming and athletics.
Experts attribute second place in the medal table to China, which is expected to win 87 awards. The strongest representation of the Celeste Empire will be in diving, shooting, swimming, weightlifting, table tennis, artistic gymnastics and badminton. However, it is possible that the Chinese could seriously compete for leadership with the Americans.
Chinese volleyball players
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Great Britain is in third place (62 medals). The teams from France (56 medals) and Australia (48 medals) will try to displace her.
Where to watch the broadcasts of the 2024 Olympic Games?
Unfortunately, there is nothing clear about the projection of the Olympic Games in Russia. Channel One and VGTRK have already refused to broadcast the Olympic Games.
In February 2024, information appeared that the VK holding was negotiating with Telesport, the owner of the rights to broadcast the Games. And in early June, RBC reported that Match TV also approached Telesport to buy the rights. But there was no information about the completion of the negotiations.
Perhaps the situation will change, but if everything remains as it is, Russian fans will be able to follow the results of the Games only online on the official website of the tournament or in unofficial broadcasts. “Championship” will cover the 2024 Olympic Games in detail, including from the stage.
