2024 Paris Olympic games list has been released by International Olympic Committee (IOC). The next Olympics will include new sports like breaking, sport climbing, skateboarding and surfing. This will make Olympics a grand forum comprising of 32 sporting activities encompassing 329 events. 206 National Olympic Committees are participating in 19 days of competition from 26 July to 11 August 2024 in Paris Olympic.
Breaking will be the only sport making its debut, while there are new events such as kite boarding which will be part of sailing in 2024. Compared to the 2021 Tokyo Olympic sports, Karate, Baseball & Softball have been dropped. Check below olympic games list to be held in Paris France in 2024.
2024 Paris Olympic Games List
Host country of 2024 Olympic Games is France. It is scheduled to take place from 26 July 2024 to 11 August 2024 in Paris, there will be total 329 events in 32 sports (48 disciplines).
- 3x3 Basketball
- Archery
- Artistic Gymnastics
- Artistic Swimming
- Athletics
- Badminton
- Basketball
- Beach Volleyball
- Boxing
- Breaking
- Canoe Flatwater
- Canoe Slalom
- Cycling BMX Freestyle
- Cycling BMX Racing
- Cycling Mountain Bike
- Cycling Road
- Cycling Track
- Diving
- Equestrian
- Fencing
- Football
- Golf
- Handball
- Hockey
- Judo
- Marathon Swimming
- Modern Pentathlon
- Rhythmic Gymnastics
- Rowing
- Rugby Sevens
- Sailing
- Shooting
- Skateboarding
- Sport Climbing
- Surfing
- Swimming
- Table Tennis
- Taekwondo
- Tennis
- Trampoline
- Triathlon
- Volleyball
- Water Polo
- Weightlifting
- Wrestling
Background of Olympics Games
The Olympic Games began over 2,700 years ago in 776 BC at Olympia, in south west Greece. The first Modern Olympics Games were held in Athens, Greece, in 1896. At that time there were only nine sports organized by International Olympic Committee (IOC) and 14 nation took part in this event.
- Athletics
- Cycling
- Fencing
- Gymnastics
- Shooting
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Weightlifting
- Wrestling
In 1900 Summer Olympics of Paris total 95 events in 19 Sports were organized and 26 Nation take part in this event. Cricket was also part of sports for the first time in Olympics. Following sports were played at 1900 Paris Olympics.
- Aquatics
- Swimming
- Water Polo
- Archery
- Athletics
- Basque pelota
- Cricket
- Croquet
- Cycling
- Equestrian
- Fencing
- Football
- Golf
- Gymnastics
- Polo
- Rowing
- Rugby union
- Sailing
- Shooting
- Tennis
- Tug of War
From time to time many sports has been added and removed from the events of Olympics. In 2012 London Olympics there were 26 sports, increasing to 28 in 2016 Rio Olympics and 33 in 2020 Tokyo Olympics. In the Summer Olympics of 2024 Paris there will be 32 sports with debut of breaking, while karate, baseball and softball will be dropped from the events.
Newly Added Sports or Events
Here is the list of recently added sports or events in Olympics:-
| S.No | Sports/Event | Year added in |
| 1 | Golf | 2016 |
| 2 | 3x3 Basketball | 2020 |
| 3 | Climbing | 2020 |
| 4 | Rugby | 2020 |
| 5 | Kite boarding | 2020 |
| 6 | Skateboarding | 2020 |
| 7 | Surfing | 2020 |
| 8 | Breaking | 2024 |
Removed Sports from Paris Olympics 2024
- Baseball
- Softball
- Karate
Future Olympic Games List (Tentative)
- Squash
- Wake-board
- Wushu
- Parkour
- Netball
- Cricket
- Lacrosse
- Bowling
For more details visit official website of 2024 Paris Olympic Games
Also Read:
Modern Olympic Games List – Summer Olympic Games 2024
