This is a chronological summary of the major events of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris and other venues in Metropolitan France, plus one subsite in Tahiti in the overseas country of French Polynesia.
Competition began on 24 July with the first matches in the group stages of football and rugby sevens events.
The last day of competition and the closing ceremony was held on 11 August.
[2] Competition began two days before the opening ceremony on 26 July, and ended on 11 August 2024.
The waves continued to be too rough for competition over the next two days, leaving the remaining of the surfing finals moved to 5 August.