The Paris Olympics 2024 will witness around 10,500 athletes participating from over 200 countries. The opening ceremony of the Games will take place on July 26 (Friday). The Paris Olympics are scheduled to take place from July 26 to August 11, 2024. However, there are a few sport categories, which will start a day or two before the opening ceremony.
Rugby Sevens
Rugby's preliminary phase will begin on July 24 at Stade de France. However, the fixtures have not been revealed so far. On the next day men's placing 9-12 games and all four quarter-final matches will be played. A day after the ceremony the medal matches of men's rugby will be played as well.
Football group stage matches
On July 24, the men's football event will kick off. In the first match, the silver-medallist of the previous edition Spain will go up against Uzbekistan. As many as eight matches will be played on July 24 across seven stadiums.
| Group | Match | Venue |
| C | Uzbekistan vs Spain | Parc des Princes |
| B | Argentina vs Morocco | Geoffroy-Guichard Stadium |
| C | Egypt vs Dominican Republic | La Beaujoire Stadium |
| A | Guinea vs New Zealand | Nice Stadium |
| D | Japan vs Paraguay | Bordeaux Stadium |
| B | Iraq vs Ukraine | Lyon Stadium |
| D | Mali vs Israel | Parc des Princes |
| A | France vs United States | Marseille Stadium |
On July 25, the women's football event will commence. In the opening encounter, Spain will lock horns with Japan at La Beaujoire Stadium. Six matches will be played on July 25 across six different venues.
| Group | Match | Venue |
| C | Spain vs Japan | La Beaujoire Stadium |
| A | Canada vs New Zealand | Geoffroy-Guichard Stadium |
| C | Nigeria vs Brazil | Bordeaux Stadium |
| B | Germany vs Australia | Marseille Stadium |
| A | France vs Colombia | Lyon Stadium |
| B | United States vs Zambia | Nice Stadium |
Archery and Handball events to commence too
There are two other events that will kick off on the eve of the opening ceremony. On July 25, six matches of women's handball preliminary group stage matches will be played. Slovenia and Denmark will play in the first match of the event.
| Group | Match | Venue |
| A | Slovenia vs Denmark | South Paris Arena 6 |
| B | Netherlands vs Angola | South Paris Arena 6 |
| B | Spain vs Brazil | South Paris Arena 6 |
| A | Germany vs Korea | South Paris Arena 6 |
| B | Hungary vs France | South Paris Arena 6 |
| A | Norway vs Sweden | South Paris Arena 6 |
Also, individual ranking rounds of both men's and women's archery will be played on July 25.
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