Host city | Paris, France[a] | ||
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Motto | Games wide open (French: Ouvrons grand les Jeux)[1][2] | ||
Nations | 206 (including the AIN and EOR teams) | ||
Athletes | 10,714 | ||
Events | 329 in 32 sports | ||
Opening | 26 July 2024 | ||
Closing | 11 August 2024 | ||
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Stadium | Jardins du Trocadéro and the Seine (opening ceremony) Stade de France (closing ceremony)[3] | ||
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The 2024 Summer Olympics, which is officially known as the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad, was a sporting event that happened from July 26 to August 11 in Paris, France.
On July 11, 2017, a proposal to choose the 2024 and 2028 Olympic host cities at the same time was approved by an Extraordinary IOC Session in Lausanne, Switzerland.[4] On July 31, 2017, the International Olympic Committee made a deal with Los Angeles to host the 2028 Summer Olympics.[5] It made Paris host the 2024 Summer Olympics. On September 13, 2017, the hosts for both Olympic games were announced at the 131st IOC Session in Lima, Peru.[6]
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