The Paris Olympics begin on Saturday with the official start of the 2024 Games, and we won’t be waiting long for a medal.
10am: Air rifle mixed team
The first gold medal of the Games is due to be won early Saturday morning at the Chateauroux Shooting Centre, one of 14 to be decided by the end of day one. At the same time, Britain’s male gymnasts will be in action in qualifying, with Max Whitlock starting his campaign for an historic third successive pommel horse gold.
1.30pm: Cycling time-trials
So much of Britain’s Olympic success across the past two decades has come on two wheels, and there is hope for more of the same on the roads of Paris.
For the first time at the Games, men and women will compete over the same course and distance, starting and finishing by Pont Alexandre III. Anna Henderson, last year’s European silver medalist, is up first in the women’s event, but it is 20-year-old Josh Tarling who carries highest hopes of starting the medal rush in the men’s event (from 3.32pm), having won world gold last year.
Josh Tarling has big hopes of a medal
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6.45pm: Men’s rugby sevens final
Having begun on Wednesday, two days before the opening ceremony, the men’s sevens reaches its climax at the Stade de France, where locals hope national superstar Antoine Dupont can lead the hosts to victory. Fiji, though, are the favourites to win a third straight gold.
7.52pm: Women’s 400m freestyle final
A lively first night of finals in the pool is headlined by what should be an epic three-way clash between reigning champion Ariarne Titmus, Olympic great Katie Ledecky and teenage upstart Summer McIntosh.
When will the gold medals be won on day 1?
09.30: Shooting – 10m air rifle mixed team gold medal match
10.00: Diving – women’s 3m synchronised springboard final
13.30: Cycling (road) – women’s individual time trial
15.00: Judo – women’s 48kg final and men’s 60kg final
16.00: Skateboarding – men’s street final
17.32: Cycling (road) – men’s individual time trial
18.45: Rugby Sevens – men’s gold medal match
19.42: Swimming – men’s 400m freestyle final
19.52: Swimming – women’s 400m freestyle final
20.30: Fencing – women’s épée individual gold medal bout
20.34: Swimming – women’s 4×100 freestyle relay final
20.44: Swimming – men’s 4×100 freestyle relay final
20.55: Fencing – men’s sabre individual gold medal bout
The Olympics begin in Paris on Saturday
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TV channel: The BBC has announced it will broadcast two live streams of the action from July 27 to August 11 – for the duration of the Games. This will be on BBC One, BBC Two or a stream available by clicking the red button on Freeview or a smart TV.
There is reduced coverage compared with previous years, however, when BBC broadcasted everything from archery to wrestling live on its website or channels. Instead, Discovery+ is the rights holder for Paris 2024 and is showing every moment across Eurosport channels in the UK from 7am-10.30pm every day.
Live stream: Fans can also catch the BBC coverage live online for free via the BBC Sport website and BBC iPlayer. The Discovery+ app will be showing extensive coverage, which begins at a monthly fee of £3.99.
Highlights: The BBC will be showing a nightly highlights show called Today at the Games.
Live blog: You can follow all the action via Standard Sport’s live blog, with expert analysis from reporters Matt Majendie and Malik Ouzia in Paris.
