***Official 2024 Paris Olympics Thread***

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2024 Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony: Start time, TV channel, date, live stream, key athletes and events

The 2024 Olympic Games begin July 26 and will be televised on NBC through Aug. 11

It's the time once again. It's time for the best athletes in the world to come together and crown champions in their various sports. The 2024 Olympic Games are set to begin this week in Paris as the world descends upon France. While there will be some qualifying events taking place earlier in the week, things officially kick off on Friday with the Opening Ceremony.

The Opening Ceremony is scheduled for Friday and feature several firsts, including being the first ceremony to be held outside of a stadium, as well as a parade of athletes held on the Seine River with boats for each national delegation. The boats will travel along a 3.7-mile stretch, passing by many iconic Parisian landmarks along the way. The ceremony will conclude with remarks from French President Emmanuel Macron.

Expect another gold-filled summer for the Americans as Team USA will be represented in just about every event over the course of the Games. Some of the biggest stars are back, including gymnast Simone Biles, decorated swimmers Katie Ledecky and Caleb Dressel, as well as track athletes Noah Lyles and Sha'carri Richardson. Plus, the men's and women's basketball teams look to extend their dominant runs at the games with more gold.

There will be two flag bearers for the United States when the team takes the boat down the Seine River -- LeBron James and tennis star Coco Gauff. The 2023 US Open champion was stunned by the news when it was revealed to her on Wednesday.

"I never thought in a million years I would have the honour of carrying the American flag for Team USA in the opening ceremony," Gauff said in a statement.

"I could not be more proud to lead my teammates with LeBron as we showcase our dedication and passion on the biggest stage there is."

Here's how to watch the 2024 Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony and highlights from the first week of competition.

How to watch the 2024 Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony
Time: Noon ET | Date: Friday, July 26
Location: The Seine River and Trocadero -- Paris
TV channel: NBC | Streaming: Peacock, NBCOlympics.com

Week 1 Highlights
All times Eastern. A full schedule of events can be found here.

Saturday, July 27
5x5 Basketball -- Men's Group Phase
Group A: Spain vs. Australia -- 5 a.m.
Group B: Germany vs. Japan -- 7 a.m.
Swimming Heats, 5 a.m.
Women's 100m Butterfly
Women's 400m Freestyle
Men's 100m Breaststroke
Men's 400m Freestyle
Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay
Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay
Volleyball: United States vs. Argentina (Prelim. Round, Pool C) -- 3 p.m.

Sunday, July 28
Gymnastics: Women's Qualification (Subdivision 1) -- 3:30 a.m.
5x5 Basketball: United States vs. Serbia (Men's Group Phase, Group C) -- 11:15 a.m.
Beach Volleyball: United States vs. Czech Republic (Women's Prelim. Phase) -- 4 p.m.
Football: United States vs. Germany (Women's Group B, #9) -- 3 p.m.

Monday, July 29
Beach Volleyball: United States vs. France (Men's Prelim. Phase, Pool F) -- 10 a.m.
Swimming Finals:
Women's 400m Individual Medley -- 2:30 p.m.
Men's 200m Freestyle -- 2:40 p.m.
5x5 Basketball: United States vs. Japan (Women's Group Phase, Group C) -- 3 p.m.

Tuesday, July 30
5x5 Basketball: Spain vs. Greece (Men's Group Phase, Group A) -- 5 a.m.
Swimming Heats -- 5 a.m.
Men's 200m Butterfly
Men's 100m Freestyle
Women's 1500m Freestyle
Women's 100m Freestyle
Men's 200m Breaststroke
Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay
3x3 Basketball: United States vs. Germany (Women's Pool Round) -- 11:30 a.m.
Swimming: Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay Final -- 4:01 p.m.

Wednesday, July 31
Swimming Heats -- 5 a.m.
Women's 200m Backstroke
Men's 200m Backstroke
Women's 200m Butterfly
Beach Volleyball: United States vs. France (Women's Prelim. Phase, Pool C) -- 9 a.m.
Football: United States vs. Australia (Women's Group B, #15) -- 1 p.m.
Swimming Finals
Women's 100m Freestyle Final -- 2:30 p.m.
Men's 200m Butterfly Final -- 2:36 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 1
3x3 Basketball: United States vs. Australia (Women's Pool Round) -- 7 a.m.
Swimming Finals:
Women's 200m Butterfly Final -- 2:30 p.m.
200m Backstroke Final -- 2:37 p.m.
Women's 4x200m Freestyle Relay Final -- 3:49 p.m.
Beach Volleyball: United States vs. China (Women's Prelim. Phase, Pool B) -- 4 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 2
Swimming Heats -- 5 a.m.
Men's 100m Butterfly
Women's 200m Individual Medley
Women's 800m Freestyle
Mixed 4x100m Medley Relay
Track and Field:
Men's 1500m Round 1 -- 5:05 a.m.
Women's 100m Round 1 -- 5:50 a.m.
Women's 5000m Round 1 -- 12:10 p.m.
Women's 800m Round 1 -- 1:45 p.m
Volleyball: United States vs. Japan (Men's Prelim. Round, Group C), 3 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 3
Track and Field:
Men's 100m Preliminary Round -- 4:35 a.m.
Men's 100m Round 1 -- 5:45 a.m.
Women's 4x400m Relay Mixed Final -- 2:55 p.m.
Women's 100m Final -- 3:20 p.m.
Artistic Gymnastics: Men's Pommel Horse Final -- 11:16 a.m.
Swimming: Men's 100m Butterfly Final -- 2:30 p.m.

https://www.cbssports.com/olympics/n...es-and-events/

[ToxSocks]

So some dude was allowed to box some chick in the Olympics and he beat her ass pretty good. So there's that.

[dlphg9]

Originally Posted by ToxSocks

So some dude was allowed to box some chick in the Olympics and he beat her ass pretty good. So there's that.

Like a transgender type thing?

[dlphg9]

Originally Posted by ghak99

They canceled an event as the participants were waking up to prepare to compete today.

Pretty shitty deal.

Jesus Christ. The ****ing French completely ****ed that stop you don't need under there. I feel really bad for the ****ing competitors that have been training for this there entire lives, but the God damn French couldn't do what they said they would. They should have a different option to compete in.

[Megatron96]

What event? Oh, the swimming in the Seine river I bet.

[George Liquor]

Originally Posted by ToxSocks

So some dude was allowed to box some chick in the Olympics and he beat her ass pretty good. So there's that.

Loon will be along shortly to tell you you're imagining that.

[redfan]

USA defeats Australia for a Bronze medal! First ever medal in rugby for USA!!!! With time expiring, Alex Sedrick goes coast to coast for the game tying try and winning conversion!!
Well done Ladies!!

[ToxSocks]

Originally Posted by dlphg9

Like a transgender type thing?

Shhhhhh.....those types of words will get us thread banned.

But yes. Two penis having creatures have been permitted to box against non penis having creatures.

One such match went down and the poor non-penis having creature, afterwards, said she hadn't been hit that hard in 13 years of boxing.

Ref had to check her 3-4 times to make sure she could keep going.

[ToxSocks]

Originally Posted by redfan

USA defeats Australia for a Bronze medal! First ever medal in rugby for USA!!!! With time expiring, Alex Sedrick goes coast to coast for the game tying try and winning conversion!!
Well done Ladies!!

This only happened because the Chiefs took LRZ from Australia.

See, the Chiefs are just the best.

[ghak99]

Originally Posted by dlphg9

Jesus Christ. The ****ing French completely ****ed that stop you don't need under there. I feel really bad for the ****ing competitors that have been training for this there entire lives, but the God damn French couldn't do what they said they would. They should have a different option to compete in.

It really seems like the swimmers in particular have to train like lunatics, so it really sucks that they couldn't get the water clean enough for competition. I'm not sure what plan b is, maybe retest later and try again??, but they were blaming it on a rain from several days ago and sewage run off doesn't just go away overnight.

There are also articles discussing issues with something as simply as supplying food to the competitors. For ****s sake, it shouldn't be hard to provide food that won't make the athletes sick.

[ghak99]

Originally Posted by ToxSocks

Shhhhhh.....those types of words will get us thread banned.

But yes. Two penis having creatures have been permitted to box against non penis having creatures.

One such match went down and the poor non-penis having creature, afterwards, said she hadn't been hit that hard in 13 years of boxing.

Ref had to check her 3-4 times to make sure she could keep going.

I just saw a tiktok highlight of one of these matches. He stuck her pretty good a couple times. One would have taken her off her feet if she hadn't grabbed onto him.

[DanT]

The triathlon has been postponed, not cancelled. Some of the officials think the water quality will be safe enough on Wednesday, but it depends on the weather. Sunlight helps kill off the harmful bacteria, whereas rain showers tend to raise levels. https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/...dent-wednesday

[DanT]

If they end up cancelling the swimming portion of the triathlon, though, they would just make the race a duathlon (biking and running). I'm sure a lot of the competitors would really hate that, though some might prefer it. It does seem unfair to the athletes that the organizers haven't developed a backup course that uses a different body of water, one less prone to pollution concerns.

[In58men]

Originally Posted by ToxSocks

So some dude was allowed to box some chick in the Olympics and he beat her ass pretty good. So there's that.

#WATCH: A video has surfaced on social media showing a transgender boxer, who has been permitted to compete in the Olympics, delivering powerful blows to a female opponent. pic.twitter.com/7RWPNnqYIj

— 6ixBuzzTV (@6ixbuzztv) July 30, 2024

[Pablo]

^^ really ought to euthanize those things

[ThaVirus]

Originally Posted by ToxSocks

Shhhhhh.....those types of words will get us thread banned.

But yes. Two penis having creatures have been permitted to box against non penis having creatures.

One such match went down and the poor non-penis having creature, afterwards, said she hadn't been hit that hard in 13 years of boxing.

Ref had to check her 3-4 times to make sure she could keep going.

That’s a shame. I thought we’d be spared from that sort of thing by.. idk, the world committee or something.