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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.

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[Boxer_Chief]

Russia might be gone which is good but China is right there and they have to be dirty

[Megatron96]

Tried to watch a little field hockey the other day. That was a mistake. I guess if you played the game or just a fan, it was probably exciting. I couldn't bear to watch 5 minutes in a row.

[FloridaMan88]

LA Olympics is going to be lit… potentially NFL, MLB and NBA players will participate.

[kcpasco]

Originally Posted by WilliamTheIrish

Snoop Dogg is officially a USA symbol. The guy has really given me a lot laughs this Olympics.

Snoop is awesome. Him and Willy need to tour together.

[WilliamTheIrish]

Also, this has been a tremendous Olympics for memes.

And the Kim Jong Un imitator who walked in front of the DPRK athletes was funny as hell.

[Pablo]

I very very much enjoyed this Olympics.

I think we all had fun along the way, no?

[WilliamTheIrish]

Originally Posted by Pablo

I very very much enjoyed this Olympics.

I think we all had fun along the way, no?

Agreed.

I'm actually watching the closing ceremony at work to see how badly it upsets the nutjobs.

[Why Not?]

Originally Posted by Pablo

I very very much enjoyed this Olympics.

I think we all had fun along the way, no?

One of the more fun Olympics I can recall.

[chiefzilla1501]

I wasn't looking that forward to the Olympics other than team sports. I think the Tokyo Olympics really put a downer on the whole thing. But what a rush it's been. I feel like a lot of things lined up nicely. Loved being able to stream and multiview, espn got way better at spoilers, and adding guys like snoop and Peyton made it fun. And the stakes seemed so high this time around. Hell of a good time during the boringest sports season

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by Pablo

I very very much enjoyed this Olympics.

I think we all had fun along the way, no?

Yes, but now I have to watch the Jays again until football season.

[WilliamTheIrish]

Olympic collector cards are out.

[displacedinMN]

Her's on first. Yes she is.

[Hark Clunt]

Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501

I wasn't looking that forward to the Olympics other than team sports. I think the Tokyo Olympics really put a downer on the whole thing. But what a rush it's been. I feel like a lot of things lined up nicely. Loved being able to stream and multiview, espn got way better at spoilers, and adding guys like snoop and Peyton made it fun. And the stakes seemed so high this time around. Hell of a good time during the boringest sports season

the tokyo olympics were a terrible vibe. a year late with no crowds destroyed the entire thing. i think paris has gotten the games back on track.

[kcpasco]

Originally Posted by WilliamTheIrish

Agreed.

I'm actually watching the closing ceremony at work to see how badly it upsets the nutjobs.

Just don’t mock religion of any faith. Is that hard?

[poolboy]

Man, Snoop gets around...back in Venice Beach performing..