How many sports will be played at the Paris Olympics 2024?

The wait for the 2024 Paris Olympics is almost over. The Olympics gets underway in the French capital on 26 July and will be held till 11 August, with 10,500 athletes expected to take part in it.

How many sporting events will be held in Paris Olympics?

The Paris Olympics 2024 will feature 32 sports, including 28 'core' sports that were also part of the Summer Games at Rio in 2016 and Tokyo in 2021. Four new sports have been added to the programme of the 2024 Olympics — sport climbing, breakdancing, surfing, and skateboarding.

Full list of sports at the Paris Olympics 2024:

Aquatics (Swimming, Marathon Swimming, Diving, Water Polo, Artistic Swimming)

Archery

Athletics

Badminton

Basketball (3x3, Basketball)

Boxing

Breaking

Canoe (Canoe Sprint, Canoe Slalom)

Cycling (BMX Freestyle, BMX Racing, Road Cycling, Track Cycling)

Equestrian (Equestrian Eventing, Equestrian Dressage, Equestrian Jumping)

Fencing

Football

Golf

More from Sports

Gymnastics (Artistic Gymnastics, Rhythmic Gymnastics, Trampoline Gymnastics)

Handball

Hockey

Judo

Modern Pentathlon

Rowing

Rugby (Rugby Sevens)

Sailing

Shooting

Skateboarding

Sport Climbing

Surfing

Table Tennis

Taekwondo

Tennis

Triathlon

Volleyball (Beach Volleyball, Volleyball)

Weightlifting

Wrestling (Greco-Roman Wrestling, Freestyle Wrestling)

As many as 329 gold medals will be on offer across 32 sports in Paris. In Tokyo, the United States of America finished on top of the medals tally with 39 gold medals, followed by China in second place with 38 gold. Hosts Japan were in third place with 27 gold. India finished in 48^th place with seven medals (1 gold, 2 silver and 4 bronze).