Paris 2024 Summer Olympics - Athletes, Medals & Results
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- ️Fri Feb 07 2025
Olympic Games Paris 2024
Date26 July - 11 August
CountryFrance
Athletes10.714
Teams204 + EOR + AIN
Events329
About the Games
Iconic venues
Paris 2024 transformed the most iconic landmarks in the City of Light into sporting arenas, the likes the world has never seen before. From the beach volleyball competition nestled beside the Eiffel Tower to equestrian at the Chateau de Versailles and fencing in the Grand Palais, many of the most well-loved locations in Paris became centres of Olympic sports competition as millions in attendance witnessed the capital of France in a new and unforgettable way.
Gender parity on the field of play
In line with its slogan, ‘Games Wide Open’, Paris 2024 was the first Olympic Games in history to achieve gender parity on the field of play. Of the 10,500 quotas available to athletes, the International Olympic Committee distributed an equal number to female and male athletes. At the same time, the Opening Ceremony saw 96 per cent of National Olympic Committees choose two athletes - one female and one male - to carry their respective countries' flags.
Furthermore, 28 out of 32 sports reached full gender parity during the Games, with more than half of all medal events at Paris 2024 open to female athletes.
An Opening Ceremony like never before
For the first time in history, the Opening Ceremony of an Olympic Summer Games was held outside of a stadium - and to spectacular effect.
The Opening Ceremony on the river Seine is one of the most enduring images of the Games and featured a parade of athletes travelling in 85 boats along a six-kilometre route that ended with a spectacular show in Paris’s world-famous Trocadero.
Around 320,000 in-person spectators and billions more across the globe were treated to a mesmerising showcase of international talent, from the mezzo-soprano Axelle Saint-Cirel’s rousing rendition of "La Marseillaise" to Celine Dion’s unforgettable performance of Edith Piaf’s "L'hymne à l'amour".
A record-breaking Olympic Games
9,556,792 tickets were sold for the Olympic Games (as well as 2,575,855 for the Paralympic Games) with no less than 125 Olympic records beaten over the 14 days of competition. Athletics was particularly successful with over a million tickets sold, while records were also broken in women’s team sports. These included a new record of 27,000 for a women’s basketball match and a record of 26,000 for a women’s handball match.
Away from the field of play, fan zones also proved to be a huge success with over 7.5 million people visiting them across France.
Medal Table
See the list of teams and medals won by each.
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