The 2024 Paris Olympics ended Aug. 11, 2024. Scroll down to read our coverage of the event.
Paris Olympics 2024
The 2024 Paris Olympic Games are here and nothing quite brings people together like the largest sporting event in the world. Opening ceremonies are July 26 and the last medals will be awarded Aug. 11.
Follow the latest news from Paris, check Olympics event schedules, compare country medal standings and learn more about San Diego’s hometown heroes as they go for the gold.
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The U.S. women’s national team, one of the world’s most dominant and successful programs, hadn’t made it to the gold medal game at an Olympics since 2012. The U.S. will now play for its fifth gold. -
Ángel Barajas showed off acrobatic skills as a kid (making the neighbors nervous). This week he became the first Colombian to win an Olympic gymnastics medal for his soaring horizontal bar routine. -
Kauli Vaast of Tahiti and Team USA's Caroline Marks both won gold on Monday, capping off a dramatic few days of competition that even included a brief appearance by a whale.
Hometown Heroes
⚽️ Road to redemption: USWNT updates ⚽️
From settling for bronze in Tokyo in 2020 to the team’s earliest elimination in a World Cup ever last year, the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team is going into the 2024 Paris Olympics with something to prove.
What’s more, the team is heading to France without veteran star (and San Diego Wave FC striker) Alex Morgan.
Follow along as the USWNT seeks some redemption.
Update: The USWNT beat Brazil 1-0 in the gold medal match, securing their redemption.
