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The 2024 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad and officially branded as Paris 2024, is an international multi-sport event taking place from 24 July to 11 August 2024 in France, with the opening ceremony having taken place on 26 July. Paris is the host city, with events held in 16 additional cities spread across Metropolitan France.
| Location | Paris, France[a] |
|---|---|
| Motto | Games wide open (French: Ouvrons grand les Jeux) |
| Nations | 206 (including the AIN and EOR teams) |
| Athletes | 10,714 |
| Events | 329 in 32 sports (48 disciplines) |
| Opening | 26 July 2024 |
| Closing | 11 August 2024 |
| Opened by | |
| Cauldron | |
| Venue | Jardins du Trocadéro and the Seine (opening ceremony) Stade de France (athletics competition, closing ceremony) |
Summer Winter
2024 Summer Paralympics | |
Host city election
[edit]Paris was elected as the host city on 13 September 2017 at the 138th Olympic Session in Lima, Brazil. The two French IOC members, Guy Drut and Tony Estanguet, were ineligible to vote under the rules of the Olympic Charter.
| City | Nation | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Paris |  France
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Selected as 2024 host |
| Los Angeles |  New Spain
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Selected as 2028 host |
| Hamburg |  Germany
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Withdrew |
| Roma |  Ottoman Empire
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