Paris 2024 kicked off with an Opening Ceremony unlike anything we’ve seen before and adding to the excitement, it appears that Australia is bloody thrashing the events. So to get you up to speed, like Ariarne Titmus, here’s all the Olympics news for the Paris 2024 Games.
ICYMI: The Olympic Games is in full swing with Australia already nabbing a bunch of gold medals in various events. But with the Olympic Games taking place in Paris, that means us Aussies will have to suffer with shitty sleep schedules.
Especially if you’re a Matildas fan.
So to keep you updated on all things Olympic Games — such as medal tallies, gossip and memes — here’s everything you need to know about the Olympic Games Paris 2024.
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Table of contents
- Latest Paris Olympics 2024 News, Rumours & Tea
- When did the Olympic Games Paris 2024 start?
- What time was the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony?
- What time is the Olympic Closing Ceremony?
- Where are the Olympic Games 2024?
- Who’s representing Australia in the Paris 2024 Olympics?
- Will the Matildas play in the Olympics?
- How many sports will be at the 2024 Paris Olympics?
- When are the 2024 Paralympics?
- Where can I watch the Olympics?
Latest Olympics News, Rumours & Tea from Paris 2024
August 11, 2024
Algerian boxer, icon and gold medalist Imane Khelif has officially filed a legal complaint following weeks of being harassed about her gender.
“The boxer Imane Khelif has decided to begin a new fight, a fight for justice, dignity and honour,” Nabil Boudi, Kehlid’s lawyer, told Reuters.
In devastating news for Team USA, Jordan Chiles will have to return her Women’s Floor Exercise bronze after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled that her final score was invalid.
You see when Chiles first copped her results at the gymnastics final, Team USA coach Cécile Canqueteau-Landi appealed to have 0.1 added to her final score. The appeal was successful and Chiles was bumped from fifth to third.
The CAS determined that Chiles’ bronze bagging score was invalid because Landi appealed the score mere seconds after the one-minute coaches were allowed to make submissions.
The International Olympic Committee has also confirmed that Chiles will need to return her bronze as it will be awarded to Romania’s Ana Bărbosu who originally placed third before Team USA’s appeal.
August 10, 2024
By far the biggest story from Paris today was the incredible gold medal win by Algerian boxer Imane Khelif in the women’s 66kg boxing event.
In one of the more upsetting stories from the Paris Olympics, Khelif faced an ongoing media shit-storm in which she had her gender identity come under fire thanks to unfortunate comments from one of her competitors at the start of the Games.
Despite this, Khelif became Algeria’s first ever medallist in women’s boxing, giving the good old left-right-goodnight to her critics, and to silver medallist Yang Liu.
Meanwhile in Olympics news for Team Australia, our blessed nation down under won two sexy silver medals on Day 14.
The first came from Aussie diver Maddison Keeney who took the accolade in the women’s 3m springboard event.
And then the second second-place and Australia’s 48th medal belongs to cyclist Matthew Richardson in the men’s sprint.
The debut of the Olympic event of breaking (NOT breakdancing) also caught the attention of people worldwide, with Australia’s b-girl Rachael ‘Raygun’ Gunn’ becoming a viral sensation, despite being knocked out in the round-robins.
August 9, 2025
Overnight in Paris, Australian athletes added even more pages to the history books with their amazing achievements.
Boxer Caitlin Parker became the first Australian woman to ever win a boxing medal when she placed third in the Women’s 75kg Boxing event.
And just beforehand, her fellow Aussie boxer Charlie Senior also scored a bronze medal in the Men’s Boxing 57kg event.
Though the two lost their individual fights, they still came home with something shiny to show off!
However the sport’s curse does continue, with no Aussie ever taking home the gold in any boxing event at any Olympics ever. Maybe we’ll have better luck with the home-ground advantage at Brisbane 2032?
August 8, 2025
On Day 12 of the Paris Games, Australia made Olympic history and broke its own record for most gold medals ever earned at a Games.
And we did this, all thanks to earning FOUR GOLD MEDALS IN ONE DAY?!?!?!?!
This one day of the Olympics was the biggest gold rush Australia has had since the 1850s.
First the sailing king Matt Wearn placed first in the men’s dinghy event.
Then Keegan Palmer shredded it at the skateboarding and took home gold for the men’s park event.
Oliver Bleddyn, Kelland O’Brien, Sam Welsford, and Conor Leahy kept the good times coming with their gold in the men’s team pursuit cycling event.
And then Nina Kennedy got Australia our 18th gold when she won the women’s pole vault.
Which was a historic achievemen,t as she not only became Australia’s first-ever field gold medallist, but also brought Australia to our most gold medals at an Olympics, ever.
The medals didn’t stop there for Day 12 either! Earlier in the day Rhydian Cowley and Jemima Montag had won bronze for the mixed race-walk relay marathon. And Matthew Denny brought home third place in the men’s discus.
Bloody. Good. Day.
August 7, 2025
Day 10 of Paris 2024 produced one of the biggest pieces of Olympics news for Australia, as 14-year-old Arisa Trew won gold in the Women’s Park Skateboarding, making her Australia’s youngest medal winner ever.
Alisa won gold after scoring 93.18 on her second run. Standing on the podium with her was Cocona Kiraki from Japan donning the silver, and Sky Brown from Great Britain with bronze.
At just 14 years and 86 days old, Trew has claimed the title of the youngest Australian gold Olympic medallist. The previous title holder was Sandra Morgan who was 14 years and 184 days in 1956 when she raced in the 4x100m freestyle relay team.
Australia continued to do well on the medal tally through the day, with Leigh Hoffman, Matthew Richardson, and Matthew Glaetzer adding another bronze to our stockpile, this time for the men’s team sprint cycling event.
And to cap it off, race-walkers Rhydian Cowley and Jemima Montag placed third in the Mixed Marathon Race Walk Relay. With a time of 2:51:38, the dynamic duo scored Australia our 36th medal.
But the moment of Day 11 that won heart’s worldwide was undoubtedly what happened at the podium of the Artistic Gymnastic Women’s Balance Beam event.
China’s Zhou Yaqin placed second in the event, between Italy’s Alice D’Amato in first and Manila Esposito in third. And while the three stood to accept their medals, Zhou noticed her fellow winners doing something strange with their medals.
Unfamiliar with the Olympic tradition of biting your medal, the young gymnast won the world’s hearts when she smiled and dug her teeth into some silver. Here’s a pic from before.
And here’s after.
The adorable moment melted people’s hearts worldwide, and was yet another positive piece of Olympics news from these wonderful Games.
August 6, 2025
On her Olympic debut, Australia’s Noemie Fox — sister of two-time gold medallist Jessica Fox — lived up to her incredible family name and won gold in the women’s kayak cross.
Fox blitzed through the semi-final in first place in the early hours of Tuesday morning, and then repeated it again in the race that really counted to win gold and prove that nobody gets kayaking like the Fox family.
“It just feels like a dream,” Noémie told Nine after the win.
Keeping the good times coming was Jack Robinson in the men’s surfing, who tubed, barrelled, and gnarlied his way into a silver!
Previously Jack had beaten the three-time world champion John John Florence, knocking the world number one out in the round of 16.
Taking out the gold was the French Polynesian local, Kauli Vaast.
The other big piece of Olympics news from the day was Simone Biles proving that she is not only the GOAT at gymnastics, but also of sportsmanship, when she took a moment to bow to her competitor in congratulations.
Both Biles and Jordan Chiles stood on either side of gold medallist Rebeca Andrade of the podium, who beat them out in the Artistic Gymnastics Women’s Floor Exercise event.
In a rare display of sportsmanship, as well as YTG energy, Biles and Chiles bowed down in awe of the gold medallist.
In unfortunate news for the rest of the world, this was also the day that the USA overtook China in the medal tally. Team USA ending the day with first place on the leaderboard — no matter which way those US outlets count it — holding 21 golds medals.
August 5, 2025
In exciting athletics news, a bunch of Team Australia’s Olympians have made their way into the semi-finals and finals of their events. This includes Torrie Lewis who progressed to the women’s 200m semi-finals, Matthew Denny who qualified for the men’s discus final, Nina Kennedy who vaulted into the women’s finals and Alanah Yukich who qualified for the women’s 400m hurdles semi-finals.
Unfortunately for the Hockeyroos, who placed first in their group stage, they were knocked out of the Olympic Games comp after bowing to China 3 – 2.
And in personal home country news, Carlos Yulo made Philippines history after nabbing back-to-back gold in the men’s floor artistic gymnastics and men’s vault artistic gymnastics. This is also the first gold medal the Philippines has ever received for men’s gymnastic events.
Yulo is also the second person to cop a gold medal for the Philippines ever. UGH, I just wanna cry!!!
Team France — specifically pole vaulter Anthony Ammirati — has gone viral after his dong literally knocked away his chances at Olympic Games gold.
Following the viral incident, Ammirati has since spoken out saying that he was “a little disappointed” with his performance.
“What I’m missing is a bit of jumping around in training to finetune the settings,” he said.
“Just a technical session. I had to give up on the last two, following a small grade one [tear] in the adductor. I prioritised the race.”
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Australia’s golden girl Ariarne Titmus also spilled on some injuries she got from the Olympics, claiming she got “dinged up” in the Paris 2024 pool.
“So our togs are so tight that they just leave marks when you are pinching yourself to pull them on,” she told Allison Langdon and James Bracey on Sunday.
“A few [of the] lower ones are from rolling out [over] the lane ropes and getting out of the pool… you get a bit dinged up when you’re racing but they’ll go away.”
Yeouch!
In unsurprising news, two triathletes were hospitalised after swimming in the Seine. Hmmm, I wonder why….
August 4, 2024
Punters who were keen on seeing Jamaican sprint superstar Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce gun for a fifth gold medal in the women’s 100m sprint were left confused after she withdrew from the event’s semi-final.
The news came after footage of Fraser-Pryce being denied entry to the warm-up track went viral on social media. However, the reason behind her absence was reportedly due to an “undisclosed injury” the gold medalist sustained during her final warm-up.
“Mrs Fraser-Pryce was allowed to enter the warm-up track but from another gate from which she was directed to enter from,” Jamaica’s Chef de Mission Ian Kelly told Reuters.
“There is no truth that she was not allowed to enter the stadium. Unfortunately, she was not able to compete due to an injury sustained during her final warmup.”
Following her shocking withdrawal, Fraser-Pryce shared a statement on Instagram thanking her fans and country for the support she has received. Unfortunately, she did not elaborate on why she didn’t compete.
Australian surfer Jack Robinson had to change the design of his surfboard ahead of his semi-final shred after receiving a complaint from South Korea’s management.
You see, Robinson’s board featured a “rising sun” pattern, which is associated with imperial Japan. However, since then, the symbol has been adopted by late Hawaiian Surfer Andy Irons.
Prior to the Olympic Games surfing tournament, the Aussie Olympian shared an Instagram post revealing that the board was inspired by the beloved surfer.
Speaking to Reuters, Song Min, the team manager for South Korea’s surfing team, shared that he saw Robinson’s post prior to the commencement of the Olympic Games surfing tournament.
“I saw his post, thinking that board can’t be used because Olympics is a pure sports event,” Song told the publication.
“Eventually the South Korean Olympic team visited [its] Australian counterpart not to see that board during the Games.”
Song also acknowledged the symbol’s new meaning, but shared that it could still hurt those who have been impacted by imperial Japan.
“This isn’t about South Korea protesting but this is what invokes some people’s scars so it should be banned for use despite freedom of expression,” Song said.
Although we’ve been dying to get into heaven the Olympic Village — despite the cardboard beds and lack of AC — it’s now been revealed that some athletes are forced to leave the little bubble 48 hours after the event. BOOO TOMATO TOMATO.
Overnight Australia had as many as 10 opportunities to clutch a gold medal with plenty of swimming and rowing finals.
Unfortunately, Australia narrowly missed the podium and finished fourth in the women’s single sculls and women’s eight finals.
Over in team events Australia did slightly better. Though they were both pool matches, Australia came out on top in the men’s beach volleyball (beating France 2-0) and in the women’s hockey (beating Spain 3-1).
But the day’s medals started coming in when Matthew Ebden and John Peers came in and won their Men’s Doubles Tennis match against the USA, winning 6-7 (6), 7-6 (1), 10-8.
Ebden and Peers’ win was the first time Australia has won gold in Olympic tennis since the 1996 Games in Atlanta.
Elsewhere in tennis, we got our latest viral sensation courtesy of Czech ex-couple Kateřina Sinaková and Tomáš Macháč. The mixed doubles gold medal winners broke up literally last month, but looked awfully cosy after their victory — prompting the Internet to get heavily invested in their love story.
Meanwhile, the Aussies also frequented the podium over at the Aquatics Centre on the second-last day (sob!) of the swimming.
While Ariarne Titmus took out silver in the 800m freestyle and the Aussies — Kaylee McKeown, Josh Yong, Matt Temple, and Mollie O’Callaghan — nabbed bronze in the 4x100m mixed medley relay, the Americans were rampaging with Katie Ledecky taking out gold in the 800m freestyle and the relay. Guess they won’t need to fudge that medal tally anymore.
Kaylee McKeown added two medals to her own collection: bronze in the women’s 200m individual medley — which she won after third place-getter American Alex Walsh was disqualified for an illegal turn — and backing it up with bronze as part of the relay team. We stan a workhorse.
August 3, 2024
It was another successful night for the Aussies, with three more golds being added to the medal tally between the pool and the BMX track.
Cameron McEvoy, who is competing in what will likely be his final Olympics, has secured the gold in the 50m freestyle. Not only did he successfully defend his title from Tokyo 2020 and managed to be the first Australian man to bring home a gold this Olympics.
Meanwhile, BMX star Saya Sakakibara has won Australia’s first ever BMX gold after overcoming serious concussions she copped at Tokyo 2020 — AND overcoming COVID earlier this week. The 24-year-old will go down in Australian history as a golden girl.
“Every setback I had since the moment I was on, I thought I am going to give this another crack, I just had that in mind. I wanted it, I wanted it,” she said after the race.
“I knew it just comes down to like a split second and all I had to do was just fucking go.”
Winning a gold medal and proceeding to immediately drop multiple f-bombs on breakfast television is icon energy.
In other news, Italian boxer Angela Carini has backflipped on her initial thoughts and has declared she wants to apologise to Imane Khelif after yesterday’s boxing drama.
“I’m sorry for my opponent, too. If the IOC said she can fight, I respect that decision,” Carini told Gazzetta dello Sport.
“It wasn’t something I intended to do,” Carini said about her decision not to shake Khelif’s hand.
“Actually, I want to apologise to her and everyone else. I was angry because my Olympics had gone up in smoke.”
August 1, 2024
In devastating news — and I mean devastating news — the Matildas have had their Olympic Games journey cut short after losing to the USA 2 – 1. Following that loss, head honcho Tony Gustavsson stepped down. As much as the Paris 2024 campaign pissed us off, we do thank the bloke for his spectacular run at the 2023 Women’s World Cup.
In lighter news, Jessica Fox managed to score her second gold medal for Australia! Fox placed first in the Women’s Canoe Slalom Single Final. We love to see it.
Team USA’s Simone Biles is the queen of petty after she slightly shaded fellow US gymnast Mykala Skinner.
July 31, 2024
It’s gold gold gold again!
Overnight, Australia’s Kaylee McKeown nabbed gold in the 100m backstroke final!
Australia’s men’s 4x200m freestyle relay team — featuring Maximillian Giuliani, Flynn Southam, Winnington and Thomas Neil — also copped the country’s first bronze of Paris 2024!
Unfortunately, our women’s rugby seven team bowed out of the semi-final, losing 21 – 12 to Canada, and then missed out on bronze after losing 14 – 12 to Team USA. Regardless, we’re still proud of them!
Moving over to Team USA, Simone Biles came and slayed the women’s artistic gymnastics comp at Partis 2024, winning gold alongside her fellow athletes. With Biles copping first place, she has become the most decorated gymnast in US Olympic history. It’s truly what she deserves.
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But, not to shade our eagle-screeching friends, USA media outlets are getting roasted for the cheeky way they tally up medals.
On the web, some Olympic Games viewers have become obsessed with another US gymnast named Stephen Nedorosik, who was actually the first gymnast to clutch the first medal for Team USA in 16 years. Wowza!
But it’s not just Stephen that’s been slaying online, other athletes from all different countries have gone viral on social media and it’s not just because of their sporting skills. Take a peep at our cheeky list here.
In a sad turn of events, some Olympic Games viewers have been caught being creepy over the women’s beach volleyball uniforms. Can we fucking not???
July 30, 2024
It’s gold gold gold!!!!
Overnight swimming icons Mollie O’Callaghan and Ariarne Titmus swam to glory in the 200m Freestyle final, with O’Callaghan scoring gold and Titmus nabbing silver.
Continuing the high, Aussie surfer Jack Robinson knocked out world number one John John Florence! But amongst the excitement, Robinson revealed that he almost drowned when he was wiped out by Tahiti’s huge waves.
Chris Burton nabbed silver in the equestrian event and the women’s rugby sevens Aussie team secured a spot in the semi-final.
Unfortunately, Harry Garside has his Olympics journey cut short, bowing out in his opening match. Regardless, we’re still proud of this boxer!
In a devastating blow to the Aus Olympic swim team, Lani Pallister withdrew from the 1500m Freestyle heat after she contracted COVID-19. Although she’ll miss out on this race, the 22-year-old will still compete in the 4x100m Freestyle on the 1st of August.
July 29, 2024
Olympic Games commentator Bob Ballard was sacked after he made a wildly sexist comment about the Women’s Australian Relay Team — which features Mollie O’Callaghan, Shayna Jack, Emma McKeon and Meg Harris — after they nabbed gold in the 4x100m freestyle relay event on Sunday. GOOD RIDDANCE!!!
Alongside the IOC’s apology to South Korea, Olympic organisers also apologised for their brief depiction of the Last Supper in the Opening Ceremony after they copped backlash from conservatives.
But in brighter news, Matildas beat Zambia in a 6 – 0 thriller!! Jessica Fox also won the nation’s heart after she nabbed gold in the canoe slalom K-1 final. And a lifeguard, with the best speedos ever stole the show at the Olympic Games after he saved what seemed to be a swimming cap.
July 28, 2024
Aussie swimmer Ariarne Titmus defended her champion status in a “race of the century” and of course, her coach, Dean Boxall, slayed with his reaction.
Unfortunately for Team Canada, the women’s football team were docked six Olympic points after they were accused of spying on their opponents with a drone. On top of that hullabaloo, Canada Soccer was fined and three coaches were banned. Ayiyi.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) also issued an official apology to the South Korean athletes after they were introduced as North Korea during the broadcast of the opening ceremony.
July 27, 2024
The Olympic Games Paris 2024 officially kicked off with its lavish Opening Ceremony which featured metal bands, the can-can, headless monarchs and LADY motherfucking GAGA.
Although the internet frothed Paris 2024 for its camp opener, conservative folks claimed the Olympic Games were “making a demonic mockery” of Christians over its brief depiction of the Last Supper.
On the more positive side, Aussie athletes shared all the free stuff they got from the Olympics. Ugh, why didn’t I stay in soccer when I was a kiddo!!
July 26, 2024
The Matildas vow to “turn the tournament around” after they lost 3 – 0 to Germany in their first Olympic Games group match.
We also did a cheeky snoop around to see how much Olympians get paid during the games.
July 25, 2024
The first event of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 — a men’s football game between Morocco and Argentina — was bloody chaotic AF. You can peep our full recap right here.
On the same day, Australian athletes were told to ditch their green and gold due to rising crime against Aussies in France.
July 23, 2024
Three days before the Olympic Games kicked off, Mackenzie Arnold and Alanna Kennedy from the Matildas for their hilarious reaction to the Australian outfits.
July 22, 2024
We put on our Nancy Drew caps on and investigated what the Olympic Rings mean. We also explored the history of the Olympic Games.
July 9, 2024
A bunch of Olympians from across the globe spill on what tunes they listen for the pre-game pump-up!
July 8, 2024
We list down 15 Aussie Athletes you should keep tabs on at the Olympiad Paris 2024! The athletes we selected are from a large range of sports, including breaking, skating, football and boxing.
When did the Olympic Games Paris 2024 start?
The Paris 2024 Olympics kicked off with the Olympic Opening Ceremony on July 26 and will close on August 11. However, due to the eight-hour time difference, it was tricky to catch the events without ruining your sleep cycle.
That being said, missing a few hours of sleep was worth it.
The Opening Ceremony was an extravagant celebration of all the countries that took place along a 6km stretch of the Seine. It began at Austerlitz Bridge and concluded around the gardens below the Eiffel Tower at Trocadero. Trés bien!!
What time was the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony?
The opening ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympics was on Friday, July 26. But because we’re Down Under, it began on the 27th of July.
But if you did miss out on the unique Opening Ceremony, you can rewatch the festivities on Channel 9, 9Now or ad-free on Stan Sport.
What time is the Olympic Closing Ceremony?
Just like everything else on this bloody Olympic Games schedule, we’re gonna have to get up bloody early for the Olympic Games closing ceremony.
The Olympic Games Paris 2024 will come to a close on Monday, 12 August 2024, at 5am AEST.
Not many details have been spilled about the closing ceremony, but honestly, I’m only focusing on the Matildas getting gold at this point.
Where are the Olympic Games?
This year the Olympic Games will be held in Paris, France.
France was selected to be the hosting country of the 2024 Games in 2017, and this will be the city’s third time hosting the prestigious event.
The first time it hosted them was in 1900, and the second was in 1924 — making this year’s Games a sort of 100-year-anniversary present!
These Olympics are expected to bring around 15 million tourists to Paris. If you’re there, prepare for long waiting times wherever you are.
Who’s representing Australia in the Paris 2024 Olympics?
Australia is sending a total of 87 athletes over to compete in the Olympics this year.
For 51 athletes it will be their first time at an Olympic Games.
Australia’s Flag Bearer for the opening ceremony is yet to be confirmed.
Will the Matildas play in the Olympics?
Okay first up, it’s not “playing”. What they do is ART.
But yes, the Matildas will be competing in the Paris Olympics for the gold medal in Women’s Football.
There are currently 11 other countries confirmed to be competing for this medal, including France, Brazil, Colombia, Canada, USA, New Zealand, Spain, Japan, Germany, Nigeria, and Zambia.
How many sports will be at the 2024 Paris Olympics?
There will be 32 different sports at the 2024 Olympics. However, this is not the amount of events that will be held.
The number of total events at the Games is a whopping 392. That’s 392 different gold medals — and more when you consider team sports!
How many countries are participating in the Paris 2024 Olympics?
Everyone always wants to compete in the Olympics, but not every country always gets to.
There will be 206 different countries with artists representing them at the Paris Olympics.
Notably, Russia has been banned from competing in the 2024 Games, as a condemnation of its invasion of Ukraine. Belarus has also been banned due to its support of the invasion.
Russian officials have asked why the same ban has not been applied to Israel for its current actions in Gaza, however, the Paris Olympic Committee rejected this demand.
Russian athletes are allowed to compete in events, however they will only be competing as individuals, and are not allowed to represent their nation in any way.
When are the 2024 Paralympics?
The Paris 2024 Paralympics will take place from August 28 to September 8.
Where can I watch the Olympics?
You can watch the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics, on Channel Nine, the official home of the Summer Games this year. You can either tune in on 9Now, or catch two free-to-air channels dedicated to the coverage of the Olympics and Paralympics. Or, head to a local pub to drink in the atmosphere — we have a massive list of the best sports bars in Sydney here.
What is the Olympics 2024 timetable?
There are SO many events and they’re so easy to miss so make sure you’ve got the official Olympic schedule in an open tab so you can plan your sleep accordingly. You can find it HERE.
I can’t wait!!!! Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, Oi Oi Oi, and all that jazz!!!!
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