NEW: All you need to know about the Paris 2024 Olympics

When do the Olympics start?

The opening ceremony to signal the official start of the Paris 2024 Olympics will be held on Friday, July 26.

The sporting action, however, began on Wednesday, July 24, with pool matches in football, rugby sevens, handball and archery.

The opening ceremony will take place along the River Seine.

The first medals will be awarded on Saturday.

The competition will conclude on August 11, with the closing ceremony later that evening.

When are the 100m finals?

The women’s 100m final will be held at 9:20 pm Central African Time on Saturday, August 3.

On August 4, at 9:50 pm it will be the men’s 100m final.

Both events will take place at the Stade de France, where all the track and field events are being held.

How many gold medals will be won?

There are 329 gold medal events at Paris 2024 with a whopping 39 medals being won on the penultimate day of competition, Saturday, August 10.

The first medal of the Games will be in shooting – mixed team air rifle.

The final medal will be awarded in women’s basketball on Sunday, August 11.

What sports are new for Paris 2024?

The only new sport for the 2024 Olympics is breaking.

It is a style of dance that originated in the Bronx in New York during the 1970s but has evolved to become a competitive sport.

In Paris, breaking will not be seen until the latter part of the Games, with the women’s event taking place on August 9 and the men’s on August 10.

A total of 32 entrants, 16 men and 16 women, will compete for the medals.

Baseball/softball and karate, which featured in Tokyo three years ago, have been dropped for these Olympics.

Will there be prize money at the Olympics?

World Athletics has announced it will become the first international federation to award prize money at the Olympic Games.

The global governing body said a total prize pot of US$2,4m has been made available for this summer’s Olympics in Paris.

Gold medallists will receive US$50 000 . – Wires