2024 Summer Olympics

{{further|Bids for the 2024 and 2028 Summer Olympics}}

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Having previously hosted the 1900 and 1924 Games, Paris did not attempt to host the Olympics again until it bid, unsuccessfully, for the 1992 Games which were awarded to Barcelona. Subsequent bids for the 2008 and 2012 Games were also unsuccessful, as they were awarded to Beijing and London, respectively. Undeterred, Paris decided to bid once more for the 2024 edition, which would mark the centenary of its last Games.

The six candidate cities were Paris, Hamburg, Boston, Budapest, Rome, and Los Angeles. The bidding process was slowed by withdrawals, political uncertainty, and rising costs. Boston surpassed Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Washington, DC, for the official U.S. bid. On 27 July 2015, Boston and the USOC mutually agreed to terminate Boston's bid to host the Games, partly because of mixed feelings among city residents. Hamburg withdrew its bid on 29 November 2015 after holding a referendum.{{cite press release|author=|title=Five world-class cities in strong competition for Olympic Games 2024 – IOC to contribute USD 1.7 billion to the local organising committee|url=http://www.olympic.org/news/five-world-class-cities-in-strong-competition-for-olympic-games-2024/247185|location=Lausanne, Switzerland|publisher=International Olympic Committee|date=16 September 2015|access-date=17 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150918005848/http://www.olympic.org/news/five-world-class-cities-in-strong-competition-for-olympic-games-2024/247185|archive-date=18 September 2015}} Rome withdrew on 21 September 2016, citing fiscal difficulties.{{cite news|date=21 September 2016|title=Rome 2024 Olympic bid collapses in acrimony|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-37432928|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160921143930/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-37432928|archive-date=21 September 2016|work=BBC News}} Budapest withdrew on 22 February 2017, after a petition against the bid collected more signatures than necessary for a referendum.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/39059452|title=2024 Olympics: Budapest to drop bid to host Games|work=BBC Sport|date=22 February 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170223074947/http://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/39059452|archive-date=23 February 2017}}{{cite news|last=Mather|first=Victor|title=Budapest Withdraws Bid to Host 2024 Summer Olympics|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/22/sports/olympics/budapest-2024-summer-games.html?_r=0|access-date=23 February 2017|work=The New York Times|date=22 February 2017|archive-date=26 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170726044720/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/22/sports/olympics/budapest-2024-summer-games.html?_r=0|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=http://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-budapest-2024-olympics-withdraw-20170222-story.html|title=Budapest to withdraw bid for 2024 Olympics, leaving L.A. and Paris as only contenders|work=Los Angeles Times|date=22 February 2017|access-date=22 February 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170223062457/http://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-budapest-2024-olympics-withdraw-20170222-story.html|archive-date=23 February 2017|author=Wharton, David}}

Following these withdrawals, the IOC Executive Board met on 9 June 2017 in Lausanne, Switzerland, to discuss the 2024 and 2028 bid processes.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/news/meeting-of-the-ioc-executive-board-in-lausanne-information-for-the-media|title=Meeting of the IOC Executive Board in Lausanne – Information for the media|date=19 May 2017|website=Olympic.org|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170622192457/https://www.olympic.org/news/meeting-of-the-ioc-executive-board-in-lausanne-information-for-the-media|archive-date=22 June 2017}}{{cite web|last=Butler|first=Nick|date=9 June 2017|title=IOC Executive Board approve joint awarding plans for 2024 and 2028 Olympics|url=http://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1051329/ioc-executive-board-approve-joint-awarding-plans-for-2024-and-2028-olympics|website=Inside the Games|access-date=16 January 2023|archive-date=1 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801004320/http://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1051329/ioc-executive-board-approve-joint-awarding-plans-for-2024-and-2028-olympics|url-status=live}} The International Olympic Committee formally proposed electing the 2024 and 2028 Olympic host cities at the same time, a proposal which an Extraordinary IOC Session approved on 11 July 2017 in Lausanne. The IOC set up a process whereby the LA 2024 and Paris 2024 bid committees met with the IOC to discuss which city would host the Games in 2024 and 2028 and whether it was possible to select the host cities for both at the same time.{{cite web|url=https://gamesbids.com/eng/featured/bach-says-paris-and-la-mayors-are-optimistic-about-agreement-after-initial-discussions/|title=Bach Says Paris and LA Mayors Are 'Optimistic' About Agreement After Initial Discussions|website=gamesbids.com|date=12 July 2017|access-date=16 January 2023|archive-date=1 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801165526/https://gamesbids.com/eng/featured/bach-says-paris-and-la-mayors-are-optimistic-about-agreement-after-initial-discussions/|url-status=live|author=Livingstone, Robert}}

Following the decision to award the two Games simultaneously, Paris was understood to be the preferred host for 2024. On 31 July 2017, the IOC announced Los Angeles as the sole candidate for 2028,{{cite web|title=Los Angeles Declares Candidature for Olympic Games 2028– IOC to Contribute USD 1.8Billion to the Local Organising Committee|url=https://www.olympic.org/news/los-angeles-declares-candidature-for-olympic-games-2028-ioc-to-contribute-usd-1-8-billion-to-the-local-organising-committee|date=31 July 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801033249/https://www.olympic.org/news/los-angeles-declares-candidature-for-olympic-games-2028-ioc-to-contribute-usd-1-8-billion-to-the-local-organising-committee|archive-date=1 August 2017|access-date=1 August 2017|publisher=IOC}}{{cite web|last=Wharton|first=David|date=31 July 2017|title=Details emerge in deal to bring 2028 Summer Olympics to Los Angeles|url=http://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-2028-olympics-deal-20170731-story.html|access-date=31 July 2017|website=Los Angeles Times|archive-date=22 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170922160657/http://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-2028-olympics-deal-20170731-story.html|url-status=live}} enabling Paris to be confirmed as host for 2024. Both decisions were ratified at the 131st IOC Session on 13 September 2017.{{cite news|title=Paris set to host 2024 Olympics, Los Angeles to be awarded 2028 Games by IOC|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-01/paris-set-to-host-2024-olympics-los-angeles-to-be-awarded-2028/8762478|work=ABC News|date=31 July 2017|access-date=1 August 2017|archive-date=15 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220815083155/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-01/paris-set-to-host-2024-olympics-los-angeles-to-be-awarded-2028/8762478|url-status=live}}

Paris was elected as the host city on 13 September 2017 at the 131st IOC Session in Lima, Peru. The two French IOC members, Guy Drut and Tony Estanguet, were ineligible to vote under the rules of the Olympic Charter.{{cite web|website=IOC|date=13 September 2017|access-date=23 May 2024|title=IOC Session in Lima opened with energetic ceremony|url=https://olympics.com/ioc/news/ioc-session-in-lima-opened-with-energetic-ceremony|archive-date=13 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513211228/https://olympics.com/ioc/news/ioc-session-in-lima-opened-with-energetic-ceremony|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=IOC makes historic decision by simultaneously awarding Olympic Games 2024 to Paris and 2028 to Los Angeles|url=https://olympics.com/ioc/news/ioc-makes-historic-decision-by-simultaneously-awarding-olympic-games-2024-to-paris-and-2028-to-los-angeles|date=13 September 2017|access-date=23 May 2024|archive-date=12 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512082624/https://olympics.com/ioc/news/ioc-makes-historic-decision-by-simultaneously-awarding-olympic-games-2024-to-paris-and-2028-to-los-angelesy|url-status=live}}

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Most of the Olympic events were held in the city of Paris and its metropolitan region, including the neighbouring cities of Saint-Denis, Le Bourget, Nanterre, Versailles, and Vaires-sur-Marne.{{Cite web|title=Paris 2024 Competition Venue Concept Map|url=https://www.paris2024.org/en/competition-venue-concept/|access-date=18 March 2024|website=Paris 2024|language=en|archive-date=18 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240318015927/https://www.paris2024.org/en/competition-venue-concept/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=Paris 2024 Les Sites des Compètition|url=https://www.paris2024.org/fr/sites-de-competition/|access-date=18 March 2024|website=Paris 2024|language=fr|archive-date=18 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240318020001/https://www.paris2024.org/fr/sites-de-competition/|url-status=live}}

The basketball preliminaries and handball finals were held in Lille, {{cvt|225|km|mi}} from the host city, Paris; the sailing and some of the football games were held in the Mediterranean city of Marseille, which is {{cvt|777|km|mi}} from Paris; meanwhile, the surfing events were held in Teahupo'o village in the overseas territory of Tahiti, French Polynesia, which is {{cvt|15716|km|mi}} from Paris. Football was also hosted in an additional five cities: Bordeaux, Décines-Charpieu (Lyon), Nantes, Nice and Saint-Étienne, some of which are home to {{nowrap|Ligue 1}} clubs.

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The president of the Paris 2024 Olympic Organizing Committee, Tony Estanguet, unveiled the Olympic and Paralympic medals for the Games in February 2024, which on the obverse featured embedded hexagon-shaped tokens of scrap iron that had been taken from the original construction of the Eiffel Tower, with the logo of the Games engraved into it.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/68239167|work=BBC Sport|title=Paris 2024: Eiffel Tower metal in Olympics and Paralympics medals|date=8 February 2024|access-date=8 February 2024|archive-date=8 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240208115449/https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/68239167|url-status=live}} Approximately 5,084 medals would be produced by the French mint Monnaie de Paris, and were designed by Chaumet, a luxury jewellery firm based in Paris.{{cite web|last=Theissen|first=Marion|date=18 July 2024|title=Paris 2024: the Olympic and Paralympic medals have been revealed|url=https://www.sportstiger.com/paris-2024-olympics/medal-tally|access-date=18 July 2024|website=SportsTiger|archive-date=18 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240718104050/https://www.sportstiger.com/paris-2024-olympics/medal-tally|url-status=live}}

The reverse of the medals features Nike, the Greek goddess of victory, inside the Panathenaic Stadium which hosted the first modern Olympics in 1896. Parthenon and the Eiffel Tower can also be seen in the background on both sides of the medal.{{cite news|date=8 February 2024|title=Paris Olympic and Paralympic medals will contain chunks of Eiffel Tower|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/feb/08/paris-olympic-and-paralympic-medals-will-contain-chunks-of-eiffel-tower|access-date=8 February 2024|work=The Guardian|agency=Reuters|archive-date=8 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240208110259/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/feb/08/paris-olympic-and-paralympic-medals-will-contain-chunks-of-eiffel-tower|url-status=live}} Each medal weighs {{cvt|455|–|529|g|oz|0}}, has a diameter of {{cvt|85|mm|in}} and is {{cvt|9.2|mm|in}} thick.{{cite news|url=https://news.sky.com/story/paris-2024-first-look-at-olympic-and-paralympic-medals-featuring-chunks-of-eiffel-tower-13066755|work=Sky News|title=Paris 2024: First look at Olympic and Paralympic medals featuring chunks of Eiffel Tower|date=8 February 2024|access-date=8 February 2024|archive-date=8 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240208133234/https://news.sky.com/story/paris-2024-first-look-at-olympic-and-paralympic-medals-featuring-chunks-of-eiffel-tower-13066755|url-status=live}} The gold medals are made with 98.8 percent silver and 1.13 percent gold, while the bronze medals are made up with copper, zinc, and tin.{{cite news|date=8 February 2024|title=Paris 2024 unveils Paralympic and Olympic Games medals|url=https://www.paralympic.org/news/paris-2024-unveils-paralympic-and-olympic-games-medals|access-date=8 February 2024|work=Paralympics|archive-date=8 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240208110601/https://www.paralympic.org/news/paris-2024-unveils-paralympic-and-olympic-games-medals|url-status=live}}

France reached an agreement with Europol and the UK Home Office to help strengthen security and "facilitate operational information exchange and international law enforcement cooperation" during the Games.{{cite news|url=https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/olympics-2024-security-topped|work=Europol|title=Olympics 2024 security topped up|date=31 October 2023|access-date=8 February 2024|archive-date=4 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204043109/https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/olympics-2024-security-topped|url-status=live}} The agreement included a plan to deploy more drones and sea barriers to prevent small boats from crossing the Channel illegally.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/jan/30/british-police-and-security-services-to-help-protect-paris-olympics|work=The Guardian|title=British police and security services to help protect Paris Olympics|date=30 January 2024|access-date=9 February 2024|author=Syal, Rajeev|archive-date=8 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240208202836/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/jan/30/british-police-and-security-services-to-help-protect-paris-olympics|url-status=live}} The British Army would also provide support by deploying Starstreak surface-to-air missile units for air security.{{cite news|title=Starstreak manufacturer Thales sees weapons production double due to Ukraine|url=https://www.forces.net/technology/weapons-and-kit/nlaw-and-starstreak-manufacturer-thales-sees-weapons-production-double|access-date=3 April 2024|work=Forces News|date=25 March 2024|archive-date=3 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403173331/https://www.forces.net/technology/weapons-and-kit/nlaw-and-starstreak-manufacturer-thales-sees-weapons-production-double|url-status=live}} To prepare for the Games, the Paris police held inspections and rehearsals in their bomb disposal unit, similar to their preparations for the 2023 Rugby World Cup at the Stade de France.{{cite news|url=https://www.france24.com/en/france/20231205-paris-police-expect-2024-olympics-to-be-considerable-challenge-for-bomb-disposal-squad|work=France 24|title=Paris police expect 2024 Olympics to be 'considerable challenge' for bomb disposal squad|date=5 December 2023|access-date=9 February 2024|archive-date=31 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240131191431/https://www.france24.com/en/france/20231205-paris-police-expect-2024-olympics-to-be-considerable-challenge-for-bomb-disposal-squad|url-status=live}}

As part of a visit to France by Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, several agreements were signed between the two nations to enhance security for the Olympics.{{Cite web|title=France and Qatar|url=https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/country-files/qatar/france-and-qatar-65122/|date=27 October 2022|access-date=5 March 2024|work=Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs (France)|language=en|archive-date=31 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230131182342/https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/country-files/qatar/france-and-qatar-65122/|url-status=live}} In preparation for the significant security demands and counterterrorism measures, Poland pledged to contribute security troops, including sniffer dog handlers, to support international efforts aimed at ensuring the safety of the Games.{{Cite web|title=Poland to send troops to Paris Olympics amid security challenge|url=https://www.reuters.com/sports/poland-send-troops-paris-olympics-amid-security-challenge-2024-03-28/|date=28 March 2024|access-date=29 March 2024|work=Reuters|archive-date=29 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240329210000/https://www.reuters.com/sports/poland-send-troops-paris-olympics-amid-security-challenge-2024-03-28/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240328-france-asks-for-foreign-help-for-olympics-security-officials|work=France 24|title=France seeks help from allies to bolster security during Paris Olympics|date=28 March 2024|access-date=29 March 2024|archive-date=29 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240329172438/https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240328-france-asks-for-foreign-help-for-olympics-security-officials|url-status=live}} The Qatari Minister of Interior and Commander of Lekhwiya (the Qatari security forces) convened a meeting on 3 April 2024 to discuss security operations ahead of the Olympics, with officials and security leaders in attendance, including Nasser Al-Khelaifi and Sheikh Jassim bin Mansour Al Thani.{{Cite web|title=Qatar's Interior Minister chairs meeting with officials ahead of Paris Olympics|url=https://dohanews.co/qatars-interior-minister-chairs-meeting-with-officials-ahead-of-paris-olympics/|last=Suleiman|first=Fakhriya M.|website=Doha News|date=4 April 2024|access-date=4 April 2024|archive-date=4 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240404133122/https://dohanews.co/qatars-interior-minister-chairs-meeting-with-officials-ahead-of-paris-olympics/|url-status=live}} A week before the opening ceremony, the Lekhwiya were reported to have been deployed in Paris on 16 July 2024.{{cite news|date=16 July 2024|title=Armored vehicles, night vision binoculars: Qatar lends equipment to French police for Olympics|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2024/07/16/armored-vehicles-night-vision-binoculars-qatar-lends-its-equipment-to-the-gendarmerie-for-the-olympics_6685379_7.html|last1=Albertini|first1=Antoine|last2=Carpentier|first2=Arthur|url-access=subscription|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240716040923/https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2024/07/16/armored-vehicles-night-vision-binoculars-qatar-lends-its-equipment-to-the-gendarmerie-for-the-olympics_6685379_7.html|access-date=22 July 2024|archive-date=16 July 2024|website=Le Monde|url-status=live}}

In the weeks running up to the opening of the Paris Olympics, it was reported that police officers would be deployed from Belgium,{{cite news|url=https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/en/2024/07/23/belgian-federal-police-service-dispatches-offices-to-paris-to-he/|title=Belgian Federal Police Service to dispatch officers to Paris to help French with security operation during the Olympic Games|website=vrt.be|date=23 July 2024|access-date=25 July 2024|archive-date=31 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240731074428/https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/en/2024/07/23/belgian-federal-police-service-dispatches-offices-to-paris-to-he/|url-status=live}} Brazil,{{cite news|url=https://www.rfi.fr/br/podcasts/reportagem/20240717-pf-do-brasil-refor%C3%A7a-seguran%C3%A7a-das-olimp%C3%ADadas-de-paris-a-convite-da-fran%C3%A7a|language=pt|title=Polícia Federal do Brasil reforça segurança das Olimpíadas de Paris a convite da França|website=RFI|trans-title=Brazilian Federal Police reinforce security for Paris Olympics at France's invitation|date=17 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240718035914/https://www.rfi.fr/br/podcasts/reportagem/20240717-pf-do-brasil-refor%C3%A7a-seguran%C3%A7a-das-olimp%C3%ADadas-de-paris-a-convite-da-fran%C3%A7a|archive-date=18 July 2024|access-date=25 July 2024|url-status=live}} Canada (through the RCMP/OPS/CPS/SQ),{{cite news|date=4 April 2024|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/rcmp-will-provide-intelligence-help-police-to-help-secure-paris-olympics-this-summer/article_615c0403-c622-5734-b373-0f666cc7fdb6.html|title=RCMP will provide intelligence help, police to help secure Paris Olympics this summer|work=Toronto Star|agency=The Canadian Press|access-date=25 July 2024|archive-date=7 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240407160833/https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/rcmp-will-provide-intelligence-help-police-to-help-secure-paris-olympics-this-summer/article_615c0403-c622-5734-b373-0f666cc7fdb6.html|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/ottawa-police-officer-dog-paris-olympic-security|title=Ottawa police officer, dog helping with Paris Olympic security sweeps|last=Morrison|first=Catherine|work=Ottawa Citizen|date=25 July 2024|access-date=25 July 2024|archive-date=31 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240731074312/https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/ottawa-police-officer-dog-paris-olympic-security|url-status=live}}{{cite web | url=https://www.ledevoir.com/sports/817208/douze-policiers-quebecois-rues-paris | title=Douze policiers québécois dans les rues de Paris | date=27 July 2024 }} Cyprus,{{cite news|date=7 June 2024|url=https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-sends-trained-detection-dogs-to-paris-olympics|title=Cyprus sends trained detection dogs to Paris Olympics|website=KNews Cyprus|access-date=25 July 2024|archive-date=11 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240611164343/https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-sends-trained-detection-dogs-to-paris-olympics|url-status=live}} the Czech Republic,{{cite web|url=https://english.radio.cz/six-czech-police-officers-oversee-security-paris-olympic-games-8823723|title=Six Czech police officers to oversee security at Paris Olympic Games|date=24 July 2024|last=Fraňková|first=Ruth|website=radio.cz|access-date=27 July 2024|archive-date=25 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240725055421/https://english.radio.cz/six-czech-police-officers-oversee-security-paris-olympic-games-8823723|url-status=live}} Denmark,{{cite web|url=https://ekstrabladet.dk/sport/ol/dansk-politi-skal-til-ol-i-paris/10191316|title=Dansk politi skal til OL i Paris|trans-title=Danish police are going to the Olympics in Paris|last=Calvert|first=Nicklas|language=da|work=Ekstra Bladet|date=9 April 2024|access-date=27 July 2024|archive-date=28 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240728032538/https://ekstrabladet.dk/sport/ol/dansk-politi-skal-til-ol-i-paris/10191316|url-status=live}} Estonia,{{cite news|date=28 May 2024|url=https://news.err.ee/1609353885/estonia-sends-security-team-to-paris-olympics|title=Estonia sends security team to Paris Olympics|work=ERR News|access-date=25 July 2024|archive-date=30 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240530080009/https://news.err.ee/1609353885/estonia-sends-security-team-to-paris-olympics|url-status=live}}{{cite news|date=9 July 2024|url=https://www.rescue.ee/et/uudised/pariisi-suveoluempiamaenge-laehevad-turvama-paeaestjad-politseinikud-ja-sojavaeepolitsei-2464|title=Pariisi suveolümpiamänge lähevad turvama päästjad, politseinikud ja sõjaväepolitsei|work=ERB|trans-title=Lifeguards, policemen and military police are going to secure the Summer Olympics in Paris|access-date=25 July 2024|language=et|url-status=live|archive-date=27 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240727051857/https://www.rescue.ee/et/uudised/pariisi-suveoluempiamaenge-laehevad-turvama-paeaestjad-politseinikud-ja-sojavaeepolitsei-2464}} Finland,{{cite web|url=https://yle.fi/a/74-20101064|title=Finnish 'hero dog' assists with Paris Olympics security|date=28 July 2024|orig-date=23 July 2024|website=yle.fi|access-date=27 July 2024|archive-date=25 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240725143006/https://yle.fi/a/74-20101064|url-status=live}} Germany (through Bundespolizei{{Cite web|url=https://www.bild.de/sport/olympia/olympia-2024-deutsche-spezial-polizisten-beschuetzen-die-olympischen-spiele-669a2b1d4b9ee64d3870b628|title=Olympia 2024: Deutsche Spezial-Polizisten beschützen die Olympischen Spiele|trans-title=German special police protect the Olympics|last=Straten|first=Walter M.|language=de|date=26 July 2024|work=Bild|access-date=27 July 2024|archive-date=27 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240727093958/https://www.bild.de/sport/olympia/olympia-2024-deutsche-spezial-polizisten-beschuetzen-die-olympischen-spiele-669a2b1d4b9ee64d3870b628|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.fr.de/sport/sport-mix/befugnisse-olympische-spiele-sicherheit-olympia-polizei-deutsch-daniel-nivel-zr-93209129.html|title=Sicherheit bei Olympia: Sogar deutsche Spezial-Polizisten im Einsatz – sie haben besondere Befugnisse|trans-title=Security at the Olympics: Even German special police officers are deployed – they have special powers|last=Ringen|first=Jannek|language=de|date=28 July 2024|work=Frankfurter Rundschau|access-date=29 July 2024|archive-date=29 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240729183458/https://www.fr.de/sport/sport-mix/befugnisse-olympische-spiele-sicherheit-olympia-polizei-deutsch-daniel-nivel-zr-93209129.html|url-status=live}}/NRW Police{{cite web|url=https://www1.wdr.de/nachrichten/landespolitik/nrw-polizisten-bei-olympia-frankreich-100.html|title=NRW-Polizisten helfen bei Olympia in Frankreich|language=German|trans-title=NRW police help at the Olympics in Paris|date=22 July 2024|last=Sartory|first=Benjamin|website=wdr.de|access-date=27 July 2024|archive-date=24 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240724091440/https://www1.wdr.de/nachrichten/landespolitik/nrw-polizisten-bei-olympia-frankreich-100.html|url-status=live}}),{{cite news|date=16 July 2024|title=Germany debates extending Euro 2024 border controls|url=https://www.dw.com/en/germany-debates-extending-euro-2024-border-controls/a-69680404|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240716131055/https://www.dw.com/en/germany-debates-extending-euro-2024-border-controls/a-69680404|access-date=22 July 2024|archive-date=16 July 2024|last=Knight|first=Ben|work=DW News|url-status=live}} India,{{Cite web|date=17 July 2024|title=Indian CAPF, special forces canine squad in France for Olympics venue security|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/indian-capf-special-forces-canine-squad-in-france-for-olympics-venue-security/articleshow/111803465.cms|access-date=25 July 2024|website=The Economic Times|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240717080917/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/indian-capf-special-forces-canine-squad-in-france-for-olympics-venue-security/articleshow/111803465.cms|archive-date=17 July 2024|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/mission-impawsible-indian-envoy-meets-k-9-unit-deployed-for-2024-paris-olympics-101721052204301.html|work=Hindustan Times|title=Mission Impawsible: Indian envoy meets K-9 unit deployed for 2024 Paris Olympics|date=15 July 2024|archive-date=17 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240717022252/https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/mission-impawsible-indian-envoy-meets-k-9-unit-deployed-for-2024-paris-olympics-101721052204301.html|url-status=live}} Ireland,{{cite news|url=https://www.anglocelt.ie/2024/06/17/gardai-to-be-sent-to-france-to-help-security-operations-at-paris-olympics/|work=The Anglo-Celt|title=Gardaí to be sent to France to help security operations at Paris Olympics|date=17 June 2024|last=Slater|first=Sarah|access-date=24 July 2024|archive-date=24 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240724054206/https://www.anglocelt.ie/2024/06/17/gardai-to-be-sent-to-france-to-help-security-operations-at-paris-olympics/|url-status=live}} Italy,{{Cite web|url=https://questure.poliziadistato.it/it/Imperia/articolo/87066a4c50989d72511471814|title=Il Dipartimento della Pubblica Sicurezza e la Questura di Imperia collaborano al pattugliamento a Parigi in occasione dei Giochi Olimpici|date=27 July 2024|language=it|trans-title=The Department of Public Security and the Imperia Police Headquarters collaborate on patrolling in Paris during the Olympic Games|website=questure.poliziadistato.it|access-date=27 July 2024|archive-date=31 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240731074314/https://questure.poliziadistato.it/it/Imperia/articolo/87066a4c50989d72511471814|url-status=live}} Luxembourg,{{cite news|date=17 July 2024|title=Paris Olympics to deploy 1,750 police officers from 40 different countries|url=https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/a/2214674.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240717125130/https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/a/2214674.html|access-date=22 July 2024|archive-date=17 July 2024|website=rtl.lu|url-status=live}} Morocco,{{cite news|url=https://northafricapost.com/78880-moroccan-police-contribute-to-paris-olympics-security-effort.html|title=Moroccan police contribute to Paris Olympics security effort|work=The North Africa Post|date=19 July 2024|access-date=25 July 2024|archive-date=27 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240727032659/https://northafricapost.com/78880-moroccan-police-contribute-to-paris-olympics-security-effort.html|url-status=live}} Netherlands,{{cite news|date=22 July 2024|url=https://www.trouw.nl/buitenland/nederlandse-politie-houdt-parijs-veilig-tijdens-olympische-spelen~bd5f34a2/|title=Nederlandse politie houdt Parijs veilig tijdens Olympische Spelen|trans-title=Dutch police keep Paris safe during Olympic Games|last=Rammeloo|first=Eva|work=Trouw|language=nl|access-date=25 July 2024|url-status=live|archive-date=26 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240726195643/https://www.trouw.nl/buitenland/nederlandse-politie-houdt-parijs-veilig-tijdens-olympische-spelen~bd5f34a2/}} Norway, Poland,{{Cite web|url=https://www.gazetaprawna.pl/wiadomosci/swiat/artykuly/9553934,polskie-wojsko-i-policja-prowadza-dzialania-w-paryzu-na-igrzyskach-oli.html|title=Polskie wojsko i policja na Igrzyskach Olimpijskich. Jakie mają zadania w Paryżu?|trans-title=Polish military and police carry out operations in Paris at the Olympic Games|last=Celej|first=Peter|language=pl|date=26 July 2024|work=Dziennik Gazeta Prawna|access-date=27 July 2024|archive-date=27 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240727122848/https://www.gazetaprawna.pl/wiadomosci/swiat/artykuly/9553934,polskie-wojsko-i-policja-prowadza-dzialania-w-paryzu-na-igrzyskach-oli.html|url-status=live}} Portugal,{{cite news|date=24 July 2024|url=https://pontopt.fr/jo-paris-2024-portugal-envia-uma-centena-de-policias/|title=JO Paris 2024: Portugal envia uma centena de polícia|trans-title=Paris 2024 Olympics: Portugal sends a hundred police officers|website=PontoPT.fr|language=pt|access-date=25 July 2024|url-status=live|archive-date=30 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240730165205/https://pontopt.fr/jo-paris-2024-portugal-envia-uma-centena-de-policias/}} Slovakia,{{Cite web|url=https://ereport.sk/olympiada-2024-na-bezpecnost-v-parizi/|title=Olympiáda 2024: Na bezpečnosť v Paríži dohliadajú aj slovenskí policajti|language=sk|trans-title=Olympics 2024: Slovak police officers are also overseeing security in Paris|first=Ema|last=Červená|date=26 July 2024|website=eReport.sk|access-date=27 July 2024|archive-date=27 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240727113237/https://ereport.sk/olympiada-2024-na-bezpecnost-v-parizi/|url-status=live}} South Korea,{{cite news|date=19 July 2024|title=Korean police patrol Paris streets to support Olympics|url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2024-07-19/national/socialAffairs/Korean-police-patrol-Paris-streets-to-support-Olympics/2094259|access-date=22 July 2024|last=Bulley|first=Jim|work=Korea JoongAng Daily|archive-date=19 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240719100523/https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2024-07-19/national/socialAffairs/Korean-police-patrol-Paris-streets-to-support-Olympics/2094259|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://m.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20240719001000007|title=[올림픽] 몽마르트르 언덕에 나타난 한국 경찰..."우리 국민 도와야죠" | 연합뉴스|language=ko|trans-title=[Olympics] Korean police appear on Montmartre hill… "We must help our people"|work=Yonhap News Agency|date=19 July 2024|access-date=27 July 2024|archive-date=20 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240720175604/https://m.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20240719001000007|url-status=live |author1=이의진 }} Spain (through the CNP/GC),{{Cite web|url=https://euractiv.it/section/mondo/news/le-forze-di-polizia-europee-si-incontrano-a-parigi-per-garantire-la-sicurezza-dei-giochi-olimpici/|title=Le forze di polizia europee si incontrano a Parigi per garantire la sicurezza dei Giochi Olimpici|language=it|trans-title=European police forces meet in Paris to ensure Olympic Games security|first=Sarah|last=N'tsia|date=26 July 2024|website=Euractiv|access-date=27 July 2024|archive-date=31 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240731074346/https://euractiv.it/section/mondo/news/le-forze-di-polizia-europee-si-incontrano-a-parigi-per-garantire-la-sicurezza-dei-giochi-olimpici/|url-status=live}} Sweden,{{cite news|date=25 July 2024|url=https://polisen.se/aktuellt/nyheter/nationell/2024/juli/svenska-bombhundar-bistar-vid-os-i-paris/|title=Svenska bombhundar bistår vid OS i Paris|trans-title=Swedish bomb dogs assist at the Olympics in Paris|work=Swedish Police Authority|access-date=25 July 2024|language=sv|url-status=live|archive-date=27 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240727050347/https://polisen.se/aktuellt/nyheter/nationell/2024/juli/svenska-bombhundar-bistar-vid-os-i-paris/}} the UAE,{{cite news|date=11 July 2024|title=UAE police to serve at Paris 2024 Olympics; training includes French lessons|url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/uae/uae-police-to-serve-at-paris-2024-olympics-training-includes-french-lessons|access-date=23 July 2024|work=Khaleej Times|archive-date=11 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240711122238/https://www.khaleejtimes.com/uae/uae-police-to-serve-at-paris-2024-olympics-training-includes-french-lessons|url-status=live}} the UK, and the US (through the LAPD,{{cite news|date=23 July 2024|title=LAPD officers allowed to carry guns at Paris Olympics after France makes exception|last=Jany|first=Libor|url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-07-23/lapd-officers-paris-olympics|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240723104540/https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-07-23/lapd-officers-paris-olympics|access-date=25 July 2024|archive-date=23 July 2024|website=The Los Angeles Times|url-status=live}} LASD,{{Cite web|url=https://signalscv.com/2024/07/scv-sheriffs-deputy-part-of-cohort-at-paris-olympics/|title=SCV sheriff's deputy part of cohort at Paris Olympics|first=Tyler|last=Wainfeld|work=The Santa Clarita Valley Signal|date=26 July 2024|access-date=27 July 2024|archive-date=27 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240727121353/https://signalscv.com/2024/07/scv-sheriffs-deputy-part-of-cohort-at-paris-olympics/|url-status=live}} NYPD,{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/nypd-k9-paris-olympics/|title=How NYPD K-9 teams are helping keep the Paris Olympics safe|website=CBS News|date=26 July 2024|last=Carlin|first=Dave|access-date=27 July 2024|archive-date=27 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240727051529/https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/nypd-k9-paris-olympics/|url-status=live}} and the Fairfax County Police Department{{cite web|url=https://wjla.com/news/local/fairfax-county-police-department-fcpd-virginia-law-enforcement-2024-paris-olympics-public-safety-k9-officer-international-security-paris-france-dmv/|title=WATCH: Fairfax County Police send officers, K9 to assist at 2024 Paris Olympics|last=Lockman|first=JeanneTyler M.|website=wjla.com|date=23 July 2024|access-date=27 July 2024|archive-date=24 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240724011520/https://wjla.com/news/local/fairfax-county-police-department-fcpd-virginia-law-enforcement-2024-paris-olympics-public-safety-k9-officer-international-security-paris-france-dmv|url-status=live}}), with more than 40 countries providing police assistance to their French counterparts.{{cite news|url=https://www.france24.com/en/video/20240714-foreign-police-to-help-patrol-paris-streets-during-olympics|work=France 24|title=Some 2,000 foreign troops to help with security for Paris Olympics|date=13 April 2024|access-date=22 July 2024|archive-date=13 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240413084959/https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240413-about-2-000-foreign-troops-to-bolster-security-during-paris-olympics|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|date=29 March 2024|title=France asks for foreign police and military help with massive Paris Olympics security challenge|url=https://apnews.com/article/paris-olympics-security-france-police-21b14b6eaf01fb2bf63c2b17fdd8da71|access-date=23 July 2024|last=Leicester|first=John|website=AP News|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240329123025/https://apnews.com/article/paris-olympics-security-france-police-21b14b6eaf01fb2bf63c2b17fdd8da71|archive-date=29 March 2024|url-status=live}}

Security concerns impacted the plans that had been announced for the opening ceremony, which was to take place as a public event along the Seine; the expected attendance was reduced by half from an estimated 600,000 to 300,000, with plans for free viewing locations now being by invitation only. In April 2024, after Islamic State claimed responsibility for the Crocus City Hall attack in March, and made several threats against the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals, French president Emmanuel Macron indicated that the opening ceremony could be scaled back or re-located if necessary.{{Cite news|date=15 April 2024|title=Macron says Paris Olympics opening ceremony could be moved|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68815081|access-date=15 April 2024|work=BBC News|archive-date=15 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240415120257/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68815081|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|date=15 April 2024|title=Paris Olympics opening ceremony on the Seine could move for security reasons, says Macron|url=https://www.france24.com/en/france/20240415-paris-olympics-opening-ceremony-on-the-seine-could-move-for-security-reasons-says-macron|access-date=15 April 2024|website=France 24|language=en|archive-date=15 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240415122612/https://www.france24.com/en/france/20240415-paris-olympics-opening-ceremony-on-the-seine-could-move-for-security-reasons-says-macron|url-status=live}}{{cite news|date=3 April 2024|title=France has a 'Plan B' for the Paris 2024 opening ceremony|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1144519/plan-b-paris-2024-opening-ceremony|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403115411/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1144519/plan-b-paris-2024-opening-ceremony|archive-date=3 April 2024|access-date=3 April 2024|website=Inside the Games|url-status=live}} French authorities had placed roughly 75,000 police and military officials on the streets of Paris in the lead-up to the Games.{{Cite news|last=Harding|first=Andrew|date=24 July 2024|title=As the Olympics nears, Paris puts 75,000 troops on the streets|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq5j8gk20r1o|access-date=24 July 2024|work=BBC News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240723235224/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq5j8gk20r1o|archive-date=23 July 2024|url-status=live}}

Following the end of the Games, the national counterterrorism prosecutor, Olivier Christen, revealed that French authorities foiled three terror plots meant to attack the Olympic and Paralympic Games, resulting in the arrest of five suspects.{{cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/9/11/france-says-it-foiled-three-plots-to-attack-paris-olympics |title=France officials: Olympic terrorism plots foiled |work=Al Jazeera |date=11 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240911202051/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/9/11/france-says-it-foiled-three-plots-to-attack-paris-olympics |archive-date=11 September 2024 |url-status=live}}

To reduce the environmental impact and climate footprint of the Paris 2024 Games, the Olympic venues served twice as much plant-based food as was available in London in 2012 and Rio in 2016.{{Cite web|last1=Varley|first1=Ciaran|last2=Lockwood|first2=Dave|date=23 July 2024|title=Recycled bottle tops and tables made from shuttlecocks – the greenest Olympics?|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/cm52drr0lp1o|access-date=23 July 2024|website=BBC Sport|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240723183323/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/cm52drr0lp1o|archive-date=23 July 2024|url-status=live}} Vegan chicken nuggets and vegan hot dogs were served in place of the meat-based variety.{{Cite news|last=Ingle|first=Sean|date=22 July 2024|title=Faster, higher, stronger ... and healthier: chicken nuggets off menu at Paris 2024|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/jul/22/chicken-nuggets-paris-2024-olympic-games-food-health|access-date=23 July 2024|work=The Guardian|issn=0261-3077|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240722214012/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/jul/22/chicken-nuggets-paris-2024-olympic-games-food-health|archive-date=22 July 2024|url-status=live}} Venues for spectators served on average two-thirds plant-based meals. The Place de la Concorde, the venue that hosted the skateboarding, breakdancing and BMX events, only served plant-based food. The football stadiums served 40% plant-based food. About 30% of the meals served to athletes in the Olympic Village were plant-based.{{Cite web|title=The race to plant-based food: How the Paris Olympics became the most vegan ever|url=https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240808-vive-la-vegan-the-paris-olympics-race-to-meat-free|access-date=2024-08-12|website=www.bbc.com|date=9 August 2024 |language=en-GB|archive-date=12 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240812063842/https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240808-vive-la-vegan-the-paris-olympics-race-to-meat-free|url-status=live }}

A prior estimate of 13 million meals will be served at the Games;{{Cite web|title=Paris 2024 Food Vision|url=https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/our-commitments/the-environment/food-vision|website=Paris 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240423064502/https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/our-commitments/the-environment/food-vision|archive-date=23 April 2024|url-status=live}} with around 40,000 meals each day, 1,200 of those will be Michelin-starred. Each day, a boulangerie will bake fresh baguettes and other breads.{{Cite web|last=Corbet|first=Sylvie|date=1 May 2024|orig-date=30 April 2024|title=Paris Olympic athletes will feast on freshly baked bread, select cheeses and plenty of veggies|url=https://apnews.com/article/olympics-paris-french-food-vegetarian-f863445f5b44d868b6949f34f5f70403|access-date=23 July 2024|website=AP News|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240514203952/https://apnews.com/article/olympics-paris-french-food-vegetarian-f863445f5b44d868b6949f34f5f70403|archive-date=14 May 2024|url-status=live}} A 3,500-seat restaurant was constructed for the Games to highlight global cuisine. Great Britain's team asked for porridge to be added to the menu, and South Korea's team asked for kimchi.

Throughout the Games, various athletes and competitors at the Olympic Village complained about certain foods within the accommodation such as eggs and grilled meats not being available in sufficient quantity.{{Cite web|last=Clarke-Billings|first=Lucy|date=25 July 2024|title=Not an oeuf: Athletes report eggs shortage in Olympic village|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0xj26w651qo|access-date=25 July 2024|website=BBC Sport|url-status=live|archive-date=26 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240726231547/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0xj26w651qo}}{{Cite web|last=MUSCHI|first=CHRISTINNE|date=2024-07-27|title='Raw meat': British team hits out at Olympic Village food|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/en/sports/article/2024/07/26/raw-meat-british-team-hit-out-at-olympic-village-food_6699939_9.html|website=lemonde|language=en-gb|url-status=live|archive-date=26 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240726205034/https://www.lemonde.fr/en/sports/article/2024/07/26/raw-meat-british-team-hit-out-at-olympic-village-food_6699939_9.html}} British athletes also reportedly complained about raw meat being served and the food issues led many of them to begin to avoid the Olympic Village dining facilities and to eat elsewhere; the British Olympic Association having flown in chefs to take care of the nourishment of British athletes at a location outside the Olympic Village.{{Cite web|date=2024-07-27|title=Great Britain snub Paris Olympic Village food after complaints of raw meat|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/olympics/olympics-2024-great-britain-snub-paris-olympic-village-food-after-complaints-of-raw-meat/3CZQYPN7UNG3VLRTCBJZ2LM2SE/|website=nzherald|url-status=live|archive-date=26 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240726052109/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/olympics/olympics-2024-great-britain-snub-paris-olympic-village-food-after-complaints-of-raw-meat/3CZQYPN7UNG3VLRTCBJZ2LM2SE/}}{{Cite web|date=2024-07-27|title=Great Britain calls in emergency chef at Olympics because of food complaints at village|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/olympics/article/great-britain-calls-in-emergency-chef-at-olympics-because-of-food-complaints-at-village/|website=sportsnet|url-status=live|archive-date=26 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240726184007/https://www.sportsnet.ca/olympics/article/great-britain-calls-in-emergency-chef-at-olympics-because-of-food-complaints-at-village/}}{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/food-news/paris-olympics-2024-athletes-raise-concerns-about-food-shortages-and-raw-meat-at-games-village/articleshow/112105201.cms|title=Paris Olympics 2024: Athletes raise concerns about being served raw meat, Olympics struggle with food shortages|date=30 July 2024|newspaper=The Times of India|access-date=30 July 2024|archive-date=31 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240731074313/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/food-news/paris-olympics-2024-athletes-raise-concerns-about-food-shortages-and-raw-meat-at-games-village/articleshow/112105201.cms|url-status=live}}

In the lead-up to the Games, it was announced that the Olympic Village would lack air conditioning; as an environmental measure, the buildings would instead use a geothermal natural cooling system to keep the inside temperature {{convert|6|C-change|0}} cooler than outside.{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-07-27/editorial-no-air-conditioning-paris-olympics-unfair-to-athletes|title=Editorial: No A/C for Olympic athletes in Paris? Good intention, but bad idea|website=Los Angeles Times|date=27 July 2024|url-status=live|archive-date=28 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240728010832/https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-07-27/editorial-no-air-conditioning-paris-olympics-unfair-to-athletes}} On learning this, many teams opted to supply their own air-conditioning units to the Games, including Canada, Great Britain, Italy, Germany, Greece, Denmark, Japan, and the US.{{cite web|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1405347/the-truth-about-olympic-villages-air-conditioning-ban|title=The Truth About Olympic Village's Air Conditioning Ban|date=25 July 2024|last=Santaflorentina|first=Hayley|website=eonline.com|url-status=live|archive-date=26 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240726020122/https://www.eonline.com/news/1405347/the-truth-about-olympic-villages-air-conditioning-ban}} Olympic delegations from poorer countries, such as Uganda, complained that they could not afford to provide air conditioning for their athletes.{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2024/06/24/nx-s1-5017544/paris-olympics-air-conditioning-usa|title=Paris wants an AC-free Olympic Village. Team USA and others aren't so chill with it|date=24 June 2024|last=Treisman|first=Rachel|website=NPR|url-status=live|archive-date=28 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240728033128/https://www.npr.org/2024/06/24/nx-s1-5017544/paris-olympics-air-conditioning-usa}}

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{{main|Transportation during the 2024 Summer Olympics and Paralympics}}Over €500 million was invested in transport improvements for the Games,{{Cite web|date=17 April 2024|title=One hundred days to the Games: Transport plan ready|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/one-hundred-days-to-the-games-transport-plan-ready-302118445.html|access-date=25 July 2024|website=PR Newswire|publisher=Île-de-France Mobilités|language=en|archive-date=7 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240507040908/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/one-hundred-days-to-the-games-transport-plan-ready-302118445.html|url-status=live}} with extensions to the Paris Métro and {{Convert|60|km|mi}} of new cycle lanes.{{Cite web|last1=Compagnon|first1=Sébastian|last2=Sillion|first2=Marion|date=24 June 2024|title=Ligne 14 de Saint-Denis – Pleyel à l'aéroport d'Orly : " Ces nouvelles stations, c'est vraiment waouh ! "|trans-title=Line 14 from Saint-Denis – Pleyel to Orly airport: "These new stations are really wow!"|url=https://www.leparisien.fr/info-paris-ile-de-france-oise/transports/ligne-14-de-saint-denis-pleyel-a-laeroport-dorly-ces-nouvelles-stations-cest-vraiment-waouh-24-06-2024-XCDH4PAG2RFYTLS4Z4VIVJT66Y.php|access-date=24 June 2024|work=Le Parisien|language=fr-FR|archive-date=24 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240624130514/https://www.leparisien.fr/info-paris-ile-de-france-oise/transports/ligne-14-de-saint-denis-pleyel-a-laeroport-dorly-ces-nouvelles-stations-cest-vraiment-waouh-24-06-2024-XCDH4PAG2RFYTLS4Z4VIVJT66Y.php|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=60 km of bike lanes to link all Olympic and Paralympic venues|url=https://www.paris.fr/en/pages/all-olympic-venues-to-be-accessible-by-bike-27091|access-date=25 July 2024|website=Paris.fr|language=en|archive-date=13 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240613074527/https://www.paris.fr/en/pages/all-olympic-venues-to-be-accessible-by-bike-27091|url-status=live}} Visitors to Paris paid higher public transport fares during the Games, €4 instead of the previous €2.15 price. This paid for the increased frequency and hours of service for public transport during the Games, with an average increase of 15% in services.{{Cite news|last=Willsher|first=Kim|date=6 May 2024|title=Paris authority slated for hiking cost of Métro and bus trips during Olympics|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/06/paris-authority-slated-for-doubling-cost-of-metro-and-bus-trips-during-olympics|access-date=25 July 2024|work=The Guardian|issn=0261-3077|url-status=live|archive-date=1 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240601114701/https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/06/paris-authority-slated-for-doubling-cost-of-metro-and-bus-trips-during-olympics}} As with previous Games, {{Convert|185|km|mi}} of reserved traffic lanes was used to ensure reliable journey times for athletes, officials and the media.{{Cite web|title=Voies olympiques et paralympiques réservées : quels sont les axes concernés dans Paris ?|url=https://www.paris.fr/pages/voies-olympiques-et-paralympiques-reservees-quels-sont-les-axes-concernes-dans-paris-27862|trans-title=Reserved Olympic and Paralympic routes: which routes are affected in Paris?|date=11 July 2024|access-date=25 July 2024|website=Paris.fr|language=fr|url-status=live|archive-date=23 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240723152512/https://www.paris.fr/pages/voies-olympiques-et-paralympiques-reservees-quels-sont-les-axes-concernes-dans-paris-27862}}

The Paris 2024 volunteer platform for the Olympic and Paralympic Games was opened to the public in March 2023. There were expected to be 45,000 volunteers recruited worldwide for the Games.{{cite news|url=https://olympics.com/en/news/paris-2024-volunteer-programme-application-timeline|work=Olympics|title=Paris 2024 Volunteer Programme: Timeline and application process revealed|date=18 October 2022|access-date=10 February 2024|archive-date=4 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221104120318/https://olympics.com/en/news/paris-2024-volunteer-programme-application-timeline|url-status=live}} Following the end of registration on 3 May 2023, over 300,000 applications had been submitted to the Paris Organising Committee, exceeding the number of applicants for the previous two Olympics.{{cite news|last=Berkeley|first=Geoff|date=5 May 2023|title=Over 300,000 applications for 45,000 volunteer places at Paris 2024|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1136665/paris-2024-volunteering-applications|access-date=10 February 2024|work=Inside The Games|archive-date=3 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231003044349/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1136665/paris-2024-volunteering-applications|url-status=live}} Applicants were notified of the outcome of their application between September and December 2023.{{cite news|last=Matthews|first=Lyndsey|date=14 April 2023|title=Here's How You Can Attend the Paris Olympics for Free|url=https://www.afar.com/magazine/how-to-apply-to-volunteer-at-the-paris-2024-olympics|access-date=10 February 2024|work=AFAR|archive-date=8 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608181027/https://www.afar.com/magazine/how-to-apply-to-volunteer-at-the-paris-2024-olympics?|url-status=live}} Over 800 applicants were excluded over security fears, among which 15 were flagged with Fiche S.{{cite news|date=1 April 2024|title=800 excluded from Paris Olympics over security fears: Interior ministry|url=https://www.rfi.fr/en/france/20240401-800-excluded-from-paris-olympics-over-security-fears-interior-ministry|access-date=1 April 2024|work=RFI|archive-date=2 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240402015717/https://www.rfi.fr/en/france/20240401-800-excluded-from-paris-olympics-over-security-fears-interior-ministry}}

{{main|2024 Summer Olympics torch relay}}

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The Olympic torch relay began with the lighting of the Olympic flame on 16 April in Olympia, Greece, 100 days before the start of the Games. Greek rower Stefanos Douskos was the first torchbearer and swimmer Laure Manaudou served as the first French torchbearer.{{Cite press release|url=https://press.paris2024.org/news/100-days-before-the-games-france-prepares-to-welcome-the-olympic-flame-of-paris-2024-85e8-7578a.html|title=100 days before the Games: France prepares to welcome the Olympic Flame of Paris 2024|date=16 April 2024|website=paris2024.com|access-date=20 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240425061055/https://press.paris2024.org/news/100-days-before-the-games-france-prepares-to-welcome-the-olympic-flame-of-paris-2024-85e8-7578a.html|archive-date=25 April 2024|url-status=live}}{{cite news|date=15 April 2024|author=Picazo, Raul Daffunchio|title=Olympic flame to be lit in Ancient Olympia this Tuesday|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1144691/olympic-flame-ancient-olympia-tuesday|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240415173347/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1144691/olympic-flame-ancient-olympia-tuesday|archive-date=15 April 2024|access-date=15 April 2024|website=Inside the Games|url-status=live}} The latter was selected to be one of four captains of the torch relay, alongside swimmer Florent Manaudou (her brother), paratriathlete Mona Francis, and para-athlete Dimitri Pavadé.{{Cite press release|url=https://press.paris2024.org/news/laure-manaudou-first-french-torchbearer-at-olympia-a449-7578a.html|title=Laure Manaudou, first French torchbearer at Olympia|website=paris2024.com|date=15 April 2024|access-date=20 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240425061057/https://press.paris2024.org/news/laure-manaudou-first-french-torchbearer-at-olympia-a449-7578a.html|archive-date=25 April 2024|url-status=live}}{{cite news|date=16 April 2024|author=Salguero, David Rubio|title=Laure Manaudou, the first French torchbearer in Olympia|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1144696/laure-manaudou-first-french-torchbearer|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240416090215/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1144696/laure-manaudou-first-french-torchbearer|archive-date=16 April 2024|access-date=16 April 2024|website=Inside the Games|url-status=live}} The torch relay was expected to have 10,000 torchbearers and visit over 400 settlements in 65 French territories, including six overseas. On 18 May, it was reported that the portion of the relay in New Caledonia was cancelled due to ongoing unrest in the collectivity.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2024/05/18/new-caledonia-removed-from-olympic-torch-s-route-following-unrest_6671869_7.html|title=New Caledonia removed from Olympic torch's route following unrest|date=18 May 2024|work=Le Monde|access-date=20 May 2024|archive-date=19 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240519034649/https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2024/05/18/new-caledonia-removed-from-olympic-torch-s-route-following-unrest_6671869_7.html|url-status=live}}

9.5 million of the 10 million tickets available for the games were sold. Several sports reported record attendance.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportspromedia.com/insights/analysis/paris-2024-olympics-stats-ticket-sales-viewership-tiktok-social-media-merch-sales/|title=Paris 2024 in numbers: Full stadiums, viewership rebounds, and viral Olympic muffins|date=15 August 2024|work=SportsPro|access-date=19 August 2024|archive-date=15 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240815234222/https://www.sportspromedia.com/insights/analysis/paris-2024-olympics-stats-ticket-sales-viewership-tiktok-social-media-merch-sales/#:~:text=More%20than%209.5%20million%20out,1%2C068%2C032%20set%20at%20Atalanta%201996.|url-status=bot: unknown}}

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The opening ceremony began at 19:30 CEST (17:30 GMT) on 26 July 2024.{{cite news|last=Daffunchio Picazo|first=Raúl|date=9 March 2024|title=Paris 2024: Opening Ceremony to start at 19:30|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1144138/paris-2024-opening-ceremony-start-1930|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240309161535/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1144138/paris-2024-opening-ceremony-start-1930|archive-date=9 March 2024|access-date=9 March 2024|website=Inside the Games}} Directed by Thomas Jolly,{{Cite web|date=26 January 2024|title=Tears and fears for the man planning Paris Olympics show|url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240126-tears-and-fears-for-the-man-planning-paris-olympics-show|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240126064523/https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240126-tears-and-fears-for-the-man-planning-paris-olympics-show|archive-date=26 January 2024|access-date=27 January 2024|website=France 24|language=en}}{{cite web|last=Pavitt|first=Michael|date=21 September 2022|title=Paris 2024 names artistic director for Opening Ceremony on River Seine|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1128301/jolly-ceremony|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220921203109/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1128301/jolly-ceremony|archive-date=21 September 2022|access-date=21 September 2022|website=Inside the Games}}{{cite web|date=21 September 2022|title=French stage director Thomas Jolly and filmmaker Michel Hazanavicius to direct opening and closing ceremonies for 2024 Paris Olympics|url=https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/34636158/paris-appoints-french-stage-director-thomas-jolly-opening-closing-ceremonies-2024-olympics|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230125224002/https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/34636158/paris-appoints-french-stage-director-thomas-jolly-opening-closing-ceremonies-2024-olympics|archive-date=25 January 2023|access-date=25 January 2023|language=en|website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press}} it was the first Summer Olympics opening ceremony to be held outside the traditional stadium setting (and the second ever after the 2018 Youth Olympic Games one, held at Plaza de la República in Buenos Aires); the parade of athletes was conducted as a boat parade along the Seine from Pont d'Austerlitz to Pont d'Iéna, and cultural segments took place at various landmarks along the route. Jolly stated that the ceremony would highlight notable moments in the history of France, with an overall theme of love and "shared humanity".{{Cite news|last=Porter|first=Catherine|date=24 July 2024|title=When the Paris Olympics Begin, the Seine Is His Stage|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/24/world/olympics/thomas-jolly-olympics-opening-ceremony.html|url-access=limited|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240725232006/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/24/world/olympics/thomas-jolly-olympics-opening-ceremony.html|archive-date=25 July 2024|access-date=25 July 2024|work=The New York Times|issn=1553-8095}} The athletes then attended the official protocol at Jardins du Trocadéro, in front of the Eiffel Tower.{{Cite news|last=Pretot|first=Julien|date=21 December 2023|title=Paris 2024 has contingency plans for opening ceremony|url=https://www.reuters.com/sports/paris-2024-has-contingency-plans-opening-ceremony-2023-12-21/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231221231956/https://www.reuters.com/sports/paris-2024-has-contingency-plans-opening-ceremony-2023-12-21/|archive-date=21 December 2023|access-date=21 December 2023|work=Reuters}} Approximately 326,000 tickets were sold for viewing locations along the Seine, 222,000 of which were distributed primarily to the Games' volunteers, youth and low-income families, among others.{{Cite web|date=5 March 2024|title=326,000 tickets for Paris Olympics opening ceremony, minister says|url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240305-326-000-tickets-for-paris-olympics-opening-ceremony-minister-says|access-date=22 July 2024|website=France 24|agency=AFP|language=en|archive-date=28 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240728154244/https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240305-326-000-tickets-for-paris-olympics-opening-ceremony-minister-says|url-status=live}}

The ceremony featured music performances by American musician Lady Gaga,{{Cite web|last=Keslassy|first=Elsa|date=28 July 2024|title=Olympics Choreographer on Working With Lady Gaga to Prepare Opening Ceremony Performance, And Why It Nearly Got Called Off Due to Rain|url=https://variety.com/2024/music/global/lady-gaga-zizi-jeanmaire-performance-rain-olympics-choreographer-1236087753/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240728174512/https://variety.com/2024/music/global/lady-gaga-zizi-jeanmaire-performance-rain-olympics-choreographer-1236087753/|archive-date=28 July 2024|website=Variety Magazine}} French-Malian singer Aya Nakamura, heavy metal band Gojira and soprano Marina Viotti,{{cite news|last=Tolentino|first=Daysia|date=26 July 2024|title=Céline Dion, Lady Gaga perform during the Olympic opening ceremony|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/olympic-opening-ceremony-celine-dion-lady-gaga-paris-rcna163793|access-date=28 July 2024|work=NBC News|url-status=live|archive-date=28 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240728111052/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/olympic-opening-ceremony-celine-dion-lady-gaga-paris-rcna163793}} Axelle Saint-Cirel (who sang the French national anthem "La Marseillaise" atop the Grand Palais),{{cite web|title=JO 2024: qui est Axelle Saint-Cirel, qui a interprété "La Marseillaise" durant la cérémonie d'ouverture?|url=https://rmcsport.bfmtv.com/jeux-olympiques/people/jo-2024-qui-est-axelle-saint-cirel-qui-a-interprete-la-marseillaise-durant-la-ceremonie-d-ouverture_AN-202407260623.html|trans-title=2024 Olympics: Who is Axelle Saint-Cirel, who performed "La Marseillaise" during the opening ceremony?|last=Pierret|first=Benjamin|date=26 July 2024|access-date=26 July 2024|website=RMC Sport Jeux Olympiques|language=fr|url-status=live|archive-date=27 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240727050845/https://rmcsport.bfmtv.com/jeux-olympiques/people/jo-2024-qui-est-axelle-saint-cirel-qui-a-interprete-la-marseillaise-durant-la-ceremonie-d-ouverture_AN-202407260623.html}} rapper Rim'K,{{Cite web|last1=Blake|first1=Meredith|last2=McNamara|first2=Mary|date=26 July 2024|title=Olympics 2024: Celine Dion closes dazzling opening ceremony atop the Eiffel Tower|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2024-07-26/paris-olympics-opening-ceremony-live-updates|access-date=29 July 2024|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|url-status=live|archive-date=30 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240730193917/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2024-07-26/paris-olympics-opening-ceremony-live-updates}} Philippe Katerine (who portrayed the Greek god Dionysus), Juliette Armanet and Sofiane Pamart, and was closed by Canadian singer Céline Dion. The Games were formally opened by president Emmanuel Macron.{{Cite news|date=27 July 2024|title=Macron praises Olympics opening ceremony that made France 'extremely proud'|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/en/sports/article/2024/07/27/macron-praises-olympics-opening-ceremony-that-made-france-extremely-proud_6701571_9.html|access-date=29 July 2024|work=Le Monde|language=en|archive-date=29 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240729042831/https://www.lemonde.fr/en/sports/article/2024/07/27/macron-praises-olympics-opening-ceremony-that-made-france-extremely-proud_6701571_9.html|url-status=live}}

The Olympics and Paralympics cauldron was lit by Guadeloupean judoka Teddy Riner and sprinter Marie-José Pérec; it had a hot air balloon-inspired design topped by a {{convert|30|m|ft|adj=mid|-tall}} helium sphere, and was allowed to float into the air above the Tuileries Garden at night. For the first time, the cauldron was not illuminated through combustion; the flames were simulated by an LED lighting system and aerosol water jets.{{Cite news|last=Vasavda|first=Mihir|date=28 July 2024|title=40 LED lights, a cloud of water-vapour for illumination, 200 high-pressure misting nozzles: How flying cauldron of Paris Olympics is lit up|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/paris-2024-olympics-cauldron-opening-ceremony-9479655/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240728015312/https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/paris-2024-olympics-cauldron-opening-ceremony-9479655/|archive-date=28 July 2024|access-date=28 July 2024|work=The Indian Express}}

Controversy ensued at the opening ceremony when a segment was interpreted by some as a parody of the Last Supper. The organisers apologised for any offence caused.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/jul/28/paris-olympics-organisers-apologise-to-christians-for-last-supper-parody|work=The Guardian|date=28 July 2024|last=Giuffrida|first=Angela|title= Paris Olympics organisers apologise to Christians for unintentional Last Supper parody|access-date= 31 July 2024|url-status=live|archive-date=29 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240729120659/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/jul/28/paris-olympics-organisers-apologise-to-christians-for-last-supper-parody}} The Olympic World Library and fact-checkers would later debunk the interpretation that the segment was a parody of the Last Supper. The Olympic flag was also raised upside down.{{Cite web|date=2024-07-27|title=Olympics highlights: Flag raised upside down in Paris opening ceremony|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/videos/c3gdyy00733o|access-date=2024-08-05|website=BBC Sport|language=en-GB|url-status=live|archive-date=27 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240727080502/https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/videos/c3gdyy00733o}}{{Cite web|date=2024-07-26|title=Olympic flag raised upside down at end of rain-soaked opening ceremony|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/olympic-flag-upside-down-paris-2024-b2586729.html|access-date=2024-08-05|website=The Independent|language=en-GB|url-status=live|archive-date=26 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240726221523/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/olympic-flag-upside-down-paris-2024-b2586729.html}}

During the day of the opening ceremony, there were reports of a blackout in Paris, although this was later debunked.{{cite web |last=Kulunda |first=Mary |date=2024-08-06 |title=Posts exaggerate Paris power outage after Olympics opening ceremony |url=https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.368R2GT |access-date=6 August 2024 |website=AFP |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240823134827/https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.368R2GT |archive-date=23 August 2024 |url-status=live}}

File:2017-07 Natural Games extreme racing 09.jpg (pictured) and kiteboarding made their debut in the core Olympic programme.]]

File:Dancesport at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics – Mixed Team – Quarterfinal 4 62.jpg (pictured) was selected as one of four discretionary sports for the games alongside skateboarding, sport climbing, and surfing.]]

The programme of the 2024 Summer Olympics featured 329 events in 32 sports, encompassing a total of 48 disciplines.{{cite news|date=2024-02-07|title=Olympic organizers to release tens of thousands of new tickets for the Paris Games|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2024/02/07/olympic-organizers-to-release-tens-of-thousands-of-new-tickets-for-the-paris-games/72505000007/|access-date=2 August 2024|work=USA Today|agency=Associated Press|url-status=live|archive-date=2024-02-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240209043331/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2024/02/07/olympic-organizers-to-release-tens-of-thousands-of-new-tickets-for-the-paris-games/72505000007/}} This included the 28 "core" Olympic sports contested in 2016 and 2020,{{cite web|date=15 September 2017|title=No Changes in Core Olympic Sports for Paris 2024|url=http://aroundtherings.com/site/A__61566/Title__No-Changes-in-Core-Olympic-Sports-for-Paris-2024/292/Articles|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419090951/http://aroundtherings.com/site/A__61566/Title__No-Changes-in-Core-Olympic-Sports-for-Paris-2024/292/Articles|archive-date=19 April 2021|access-date=16 January 2023|website=Around the Rings}} and 4 optional sports that were proposed by the Paris Organising Committee: breakdancing made its Olympic debut as an optional sport, while skateboarding, sport climbing, and surfing returned to the programme, having debuted at the 2020 Summer Olympics.{{cite web|last=Diamond|first=James|date=19 July 2018|title=Two phase selection process confirmed for new Paris 2024 sports but esports will not be considered|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1067685/two-phase-selection-process-confirmed-for-new-paris-2024-sports-as-esports-told-it-cannot-be-considered|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220413045225/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1067685/two-phase-selection-process-confirmed-for-new-paris-2024-sports-as-esports-told-it-cannot-be-considered|archive-date=13 April 2022|access-date=19 July 2018|website=Inside the Games}}{{cite web|date=7 December 2020|title=Gender equality and youth at the heart of the Paris 2024 Olympic Sports program|url=https://olympics.com/ioc/news/gender-equality-and-youth-at-the-heart-of-the-paris-2024-olympic-sports-programme|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512070259/https://olympics.com/ioc/news/gender-equality-and-youth-at-the-heart-of-the-paris-2024-olympic-sports-programme|archive-date=12 May 2021|access-date=17 April 2023|publisher=International Olympic Committee}} Four events were dropped from weightlifting. In canoeing, two sprint events were replaced with two slalom events, keeping the overall event total at 16. In sport climbing, the previous "combined" event was divided into two separate disciplines: speed climbing, and boulder-and-lead.{{cite web|title=Official Programme of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 (English Version)|url=https://stillmed.olympics.com/media/Documents/Olympic-Games/Paris-2024/Paris-2024-Event-Programme.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240523055122/https://stillmed.olympics.com/media/Documents/Olympic-Games/Paris-2024/Paris-2024-Event-Programme.pdf|archive-date=23 May 2024|access-date=12 June 2024|website=stillmed.olympics.com}}

When Paris was bidding for the Games in August 2017, the Paris Organising Committee announced an intention to hold talks with the IOC and professional esports organisations about the possibility of introducing competitive esports events in 2024.{{cite web|date=8 August 2017|title=Paris Olympic bid committee is open to esports on 2024 Olympic program|url=http://www.espn.co.uk/olympics/story/_/id/20286757/paris-open-esports-competition-2024-summer-olympics|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171124080424/http://www.espn.co.uk/olympics/story/_/id/20286757/paris-open-esports-competition-2024-summer-olympics|archive-date=24 November 2017|access-date=9 August 2017|work=ESPN|agency=Associated Press}}{{cite news|last=Morris|first=Chris|date=9 August 2017|title=Video Games May Be a Part of the 2024 Olympics|url=http://fortune.com/2017/08/09/video-games-2024-olympics/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220412102136/https://fortune.com/2017/08/09/video-games-2024-olympics/|archive-date=12 April 2022|access-date=16 January 2023|work=Fortune|language=en}} In July 2018, the IOC confirmed that esports would not be considered for the 2024 Olympics. At the 134th IOC Session in June 2019, the IOC approved the Paris Organising Committee's proposed optional sports of breaking (breakdance), along with skateboarding, sport climbing, and surfing, three sports that were first included in 2020.{{cite web|date=21 February 2019|title=Olympic Games: Paris organisers propose breaking to IOC as a new sport for 2024|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/47317052|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220222092846/https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/47317052|archive-date=22 February 2022|access-date=24 February 2019|work=BBC Sport}}{{cite web|date=25 June 2019|title=Olympic Games: Breakdancing takes step closer to Paris 2024 inclusion|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/48762089|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220422161848/https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/48762089|archive-date=22 April 2022|access-date=26 June 2019|work=BBC Sport}}

In the 2024 Paris Olympics, several new events and formats have been introduced. Formula Kite made its debut, described as the "Formula One of the Olympics", featuring high-speed foil racing with separate events for men and women.{{cite news|last=Smith|first=Alexander|date=4 August 2024|title=Olympics-Sailing-Kiteboarding comes of age as the Formula One of the Games|url=https://www.reuters.com/sports/olympics/olympics-sailing-kiteboarding-comes-age-formula-one-games-2024-08-04/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240807120000/https://www.reuters.com/sports/olympics/olympics-sailing-kiteboarding-comes-age-formula-one-games-2024-08-04/|archive-date=7 August 2024|access-date=8 August 2024|work=Reuters}} Kayak cross also debuted, where four athletes race against each other on a course with multiple gates, marking the first head-to-head race in Olympic canoe slalom history. Sport climbing returned with a new format, splitting into bouldering and lead combined events in addition to a speed event. 3x3 basketball, which debuted in Tokyo, was back with finals scheduled for August 5 at Place de La Concorde. Changes in other sports included the introduction of men's participation in artistic swimming, a new women's weight class in boxing, and the addition of a marathon race walk mixed relay in track and field.{{cite web|date=7 August 2023|title=New Sports and Events in the 2024 Olympics|url=https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/paris-2024-summer-olympics/new-sports-events-2024-olympics-paris/3906086/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240807120000/https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/paris-2024-summer-olympics/new-sports-events-2024-olympics-paris/3906086/|archive-date=7 August 2024|access-date=8 August 2024|work=NBC Philadelphia}}

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In addition to the Medalist Celebrations and the protocolar parts of the Opening Ceremonies, the Champions Park also received some medal reallocation ceremonies from previous Olympics dating back as far as 2000. Due to new IOC rules and protocols, one specific medal awarding ceremony was held in this venue figure skating team event from the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. It had been the first Olympic medal ceremony to be delayed after Kamila Valieva from original gold medalist Russia was reported and then confirmed to have tested positive in 2021 for trimetazidine. In January 2024, the Court of Arbitration for Sport disqualified Valieva for four years retroactive to 25 December 2021 for an anti-doping rule violation, and the International Skating Union subsequently subtracted Valieva's scores, which upgraded the United States and Japan to gold and silver respectively.Under the IOC's new Medal Reallocation Rules, the IOC, the ISU, and the National Olympic Committees for both the United States and Japan coordinated this medal ceremony.There was thus trail maintenance used during Beijing 2022. However, both delegations for weather reasons were wearing their Paris 2024 uniforms.The Beijing 2022 soundtrack was still used for the medal ceremony, but both teams wore Paris 2024 national uniforms and it was the first medal ceremony from the 2022 Winter Olympics to have a full crowd, as there had been reduced audiences in 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web|last=Mann|first=Brian|date=2024-07-25|title=U.S. figure skaters to receive team gold medal after delays tied to Valieva doping|url=https://www.npr.org/2024/07/25/nx-s1-5051796/u-s-team-figure-skaters-beijing-gold-kamila-valieva-doping|access-date=2024-07-29|website=NPR|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240807202208/https://www.npr.org/2024/07/25/nx-s1-5051796/u-s-team-figure-skaters-beijing-gold-kamila-valieva-doping|archive-date=7 August 2024}}{{Cite tweet|author=International Olympic Committee Media|number=1817853447032418723|user=iocmedia|title=Medal allocation announcement Olympic medal allocation ceremonies for the @ISU_Figure Figure Skating Team Event from Beijing 2022 will be held at the Champions Park at 5 pm on 7 August. Other Olympic medal reallocation ceremonies will be held on 9 of August, with a 13:45 start. #Paris2024|date=2024-07-29|access-date=2024-07-29|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240729092330/https://x.com/iocmedia/status/1817853447032418723|archive-date=29 July 2024}}{{cite news|last1=Iannaconi|first1=Emily|title=More than two years later, U.S. figure skating team receives Olympic gold medals (NBC Olympics)|url=https://www.nbcolympics.com/news/more-two-years-later-us-figure-skating-team-receives-olympic-gold-medals|access-date=7 August 2024|work=NBC Olympics|publisher=NBCUniversal|date=7 August 2024|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240807173352/https://www.nbcolympics.com/news/more-two-years-later-us-figure-skating-team-receives-olympic-gold-medals|archive-date=7 August 2024}}{{cite news|title=Beijing 2022 doping saga finally comes to an end in Paris|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1147602/2022-beijing-doping-saga-finally-ends|website=Inside the Games|access-date=8 August 2024|date=8 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240808171552/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1147602/2022-beijing-doping-saga-finally-ends|archive-date=8 August 2024|url-status=live}}{{cite news|title=USA skaters finally receive medals won in 2022|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1147619/usa-skaters-awarded-belated-medals|website=Inside the Games|access-date=8 August 2024|date=8 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240808223457/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1147619/usa-skaters-awarded-belated-medals|archive-date=8 August 2024|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Figure Skating Team Event medalists from Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games honored in Paris - International Skating Union|url=https://www.isu.org/isu-news/news/145-news/15036-figure-skating-team-event-medalists-from-beijing-2022-olympic-winter-games-honored-in-paris?templateParam=15|publisher=International Skating Union|access-date=8 August 2024|date=7 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240808165039/https://www.isu.org/isu-news/news/145-news/15036-figure-skating-team-event-medalists-from-beijing-2022-olympic-winter-games-honored-in-paris|archive-date=8 August 2024|url-status=live}}

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The closing ceremony was held at Stade de France on 11 August 2024, and thus marked the first time in any Olympic edition since Sarajevo 1984 that opening and closing ceremonies were held in different locations. Titled "Records", the ceremony was themed around a dystopian future, where the Olympic Games have disappeared, and a group of aliens reinvent it. It featured more than a hundred performers, including acrobats, dancers and circus artists.{{cite web|last=May|first=Sam|date=5 July 2024|title=Paris 2024: Closing ceremony of Olympics revealed|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1146450/paris-2024-closing-ceremony-images|website=Inside the Games|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240705160937/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1146450/paris-2024-closing-ceremony-images|archive-date=5 July 2024|access-date=5 July 2024}} During the handover ceremonies,the American actor Tom Cruise also appeared with American performers Red Hot Chili Peppers, Billie Eilish, Snoop Dogg, and H.E.R. during the LA28 Handover Celebration portion of the ceremony.{{cite news|date=August 10, 2024|title=BILLIE EILISH, H.E.R., RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS AND SNOOP DOGG TO PERFORM IN THE LA28 HANDOVER CELEBRATION DURING THE CLOSING CEREMONY OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES PARIS 2024|url=https://la28.org/en/newsroom/la28-handover-celebration.html|access-date=August 11, 2024|work=la28.org|publisher=|archive-date=11 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240811154545/https://la28.org/en/newsroom/la28-handover-celebration.html|url-status=live }}{{cite web|last=Muñana|first=Gustavo|date=7 August 2024|title=Tom Cruise to star in 'dystopian' Olympics closing ceremony|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1147576/tom-cruise-olympics-closing-ceremony|website=Inside the Games|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240807195429/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1147576/tom-cruise-olympics-closing-ceremony|archive-date=7 August 2024|url-status=live}} The Antwerp Ceremony, in which the Olympic flag was handed to Los Angeles, the host city of the 2028 Summer Olympics, was produced by Ben Winston and his studio Fulwell 73.{{Cite web|last=O'Connell|first=Mikey|date=15 June 2024|title=Producer Ben Winston Talks Grammys, 'Kardashians' Future and Ellen DeGeneres Special|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/ben-winston-interview-grammys-kardashians-ellen-degeneres-special-1235922168/|access-date=11 July 2024|website=The Hollywood Reporter|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240615143124/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/ben-winston-interview-grammys-kardashians-ellen-degeneres-special-1235922168/|archive-date=15 June 2024|url-status=live|language=en-US}}

204 out of 206 National Olympic Committees are represented at the 2024 Summer Games with 54 from Africa, 48 from Europe, 44 from Asia, 41 from the Americas and 17 from Oceania. North Korea returned to the Games in 2024, after serving a cycle of suspension due to the "boycott" of the 2020 Summer Olympics. Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the IOC suspended the Olympic Committees of Russia and Belarus for violating the Olympic Truce. Russian and Belarusian athletes instead competed as "Individual Neutral Athletes" (AIN) without national identification,{{cite web|title=Strict eligibility conditions in place as IOC EB approves Individual Neutral Athletes (AINs) for the Olympic Games Paris 2024|website=Olympics.com|date=8 December 2023|url=https://olympics.com/ioc/news/strict-eligibility-conditions-in-place-as-ioc-eb-approves-individual-neutral-athletes-ains-for-the-olympic-games-paris-2024|access-date=1 January 2024|archive-date=8 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208142546/https://olympics.com/ioc/news/strict-eligibility-conditions-in-place-as-ioc-eb-approves-individual-neutral-athletes-ains-for-the-olympic-games-paris-2024|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=La commission exécutive du CIO admet les athlètes individuels neutres aux Jeux Olympiques de Paris 2024 et impose des conditions d'admission strictes|trans-title=IOC Executive Board admits neutral individual athletes to Paris 2024 Olympic Games, imposes strict eligibility requirements|website=Olympics.com|date=8 December 2023|url=https://olympics.com/cio/news/la-commission-executive-du-cio-admet-les-athletes-individuels-neutres-aux-jeux-olympiques-de-paris-2024-et-impose-des-conditions-d-admission-strictes|language=fr|access-date=1 January 2024|archive-date=18 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231218103002/https://olympics.com/cio/news/la-commission-executive-du-cio-admet-les-athletes-individuels-neutres-aux-jeux-olympiques-de-paris-2024-et-impose-des-conditions-d-admission-strictes|url-status=live}} as long as they did not "actively" support the war.{{cite web|title=Statement on solidarity with Ukraine, sanctions against Russia and Belarus, and the status of athletes from these countries|website=Olympics.com|date=25 January 2023|url=https://olympics.com/ioc/news/statement-on-solidarity-with-ukraine-sanctions-against-russia-and-belarus-and-the-status-of-athletes|access-date=1 January 2024|archive-date=10 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230310215540/https://olympics.com/ioc/news/statement-on-solidarity-with-ukraine-sanctions-against-russia-and-belarus-and-the-status-of-athletes|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|date=6 December 2023|title=Sports bodies urge IOC to allow Russians as neutrals for 2024 Olympics|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1142851/sports-bodies-ioc-russians-neutrals|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207044114/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1142851/sports-bodies-ioc-russians-neutrals|archive-date=7 December 2023|access-date=2 April 2024|website=insidethegames.biz}} Individual neutral athletes had to be approved by each sport's international federation, and then the IOC's panel.{{cite web|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1143057/russia-banned-things-change-says-coe|title=Russia still banned, but "things change", says Sebastian Coe|date=20 December 2023|website=insidethegames.biz|access-date=2 April 2024|archive-date=25 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231225063653/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1143057/russia-banned-things-change-says-coe|url-status=live}} As individual athletes, AIN was not considered a delegation during the opening ceremony or in the medal tables.{{Cite news|date=19 March 2024|title=Russian, Belarusian athletes will not take part in Paris Olympics opening ceremony|url=https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240319-russian-belarusian-athletes-will-not-take-part-in-paris-olympics-opening-ceremony|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240319180952/https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240319-russian-belarusian-athletes-will-not-take-part-in-paris-olympics-opening-ceremony|archive-date=19 March 2024|access-date=19 March 2024|work=France 24}}{{Cite news|date=19 March 2024|title=Paris 2024 Olympics: Russia & Belarus athletes will not be part of opening ceremony|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/athletics/68606455|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240319133023/https://www.bbc.com/sport/athletics/68606455|archive-date=19 March 2024|access-date=19 March 2024|work=BBC Sport}}{{cite news|last=Daffunchio Picazo|first=Raúl|date=5 March 2024|title=Paris 2024: Flag, anthem and rules for Individual Neutral Athletes approved|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1144297/flag-anthem-rules-neutral-paris-2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240319183600/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1144297/flag-anthem-rules-neutral-paris-2024|archive-date=19 March 2024|access-date=20 March 2024|website=Inside the Games}} The Refugee Olympic Team also competed.

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Number of athletes by National Olympic Committees{{Efn|As of 26 July 2024}}

{{Main|Chronological summary of the 2024 Summer Olympics}}

In the following calendar for the 2024 Summer Olympics, each blue box represents an event competition, such as a qualification round, on that day. The yellow boxes represent days during which medal-awarding finals for a sport were held. On the left, the calendar lists each sport with events held during the Games, and at the right how many gold medals were won in that sport. There is a key at the top of the calendar to aid the reader.{{Cite web|title=Olympic Schedule|url=https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/schedule|access-date=12 March 2024|archive-date=12 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240312145204/https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/schedule|url-status=live}}

{{Main|2024 Summer Olympics medal table}}

{{See also|List of 2024 Summer Olympics medal winners}}

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There was one podium sweep during the games:

The emblem for the 2024 Summer Olympics and Paralympics was unveiled on 21 October 2019 at the Grand Rex. Inspired by Art Deco,{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2019-10-24/paris-olympics-2024-logo|title=Is it an Olympic logo? Or a coquettish scamp?|date=24 October 2019|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|access-date=25 October 2019|archive-date=18 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230218131636/https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2019-10-24/paris-olympics-2024-logo|url-status=live|author=Wharton, David}} it is a representation of Marianne, the national personification of France, with a flame formed in negative space by her hair. The emblem also resembles a gold medal. Tony Estanguet explained that the emblem symbolised "the power and the magic of the Games", and the Games being "for people". The use of a female figure also serves as an homage to the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, which were the first to allow women to participate.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-50135652|title=Olympic flame or dating ad? Paris 2024 logo divides opinion|date=22 October 2019|work=BBC News|access-date=25 October 2019|archive-date=14 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230514070728/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-50135652|url-status=live}} The emblem was designed by the French designer Sylvain Boyer{{Cite web|last=Williams|first=Eliza|date=3 December 2019|title=Trends of 2019: Branding and logos|url=https://www.creativereview.co.uk/trends-of-2019-branding-and-logos/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023111125/https://www.creativereview.co.uk/trends-of-2019-branding-and-logos/|archive-date=23 October 2020|access-date=7 December 2020|website=Creative Review}} with the French design agencies Royalties & Ecobranding.{{cite web|date=21 October 2019|title=How Paris 2024 unveiled its new logo?|url=https://www.en24.news/2019/10/how-paris-2024-unveiled-its-new-logo.html|access-date=22 October 2019|website=en24.news|archive-date=22 October 2019|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191022144147/https://www.en24.news/2019/10/how-paris-2024-unveiled-its-new-logo.html}}{{cite news|last=Lepeltier|first=Nicolas|date=21 October 2019|title=Paris 2024: le logo des Jeux Olympique's dévoilé|trans-title=Paris 2024: Olympic Games logo unveiled|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2019/10/21/paris-2024-le-nouveau-logo-des-jeux-olympiques-se-devoile_6016373_3242.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230218131633/https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2019/10/21/paris-2024-le-nouveau-logo-des-jeux-olympiques-se-devoile_6016373_3242.html|archive-date=18 February 2023|access-date=22 October 2019|newspaper=Le Monde|language=fr}}

The emblem for Paris 2024 was considered the biggest new logo release of 2019 by many design magazines.{{cite web|last=Wong|first=Henry|date=6 December 2019|title=The 10 biggest rebrands and logo designs of 2019|url=https://www.designweek.co.uk/issues/2-8-december-2019/the-10-biggest-rebrands-and-logo-designs-of-2019/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230218131659/https://www.designweek.co.uk/issues/2-8-december-2019/the-10-biggest-rebrands-and-logo-designs-of-2019/|archive-date=18 February 2023|access-date=7 December 2020|website=Design Week|language=en-US}} An Opinion Way survey showed that 83 per cent of French people say they liked the new Paris 2024 Games emblem. Approval ratings were high, with 82 per cent of those surveyed finding it aesthetically appealing and 78 per cent finding it to be creative.{{cite web|url=https://www.paris2024.org/en/content/83-of-french-people-approve-of-new-paris-2024-games-emblem/|title=83% of French People Approve of New Paris 2024 Games Emblem|date=24 October 2019|website=Paris 2024|language=en-US|access-date=19 August 2021|archive-date=19 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919024929/https://www.paris2024.org/en/content/83-of-french-people-approve-of-new-paris-2024-games-emblem/}} It was met with some mockery on social media, one user commenting that the logo "would be better suited to a dating site or a hair salon".

For the first time, the corresponding Paralympics shared the same emblem as the Olympics, with no difference bar the governing bodies' logo, reflecting a shared "ambition" between both events.{{cite news|last=Rowbottom|first=Mike|date=21 October 2019|title=Paris 2024 unveil new shared Olympic and Paralympic Games emblem|url=http://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1086210/paris-2024-new-emblem-launch|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191022034112/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1086210/paris-2024-new-emblem-launch|archive-date=22 October 2019|access-date=22 October 2019|website=Inside the Games}}

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On 14 November 2022, the Phryges were unveiled as the mascots of the 2024 Summer Olympics and Paralympics; they are a pair of anthropomorphic Phrygian caps, a historic French symbol of freedom and liberty.{{cite web|date=29 October 2021|title=Avec ses produits dérivés, Paris 2024 veut faire sauter la banque|trans-title=With its derivatives, Paris 2024 wants to break the bank|url=https://www.francsjeux.com/2021/10/29/avec-ses-produits-derives-paris-2024-veut-faire-sauter-la-banque/79501|website=francsjeux.com|language=fr|access-date=19 February 2024|archive-date=25 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230925054605/https://www.francsjeux.com/2021/10/29/avec-ses-produits-derives-paris-2024-veut-faire-sauter-la-banque/79501|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Paris 2024 – The Mascots|url=https://www.paris2024.org/en/mascots/|access-date=28 July 2023|website=Paris 2024|language=en|archive-date=28 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230728022331/https://www.paris2024.org/en/mascots/|url-status=live}} Marianne is commonly depicted wearing the Phrygian cap, including in the Eugène Delacroix painting, Liberty Leading the People.{{cite web|date=14 November 2022|title=Phrygian cap symbolising French republic chosen as 2024 Paris Olympics mascot|url=https://www.france24.com/en/sport/20221114-phrygian-cap-symbolising-french-republic-chosen-as-2024-paris-olympic-mascot|access-date=28 July 2023|website=France 24|language=en|archive-date=9 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230209170108/https://www.france24.com/en/sport/20221114-phrygian-cap-symbolising-french-republic-chosen-as-2024-paris-olympic-mascot|url-status=live}}{{cite news|last=Rowbottom|first=Mike|date=14 November 2022|title=Paris 2024 mascots revealed as Phrygian caps – cute ideals of liberty to power a sporting revolution|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1130359/paris-2024-mascots-phrygian-caps-reveal|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221114151847/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1130359/paris-2024-mascots-phrygian-caps-reveal|archive-date=14 November 2022|access-date=14 November 2022|website=Inside the Games|url-status=live}} The two mascots share a motto of "Alone we go faster, but together we go further".{{cite news|last=Belam|first=Martin|date=14 November 2022|title=Meet the Phryges: Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic mascots unveiled|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/nov/14/paris-2024-olympic-mascot-paralympic-mascot-phryges-france|access-date=28 July 2023|issn=0261-3077|archive-date=25 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221125160348/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/nov/14/paris-2024-olympic-mascot-paralympic-mascot-phryges-france|url-status=live}}

In April 2024, the official Olympic video game titled Olympics Go! Paris 2024 was announced for release in June by Animoca Brands on Android, iOS, and Microsoft Windows devices.{{Cite web|date=16 April 2024|title='Olympics Go! Paris 2024' new official videogame for Olympic Games Paris 2024 to launch in June|url=https://www.animocabrands.com/olympics-go-paris-2024-new-official-video-game-for-olympic-games-paris-2024-to-launch-in-june|work=Animoca Brands|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240421115931/https://www.animocabrands.com/olympics-go-paris-2024-new-official-video-game-for-olympic-games-paris-2024-to-launch-in-june|access-date=25 July 2024|archive-date=21 April 2024|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|date=24 July 2024|url-access=limited|title=Feel Like an Athlete With These Olympic (Video) Games|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/24/arts/video-games-olympics.html|access-date=24 July 2024|work=The New York Times|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240724164721/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/24/arts/video-games-olympics.html|archive-date=24 July 2024|url-status=live}} The 2024 Summer Olympics became the first Summer Olympics in over 30 years to not have an official console video game.{{cite web|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/en/pixels/article/2024/07/28/paris-2024-no-console-video-game-for-this-olympics_6702778_13.html|title=Paris 2024: No console video game for this Olympics|date=28 July 2024|last=Benoit-Gonin|first=Corentin|work=Le Monde|url-access=subscription|access-date=30 July 2024|archive-date=30 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240730104027/https://www.lemonde.fr/en/pixels/article/2024/07/28/paris-2024-no-console-video-game-for-this-olympics_6702778_13.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/paris-2024-is-the-first-summer-olympics-in-30-years-to-have-no-console-video-game/|title=Paris 2024 is the first Summer Olympics in 30 years to have no console video game|date=29 July 2024|last=Robinson|first=Andy|website=Video Games Chronicle|url-status=live|archive-date=29 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240729212137/https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/paris-2024-is-the-first-summer-olympics-in-30-years-to-have-no-console-video-game/}}

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The Olympic poster for these games was revealed on 4 March 2024. Designed by Ugo Gattoni, the poster uses a diptych design, with one half representing the Olympics and the other half representing the Paralympics. For the first time in Summer Games history, the Olympic poster and Paralympic poster were designed together, as each one can work independently as halves, or be combined into one poster all together. The posters took 2,000 hours, across six months to complete.{{cite web|title=Paris 2024 Iconic Posters|url=https://www.paris2024.org/en/iconic-posters/|access-date=6 March 2024|website=Paris 2024|language=en|archive-date=6 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240306080855/https://www.paris2024.org/en/iconic-posters/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|last=Muñana|first=Gustavo|date=5 March 2024|title='Surrealist' diptych poster for Paris 2024 Olympics|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1144080/surrealist-diptych-poster-for-paris|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240305111056/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1144080/surrealist-diptych-poster-for-paris|archive-date=5 March 2024|access-date=7 March 2024|website=Inside the Games|url-status=live}}

A TGM Research survey found that Coca-Cola was globally the most connected brand with the 2024 Olympics, with 23% of people mentioning it. Nike came in second with 16%, despite not being an official sponsor of the Olympic Games.{{Cite web|title=TGM Global Olympic Games Survey 2024: Report|url=https://tgmresearch.com/tgm-global-olympics-survey-2024.html|access-date=22 July 2024|website=TGM Research|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240718091555/https://tgmresearch.com/tgm-global-olympics-survey-2024.html|archive-date=18 July 2024|url-status=live}}

Belgian beverage company AB InBev became the first Worldwide Olympic Partner during the Games,{{cite web|last=Ramsay|first=George|date=31 January 2024|title=Olympic sponsorship deal with beer company AB InBev criticized as 'cynical' and 'an odd pairing'|url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/31/sport/olympics-ab-inbev-beer-spt-intl/index.html|access-date=11 February 2024|website=CNN|language=en|archive-date=8 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240208083225/https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/31/sport/olympics-ab-inbev-beer-spt-intl/index.html|url-status=live}} while three companies will not renew their sponsorships after 2024; automobile manufacturer Toyota, reportedly unhappy with how the IOC has used its sponsorship money, arguing that it is not effectively used to support athletes or promote sport;{{cite web|last=Butler|first=Eleanor|date=27 May 2024|title=Carmaker Toyota set to call a halt to Olympic sponsorship deal after Paris Games|url=https://www.euronews.com/business/2024/05/27/carmaker-toyota-set-to-call-a-halt-to-olympic-sponsorship-deal-after-paris-2024-event|website=Euronews|archive-date=27 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240527095419/https://www.euronews.com/business/2024/05/27/carmaker-toyota-set-to-call-a-halt-to-olympic-sponsorship-deal-after-paris-2024-event|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Picazo|first=Raúl Daffunchio|date=27 May 2024|title=Toyota to say goodbye after Paris 2024|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1145610/toyota-to-say-goodbye-after-paris-2024|website=Inside the Games|archive-date=27 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240527114620/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1145610/toyota-to-say-goodbye-after-paris-2024|url-status=live}} Panasonic, under continuous management considerations regarding sponsorship, with the company also looking to expand its businesses outside consumer electronics;{{cite web|date=10 September 2024|title=Japan's Panasonic to conclude Olympic sponsorship|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1148514/japan-olympic-sponsorship-ends-37-years|website=Inside the Games|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240910135308/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1148514/japan-olympic-sponsorship-ends-37-years |archive-date=10 September 2024 |url-status=live}}{{cite web|date=10 September 2024|title=Top Olympic sponsor Panasonic ending its contract with IOC|url=https://japantoday.com/category/sports/Top-Olympic-sponsor-Panasonic-is-ending-its-contract-with-IOC|website=Japan Today|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240910122853/https://japantoday.com/category/sports/Top-Olympic-sponsor-Panasonic-is-ending-its-contract-with-IOC |archive-date=10 September 2024 |url-status=live}} and Bridgestone, with the company instead wanting to strengthen its motorsports division.{{cite web|last=Soriano|first=Daniel|date=1 October 2024|title=Bridgestone, the latest major brand to end Olympic sponsorship|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1149055/bridgestone-the-latest-brand-pulls-out|website=Inside the Games}}{{cite web|last=Cunningham|first=Euan|date=1 October 2024|title=Bridgestone to let IOC deal expire, move focus to motorsport|url=https://www.sportcal.com/news/bridgestone-to-let-ioc-deal-expire-move-focus-to-motorsport/|website=Sportcal|access-date=2 October 2024|archive-date=2 October 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241002031020/https://www.sportcal.com/news/bridgestone-to-let-ioc-deal-expire-move-focus-to-motorsport/|url-status=live}}

Under an agreement as "Premium" sponsor reportedly valued at €150{{nbsp}}million ($163{{nbsp}}million), French luxury goods conglomerate LVMH has been involved in aspects of the Games, with its brand Louis Vuitton having provided the trunks used to store the Olympic torch and medals, and the outfits and trays for medal presenters. Former IOC marketing head Michael Payne raised concerns that the prominent use of LVMH goods as part of the Olympics (and in particular, the opening ceremony, which also featured the aforementioned items as props, and performers Aya Nakamura and Lady Gaga wearing Dior haute couture) could cause conflicts with other official sponsors, noting that "the direction of stylish sponsor product placement may not be wrong but needs exceptionally careful management. LVMH got a massive free global ad last night and other partners are all going to be asking, how did that work?"{{Cite web|last=Roman|first=Iustina|date=26 July 2024|title=How LVMH Stamped Its Mark on the Paris 2024 Olympic Games|url=https://elitetraveler.com/shopping-lifestyle/lvmh-paris-2024-olympic-games|access-date=28 July 2024|website=Elite Traveler|language=en-US|archive-date=26 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240726175149/https://elitetraveler.com/shopping-lifestyle/lvmh-paris-2024-olympic-games|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|date=26 July 2024|title=LVMH's luxury wares earn top billing at Olympics opening|url=https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/lvmhs-luxury-wares-earn-top-billing-olympics-opening-2024-07-26/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240727185650/https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/lvmhs-luxury-wares-earn-top-billing-olympics-opening-2024-07-26/|archive-date=27 July 2024|access-date=27 July 2024|work=Reuters|agency=Reuters}}

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In France, domestic rights to the 2024 Summer Olympics are owned by Warner Bros. Discovery (formerly Discovery Inc.) via Eurosport, with free-to-air coverage sublicensed to the country's public broadcaster France Télévisions.{{cite news|last=Keslassy|first=Elsa|date=23 April 2019|title=France Televisions to Sub-License Olympic Games for Beijing 2022 and Paris 2024 From Discovery|url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/global/france-televisions-to-sub-license-olympic-games-for-beijing-2022-and-paris-2024-from-discovery-1203195167/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211009035624/https://variety.com/2019/tv/global/france-televisions-to-sub-license-olympic-games-for-beijing-2022-and-paris-2024-from-discovery-1203195167/|archive-date=9 October 2021|access-date=23 April 2019|work=Variety}} WBD networks will broadcast from Hôtel Raphael, with dedicated studios for its British, French, Polish, and Nordic channels.{{Cite web|last=McLean|first=Heather|title=100 days to go: Warner Bros. Discovery unveils Paris 2024 studio and glimpse of production plans|url=https://www.svgeurope.org/blog/headlines/100-days-to-go-warner-bros-discovery-unveils-paris-2024-studio-and-glimpse-of-production-plans/|access-date=19 May 2024|website=SVG Europe|language=en|archive-date=19 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240419171843/https://www.svgeurope.org/blog/headlines/100-days-to-go-warner-bros-discovery-unveils-paris-2024-studio-and-glimpse-of-production-plans/|url-status=live}}

The official Olympics website offers both live-streaming and recent recordings of the events in selected markets, particularly in Brazil, Russia (due to Russian broadcasters pulling out), and the Indian subcontinent.{{Cite web|last=Lucki Zalcman|first=Fernanda|date=2024-07-23|title=ONDE ASSISTIR AOS JOGOS OLÍMPICOS PARIS 2024 NO BRASIL|trans-title=WHERE WATCH THE 2024 GAMES IN BRAZIL|url=https://olympics.com/pt/noticias/onde-assistir-jogos-olimpicos-paris-2024|website=Olympics.com|quote=Os Jogos Olímpicos Paris 2024 têm transmissão ao vivo pelo Olympics.com. Serão horas de conteúdos transmitidos em tempo real para que os fãs não percam nenhuma emoção.|trans-quote=The Paris 2024 Olympic Games will be broadcast live on Olympics.com, with hours of content streamed in real time so that fans don't miss any of the excitement.|access-date=8 August 2024|archive-date=14 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240814044326/https://olympics.com/pt/noticias/onde-assistir-jogos-olimpicos-paris-2024|url-status=live }}

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Several controversial issues occurred related to the 2024 Summer Olympics, including environmental and security concerns,{{cite web|last=Oller|first=Alex|date=22 June 2024|title=Outlook on Games' opening ceremony in Seine remains murky|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1146188/outlook-games-opening-ceremony-in-sei|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240622184536/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1146188/outlook-games-opening-ceremony-in-sei|archive-date=22 June 2024|access-date=22 June 2024|website=Inside the Games}}{{cite web|last=Muñana|first=Gustavo|date=4 February 2024|title=Fewer fans allowed at Paris opening ceremony|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1143624/fewer-fans-allowed-paris-ceremony|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206161722/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1143624/fewer-fans-allowed-paris-ceremony|archive-date=6 February 2024|access-date=19 February 2024|website=Inside the Games}} human rights,{{cite news|title=Activists criticize attempts to turn French capital into 'postcard Paris' at expense of people|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/paris-olympics-social-cleansing-1.7239091|work=CBC|date=23 June 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240623080431/https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/paris-olympics-social-cleansing-1.7239091|archive-date=23 June 2024|access-date=23 June 2024}} terrorism,{{Cite web|date=21 June 2024|title=Islamist terrorism is 'main concern' for upcoming Olympics, says Paris police chief|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/islamist-terrorism-main-concern-for-upcoming-olympics-says-paris-police-chief/|access-date=22 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240621172605/https://www.timesofisrael.com/islamist-terrorism-main-concern-for-upcoming-olympics-says-paris-police-chief/|archive-date=21 June 2024|website=The Times of Israel}} and controversies over allowing Israel to participate amidst the Gaza war,{{cite news|title='Double standards, selective morality': Olympics under scrutiny for conflicting stance on Russia, Israel|url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/-double-standards-selective-morality-olympics-under-scrutiny-for-conflicting-stance-on-russia-israel/3232105|work=Anadolu Agency|date=27 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240527152725/https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/-double-standards-selective-morality-olympics-under-scrutiny-for-conflicting-stance-on-russia-israel/3232105|archive-date=27 May 2024|access-date=28 May 2024|url-status=live}}{{cite news|title=Palestinian Olympic chief wants Israel Olympic ban|url=https://www.dw.com/en/palestinian-olympic-chief-wants-israel-olympic-ban/a-69441165|work=Deutsche Welle|date=24 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240624133953/https://www.dw.com/en/palestinian-olympic-chief-wants-israel-olympic-ban/a-69441165|archive-date=24 June 2024|access-date=28 June 2024|url-status=live}} and allowing Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete as neutrals amidst the Russian invasion of Ukraine.{{cite news|last=Pathak|first=Manasi|date=1 March 2022|title=IOC recommends banning Russian, Belarusian athletes from international events|url=https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/ioc-recommends-banning-russian-belarusian-athletes-international-events-2022-02-28/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204111604/https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/ioc-recommends-banning-russian-belarusian-athletes-international-events-2022-02-28/|archive-date=4 February 2023|access-date=9 February 2023|work=Reuters|language=en}}{{cite news|title=Paris mayor wants Russian athletes banned from Olympics|url=https://www.reuters.com/sports/paris-mayor-wants-russian-athletes-banned-olympics-2024-03-13/|work=Reuters|date=13 March 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240327154536/https://www.reuters.com/sports/paris-mayor-wants-russian-athletes-banned-olympics-2024-03-13/|archive-date=27 March 2024|access-date=28 March 2024|language=en}} While there is nominally an Olympic Truce in place as is usual, the Russian invasion of Ukraine and Israel–Hamas war set a more conflicted political background to the 2024 Summer Olympics, before considering domestic and sporting issues.{{Cite news|last=Ingle|first=Sean|date=20 July 2024|title=Liberté, egalité ... fraternité? Conflict looms large as Paris welcomes world to Olympics|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/jul/20/liberte-egalite-fraternite-conflict-looms-large-as-paris-welcomes-world-to-olympics|access-date=21 July 2024|work=The Guardian|issn=0261-3077|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240720104042/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/jul/20/liberte-egalite-fraternite-conflict-looms-large-as-paris-welcomes-world-to-olympics|archive-date=20 July 2024|url-status=live}}

A portion of the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympics sparked significant controversy worldwide for its inclusion of a reenactment of the feast of the Gods, which depicts various Greek gods partaking in a banquet at Mount Olympus. The performance faced heavy backlash from Christian and conservative groups, who accused the performance representing the feast of Dionysus as mocking Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper.{{Cite news |last=Zhuang |first=Yan |date=2024-07-28 |title=An Olympics Scene Draws Scorn. Did It Really Parody 'The Last Supper'? |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/28/sports/olympics-opening-ceremony-last-supper-paris.html |access-date=2025-02-17 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite web |date=2024-08-12 |title=Olympics opening ceremony tableau sparks controversy among Christian community |url=https://www.today.com/today/rcna163929 |access-date=2025-02-17 |website=TODAY.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2024-07-29 |title=Paris Olympics organizers say sorry for offense, but insist opening ceremony did not depict "The Last Supper" - CBS News |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/paris-olympics-organizers-apologize-last-supper-tableau-religious-conservatives/ |access-date=2025-02-17 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}

The artistic director of the ceremony, Thomas Jolly, the ceremony's creative team, and many art historians later confirmed that the performance was unrelated to Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper. Jolly additionally later stated, "The idea was instead to have a grand pagan festival connected to the gods of Olympus, Olympism".{{Cite web |last=Pontone |first=Maya |date=29 July 2024 |title=No, the Olympics Ceremony Did Not Copy "The Last Supper" |url=http://hyperallergic.com/938477/no-the-olympics-ceremony-did-not-copy-the-last-supper/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240730151542/https://hyperallergic.com/938477/no-the-olympics-ceremony-did-not-copy-the-last-supper/ |archive-date=30 July 2024 |access-date=31 July 2024 |website=Hyperallergic |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Srivastava |first=Aditi |date=29 July 2024 |title=Historian debunks Paris Olympics act, 'not Last Supper but Greek Gods celebrating Olympics': See similarities |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/historian-debunks-paris-olympics-act-not-last-supper-but-greek-gods-celebrating-olympics-see-similarities-101722240785363.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240730080233/https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/historian-debunks-paris-olympics-act-not-last-supper-but-greek-gods-celebrating-olympics-see-similarities-101722240785363.html |archive-date=30 July 2024 |access-date=July 30, 2024 |website=Hindustan Times}}{{Cite news |last=Henley |first=Jon |date=29 July 2024 |title=Olympic 'Last Supper' scene was in fact based on painting of Greek gods, say art experts |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/jul/29/olympic-last-supper-scene-based-painting-greek-gods-art-experts |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240729232715/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/jul/29/olympic-last-supper-scene-based-painting-greek-gods-art-experts |archive-date=29 July 2024 |access-date=31 July 2024 |work=The Guardian |issn=0261-3077}}{{Cite web |date=2024-07-28 |title=Cérémonie d'ouverture des JO: Thomas Jolly et Daphné Bürki répondent aux critiques de Jean-Luc Mélenchon |url=https://rmcsport.bfmtv.com/jeux-olympiques/ceremonie-d-ouverture-des-jo-thomas-jolly-et-daphne-burki-repondent-aux-critiques-de-jean-luc-melenchon_AV-202407280144.html |access-date=2025-02-17 |website=RMC Sport Jeux Olympiques |language=fr}}{{Cite web |last=Rabb |first=Maxwell |date=2024-07-30 |title=Paris Olympics opening ceremony performance inspired by this Dutch painting, not "The Last Supper." |url=https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-paris-olympics-opening-ceremony-inspired-dutch-painting-the-supper |access-date=2025-02-17 |website=Artsy |language=en}}

The Olympic World Library would later publish a media guide (written before the ceremony) describing it as being a homage to cultural festivities.{{cite web |title=OPENING CEREMONY OF THE PARIS 2024 OLYMPIC GAMES : MEDIA GUIDE : 26-07-24, 19:30 / PARIS 2024 ORGANISING COMMITTEE FOR THE OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC GAMES |url=https://library.olympics.com/Default/doc/SYRACUSE/3415954/opening-ceremony-of-the-paris-2024-olympic-games-media-guide-26-07-24-19-30-paris-2024-organising-co |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240903075353/https://library.olympics.com/Default/doc/SYRACUSE/3415954/opening-ceremony-of-the-paris-2024-olympic-games-media-guide-26-07-24-19-30-paris-2024-organising-co |archive-date=3 September 2024 |publisher=Olympic World Library}} According to Georgian fact checking website Myth Detector, many experts had pointed out the differences between The Last Supper fresco and the performance.{{cite web |title=THE LAST SUPPER OR GREEK MYTHOLOGY – WHAT DOES THE SCENE AT THE PARIS OLYMPICS DEPICT AND WHY DID THE ORGANIZERS APOLOGIZE? |url=https://mythdetector.ge/en/the-last-supper-or-greek-mythology/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240808123741/https://mythdetector.ge/en/the-last-supper-or-greek-mythology/ |archive-date=8 August 2024 |access-date=29 July 2024 |publisher=Myth Detector}}

The performance, however, also received praise from others for "celebrating queer visibility and LGBTQ+ inclusivity", according to American magazine Cosmopolitan.{{Cite web|date=29 July 2024|title=Here's the Latest on "The Last Supper" Controversy at the 2024 Olympics|url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/tv/a61728017/last-supper-drag-controversy-2024-paris-olympics/|access-date=4 August 2024|website=Cosmopolitan|language=en-US|archive-date=5 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240805005935/https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/tv/a61728017/last-supper-drag-controversy-2024-paris-olympics/|url-status=live }} Among those who expressed appreciation for the segment were American actress Jodie Sweetin, as well as Le Filip, a Croatian-French drag queen who won the third season of Drag Race France.{{Cite web|last=Thomas|first=Carly|date=28 July 2024|title=Olympics Drag Performance Seemingly Resembling 'Last Supper' Draws Backlash From Conservative Leaders|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/olympics-drag-performance-last-supper-backlash-conservatives-1235960103/|access-date=3 August 2024|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en-US|archive-date=5 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240805005934/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/olympics-drag-performance-last-supper-backlash-conservatives-1235960103/|url-status=live}}

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