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The 2024 Paris Summer Olympics

When and how to watch your favorite events, interviews with Team USA athletes, and everything else you need to know about the Games.

The 2024 Summer Olympics kick off on July 26, and athletes from all over the world will be bringing their best to Paris to take home the gold. With a whopping 329 events across 32 different sports, the Games are chock-full of opportunities to witness world records in real time, catch cultural moments, and immerse yourself in highly skilled match-ups. We’re on top of it all—from track and field to gymnastics, soccer to swimming, and even new Olympic sports you don’t want to miss. Follow along as we cheer on Team USA!

Your Guide to the 2024 Summer Olympics

Everything you should know leading up to the Paris Games, including how to tune in from home.

Everything You Need to Know About Team USA’s 2024 Olympic Gymnastics Team

For one, there’s a surprising new addition this year that we’re so excited about.
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Athletes Will Have No ‘Restrictions’ on Sex in the Olympic Village This Year

Let’s be real, who were those cardboard beds going to stop anyway?

Old School Cool: The Swaggiest Summer Olympics Uniforms of All Time

These retro looks deserve a revival during the Paris Games.

No AC in the Olympic Village? Team USA Says It’s a ‘Critical Component’ of Performance

So they’ll be bringing their own to make sure the athletes can compete their best.

Ilona Maher on Her ‘Overweight’ BMI: ‘I’m Going to the Olympics and You Aren’t’

The Team USA rugby player deftly responded to a commenter who tried (and failed) to roast her.

Simone Biles Stepped Off the Mat and Into These Cozy Nike Slippers After the Olympic Trials

Get them on sale, and shop some of the GOAT’s other off-duty looks while you’re at it.

The Olympic Village Will Have a Nursery for the First Time Ever This Year

It’ll be one less thing athlete parents need to think about as they compete in Paris.

How Gymnast Jordan Chiles Is Getting the Rest She Needs Before the US Olympic Trials This Weekend

Puppies and Pinterest help her get through her biggest training days.

Sha’Carri Richardson Will Finally Get Her Shot at Olympic Gold

After a blistering win at the Trials, the track star is set to represent Team USA in Paris.

US Rugby Player Ilona Maher’s Self-Care Survival Kit Includes the Lipstick She Sees as ‘War Paint’

Plus a few more essentials that keep the Olympian comfy—and feeling like herself—on the road.

Breaking Is Officially an Olympic Sport. Here’s How Scoring Will Work at the Summer Games

Plus, other fun changes you can expect for tried-and-true events.

How Katie Ledecky Is Defining Success for Paris 2024

The decorated swimmer and author of a new memoir tells SELF what motivates her to gold.

15-Year-Old Katie Ledecky Felt ‘Zero-Pressure’ at Her First Olympics—And Left a Gold Medalist

In this exclusive excerpt from her new memoir, “Just Add Water: My Swimming Life,” Ledecky shares what it was like to be the teen underdog at the London Games.

Caitlin Clark Didn’t Make the Olympic Team, But Says It’s ‘Honestly No Disappointment’

According to the 22-year-old Fever rookie, there’s always 2028.

But Seriously, How Does Tennis Scoring Work?

This absolute ace of a guide will clear up all the confusion.