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.
By Jenny McCoy, C.P.T.
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.
By Lela Moore
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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?
By Caroline Tien
Old School Cool: The Swaggiest Summer Olympics Uniforms of All Time
These retro looks deserve a revival during the Paris Games.
By Grace McCarty
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.
By Caroline Tien
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.
By Caroline Tien
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.
By Grace McCarty
What It’s Really Like to Sleep in the Olympic Village, According to the Actual Athletes
Yes, cardboard beds are a thing. So are parties.
By Cindy Kuzma
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.
By Taylor Dutch
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.
By Taylor Dutch
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.
By Christa Sgobba, C.P.T.
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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.
By Caroline Tien
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.
By Jenny McCoy, C.P.T.
See 12 Sha’Carri Richardson Finish Line Photos That Scream Victory
She brings as much personality to the track as she does talent.
12 slides
By Grace McCarty
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.
By Cindy Kuzma
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.
By Christa Sgobba, C.P.T.
But Seriously, How Does Tennis Scoring Work?
This absolute ace of a guide will clear up all the confusion.
By Jenny McCoy, C.P.T.