Olympic 2024 Start Date. Posted fri 9 aug 2024 at 1:59pmfri 9 aug 2024 at 1:59pm, updated sun 11 aug 2024 at 11:41amsun 11 aug 2024 at 11:41am. Take the olympics with you.

French swimmer léon marchand won five medals — four of them gold — fulfilling comparisons to michael phelps. Spread over 11 days, athletics action at the paris 2024 olympic games will start with the 20km race walk events on thursday 1 august, and end with the women’s marathon on the final day of the games, sunday 11 august.