Paris 2024 Olympic Games live updates: news, medals and results on day 1

Paris 2024 Olympic Games so far

The Paris Olympics are officially underway, with the Opening Ceremonies kicking off one of the world’s biggest sporting events. Keep up with all the action by subscribing to our newsletter and listening to our podcast.

How to watch: Stay up to date on all the Olympic events and TV shows with our daily schedule and find out how to tune in or where to subscribe to watch. If you’re new to the Olympics, we’ve got a guide for that.

Medals: We keep track of which Olympic medals have been won by each country, including the first times.

American athletes: Team USA’s top athletes like Noah Lyles, Simone Biles and Katie Ledecky are some of the athletes to watch, but there are also some familiar faces missing this year.

New this year: Breaking or breakdancing is coming to the Olympic Games and Paris also has the daring plan to organize swimming competitions in the Seine.