Sports Making Their Debut at the Paris 2024 Olympics – Everything You Need to Know

The Paris 2024 Olympic Games, which begin in July, will feature 329 events in 32 sports, including two new Olympic debut sports.

New Delhi: From humble beginnings with just 43 events across 9 sports in 1896, the Olympic Games have grown into a spectacle of grandeur. The Paris 2024 Olympic Games will feature an impressive 329 events across 32 sports, promising an exhilarating display of athletic prowess. This edition introduces two exciting new sports and bids farewell to baseball, softball and karate.

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As this historic event approaches, Sportstar highlights the new signings who will make their Olympic debut in Paris.

Break

Building on its success at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Argentina, breakdancing will make its Olympic debut at Paris 2024. The sport was announced on December 7, 2020, and marks the first time a dance sport will be featured at the Summer Olympics.

Scheduled for August 9-10, the competition will feature 16 B-boys and 16 B-girls battling it out in exhilarating one-on-one showdowns. With their moves synced to DJ tracks, these breakdancers will attempt to amaze the judges and compete for Olympic glory.

Kayak crossing

An exciting new event will make its debut in canoe slalom at the Paris Olympics from August 3-5: kayak cross. This innovative event will replace the men’s and women’s K-1 200-meter sprint races. In kayak cross, four athletes race simultaneously from a ramp above the water, completing a challenging course with up to six downstream gates and two upstream gates. This marks the first head-to-head race format in Olympic canoe slalom history, deviating from the traditional individual time trials.

Sport climbing with new formats

In addition to the two debut events, sport climbing, which was featured at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, will return to this edition with an updated format. At the Paris Games, the number of athletes will increase from 40 to 68, with the competition split into two separate events. Unlike Tokyo, where each gender had one combined medal, Paris will have separate bouldering and lead events in addition to a speed event.