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Olympics 101: What to know with the Paris Summer Games

Simone Biles competes on the balance beam during a women's artistic gymnastics qualification round at the 2024 Summer Olympics. AP Photo/Abbie Parr

The 2024 Summer Games in Paris provided nonstop excitement and entertainment for Olympic fans around the world. Check out our comprehensive catalogue of resources on the festivities below:

2024 Olympic basics

2024 Summer Olympics FAQ: Dates, locations, new sports, more

2024 Olympic opening ceremony: Date, time, torch relay, more

When are the Olympics over? Closing ceremony date, time, more

What are the new sports at the 2024 Paris Summer Games?

First-time Olympians in Paris: Curry, Gauff, Scheffler, more

Why is Paris hosting the 2024 Olympics? French facts to know

What's in the 2024 Olympic winners box?

Why do Olympic athletes ring a bell at the Stade de France?

U.S. firsts at the 2024 Olympics

Olympic history

2026 and 2028 Olympics: What to know

Who has hosted the Olympics? Featured cities since 1896

Olympics dictionary: Breaking to Dream Team, golf to rings

Olympic history: Greek roots, modern era, future plans, more

U.S. Olympic flag-bearers: LeBron, Phelps, Bird, Staley, more

When did summer events become Olympic sports?

Olympic history: Family dynasties that dominated the Games

Most unbreakable Olympic records: Bolt, Phelps, more

Athletes who won medals in both Summer and Winter Games

Olympic medal counts

Who has won the most gold medals at the Olympics?

Which U.S. Olympians have won the most gold medals?

Summer Games history: U.S. gold medal count by event

Which countries have the most gold medals at Summer Games?

What are the longest U.S. medal droughts?

Olympic summer sport primers

Rules

How does Olympic breaking work? Format, rules, judging and more

How does Olympic gymnastics work? Events, format, scoring

How does Olympic swimming work? Events, rules, scoring

How does Olympic track and field work? Medaling, format, rules

How does Olympic sport climbing work? Rules, format, more

How does Olympic volleyball work? Scoring, format, rules

How does 5-on-5, 3x3 basketball work at Summer Games?

How does soccer work at the Olympics? Format, schedule, groups, more

How does Olympic surfing work? Format, judging, scoring

How does tennis work at the Olympics? Format, rules, schedule

How does golf work at the Olympics? Format, schedule, more

How does Olympic skateboarding work? Rules, format, more

What is artistic swimming? Olympic format, rules, more

What is rhythmic gymnastics? Olympic format, rules, more

Supplementary information

International NBA players in the 2024 Paris Games

NBA and WNBA at the Olympics: Rosters, medal counts, more

Every Team USA Olympic basketball roster since 1992

NBA players with 300+ Olympic points

Players who have won an NBA title and Olympic gold medal in the same year

Who is Jimmy Fredette? 3x3 Olympic basketball rosters

Simone Biles' signature moves to watch at the 2024 Olympic Games

Gymnastics individual all-around gold medalists since 2004

Highest scoring Olympic gymnastics routines

Soccer players at the Olympics, from Messi to Marta

How many gold medals has the USWNT won? Olympic history

Tennis players at the Olympics, from Djokovic to Williams

What is a Golden Slam in tennis? Djokovic achieves Olympic feat

Who are the fastest humans in the world? Olympic 100m winners

Top Olympic track and field records

Top Olympic swimming records

Five Olympic events Team USA has never won a medal in

Olympic athlete accolades

Simone Biles' gymnastics titles: Olympics, Worlds, more stats

Novak Djokovic tennis titles: Olympics, Grand Slams, more

Breanna Stewart's basketball honors: Olympics, WNBA, stats

LeBron James' basketball career: Olympics, NBA, more stats

Trinity Rodman's soccer career: Honors, awards, more stats

Noah Lyles' track titles: Olympics, Championships, more

Sha'Carri Richardson's track and field titles, honors, more

Coco Gauff's tennis career: Titles, awards, more honors

Andy Murray's tennis career: Grand Slam wins, Olympic stats

Scottie Scheffler's golf career: PGA Tour wins, more titles

Katie Ledecky's swimming titles: Olympics, Championships, more

Caeleb Dressel swimming titles: Olympics, Championships, more

Chase Budinger's stats, from NBA to Olympic beach volleyball

Suni Lee gymnastics titles: Olympics, championships, more

Sophia Smith career USWNT, NWSL titles and honors

Who is Rebeca Andrade, the gymnastics Olympian from Brazil?

Who is Ilona Maher, the U.S. women's rugby Olympic women's rugby star?

Nelly Korda golf titles: Olympics, LPGA, more

Sunny Choi's breaking career: Medals that led to Olympics

Other Olympic FAQs

How old do you have to be to compete in the Olympics?

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