The Paris 2024 Olympic Games are merely days away, which means many Australians will be glued to their television screens, enthralled by all of the sporting action.
There are so many sports (55) played at the Olympics that it can be hard to keep up and know which events you’re keen to catch. Here, we list them all so you can prepare yourself for all the upcoming action.
The 2024 Olympics will mark the third-largest Australian team brought to an overseas Games, with 460 athletes competing across 42 sports.
We’ve alphabetically listed all of the sports played at the summer Olympics – and which ones our Aussie athletes will be competing in – below. So if you’re keen to catch some of the action live, you can decide which sports you’ll be staying up late, or waking up early, to watch.
Unfortunately for us Aussies, the Paris time zone is almost opposite to us, which means that we’ll more often than not be waking up to news of what’s happened overnight at the games.
For those who are eager to not miss out on a second of the action, here’s all the sports being played at the 2024 Olympic Games.
- Acrobatic Gymnastics
- Archery – Two Australians
- Artistic Gymnastics – Six Australians
- Artistic Swimming – Eight Australians
- Athletics – 75 Australians
- Badminton – Three Australians
- Baseball 5
- Baseball Softball
- Basketball – 24 Australians
- Basketball 3×3 – Four Australians
- Beach Handball
- Beach Volleyball – Six Australians
- Boxing – 12 Australians
- Breaking – Two Australians
- Canoe Slalom – Four Australians
- Canoe Sprint – 11 Australians
- Coastal Rowing
- Cricket
- Cycling BMX Freestyle – Two Australians
- Cycling BMX Racing – Three Australians
- Cycling Mountain Bike – One Australian
- Cycling Road – Six Australians
- Cycling Track – 13 Australians
- Diving – Nine Australians
- Equestrian – Nine Australians
- Fencing
- Flag Football
- Football – 18 Australians
- Golf – Four Australians
- Handball
- Hockey – 32 Australians
- Judo – Three Australians
- Karate
- Lacrosse
- Marathon Swimming – Four Australians
- Modern Pentathlon – One Australian
- Rhythmic Gymnastics – Six Australians
- Rowing – 37 Australians
- Rugby Sevens – 24 Australians
- Sailing – 12 Australians
- Shooting – 10 Australians
- Skateboarding – Nine Australians
- Sport Climbing – Two Australians
- Squash
- Surfing – Four Australians
- Swimming – 41 Australians
- Table Tennis – Six Australians
- Taekwondo – Three Australians
- Tennis – Nine Australians
- Trampoline – One Australian
- Triathlon – Four Australians
- Volleyball
- Water Polo – 26 Australians
- Weightlifting – Three Australians
- Wrestling – Two Australians
Australia traditionally sees the most success at the Olympic Games in sports such as swimming, athletics, cycling, and rowing.
Swimming is our most successful Olympic sport so far, with Australia winning 71 gold medals so far, as well as an additional 73 silvers and 77 bronzes in swimming alone.
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