The Paris Olympics Games 2024 are here to decide the fate of over 10,000 athletes are competing for over two weeks in the French capital. The Paris Olympics have been declared open with the Games taking place from July 26 to August 11. A total of 329 medal events are taking place across 32 sports, two less than the Games in Tokyo. Break Dance or Breaking will be making their Olympic debut in Paris.

The motto of the Paris Olympics is: "Games Wide Open" (French: Ouvrons grand les Jeux). The motto signifies the organisers' goal of hosting more inclusive, responsible, equal, and spectacular games.

These Games in Paris are historic in more ways than one. Paris has become only the second city in Olympic history after London to host the Summer Games thrice. The Opening Ceremony on and along the river Seine was also the first time that the Games were opened outside a stadium. This is also the first time that the Olympics have achieved gender parity with men and women participating in equal numbers. The Paris Olympics have also promised to be the most eco-friendly Summer Games ever.

Over 200 nations have marked their attendance with a refugee team and some individuals competing as neutrals. As many as 32 sports will take place across 35 venues with most of these already being iconic stadiums in the French capital. Interestingly, while all other events take place in Paris and around the city, surfing action goes to Tahiti, which is part of French Polynesia, almost 10,000 miles away.

As for India, 117 athletes are participating in the Paris Olympics with PV Sindhu and Achanta Sharath Kamal getting the honour of being the flagbearers at the Opening Ceremony. The country hopes to return from Paris with its best ever medal tally. Neeraj Chopra, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty, PV Sindhu, Vinesh Phogat, Antim Panghal, Nikhat Zareen, Lovlina Borgohain, Sift Kaur Samra, Manu Bhaker, the archery men’s team are among the biggest medal hopes.

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