Date: Friday 26 July 2024 – Sunday 11 August 2024 

Number of events: 329 in 32 sports 

Location: France Paris 

Athletes: around 10,500 athletes 

What is the purpose of the Olympics? 

The purpose of the Olympics is to contribute to building a peaceful and better world by educating youth through sport practised without discrimination of any kind and in the Olympic spirit, which requires a spirit of friendship, solidarity, and fair play. 

What sports are in the Olympics? 

In the Olympics there are a variety of different sports such as archery, canoeing, handball, football, beach volleyball, boxing, fencing hockey sailing, golf, cycling, badminton, break dancing, gymnastics, Swimming and loads more. 

Facts about Olympics 2024 

• Paris 2024 will feature the debut of breakdancing as an Olympic event  

• Olympic medals will contain iron once part of the Eiffel Tower  

•  Olympic single ticket prices for the games range from £31 to more than £1,176. 

• Tickets for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies start at £117 

• Paris has spent at least £7.6 billion (about £27 per person in the US) on Olympic expenses 

• A secret surf spot 15,000km from Paris is hosting part of the 2024 Olympic Games 

• The Olympics were banned by the Romans in 396 AD because of conflict. They were not held again for another 1,500 years until the modern Olympic games began in Athens in 1896. 

• The first Olympic games took place in 776 BC. 

Overall, I think the Olympics is great and brings a lot of people together. 

By Arinade Adedirian (S2)