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New sports at the Paris 2024 Olympics

Break it down: New sports at the Paris 2024 Olympics
A close up of the gold, silver, and bronze medals that will be used at the Paris 2024 Olympics; the say "Paris 2024" in the middle and include an engraving of the Olympic torch and Olympic rings.
These are the medals of the Paris 2024 Olympics — so shiny + pretty. | Photo via Thomas Deschamps + Paris 2024 Pressroom
The 2024 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremonies are starting soon — and you can watch them live via WCNC starting at 1:30 p.m. And don’t worry… if you can’t tune in at work, they’ll be replaying the ceremonies in primetime at 7:30 p.m. Don’t miss a moment.

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The torch was lit at the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games Opening Ceremony in Orlando. | Photo by Paul W. Harvey IV via Special Olympics

The Paris 2024 Olympics will feature several new + newish sports, including break dancing, skateboarding, sport climbing, surfing, and 3x3 basketball. Let’s explore what you need to know about these new events and their rules.
  • Breaking (aka breakdancing) is making its Olympic debut after a resounding success in the 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Rooted in hip-hop culture, breaking originated in the US and dates back to the 1970s. Breaking battles will take place on Friday, Aug. 9 and Saturday, Aug. 10 at La Concorde in the heart of Paris.
  • Stoked about skateboarding at the Summer Olympics? Us too. This sport is newish to the Games — it debuted at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, and it seems it’s here to stick. The world’s greatest skateboarders — including many from California repping Team USA (we see you, Bryce Wettstein + Nyjah Huston) — will compete in two disciplines across preliminary and final events: park + street skating. Skateboarding events will take place at La Concorde beginning tomorrow, July 27.
  • Sport Climbing — This new Olympic sport is going to rock your world. Similar to skateboarding, sport climbing made its Olympic debut at the Tokyo Games, it’s also here for the long haul. Sport climbing events will take place at Le Bourget between Monday, Aug. 5 and Saturday, Aug. 10.
  • We’re amped for this one, too. Surfing debuted at the Tokyo Games and is back to catch more waves at the Paris 2024 Olympics. Surfing events will take place at the iconic surfing spot Teahupo’o in Tahiti — 9,000+ miles away from Paris — beginning tomorrow, July 27.
  • 3x3 basketball also debuted at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics — although, there have been several iterations of the event at Youth Olympic Games over the years. These events will be played at La Concorde with games beginning Tuesday, July 30.
Ready to try your hand at some of these? Check out our list of sporting spots around the country.
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Local Athletes

Dreaming of gold, with ties to Charlotte

Dreaming of gold: Olympians with ties to Charlotte competing in the Paris 2024 Olympics
The Eiffel Tower in Paris with Olympic rings
The Paris 2024 Olympics run from Friday, July 26 to Sunday, Aug. 11. | Photo by CLTtoday
Light the torch and cue that iconic Olympics theme song — we’re ready for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics happening Friday, July 26 to Sunday, Aug. 11.

At this summer’s Olympic Games, approximately 10,500 athletes from 206 National Olympic Committees will compete across 32 sports — including some new ones. Since we’re all about keeping it local, we’ve rounded up Paris 2024 Olympians with ties to
Charlotte that you should keep your eye on.
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