An air of sport and celebration... On this first day of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, we're enjoying the events (if you've managed to get a ticket), or, failing that, soaking up the atmosphere while enjoying the activities and entertainment that our beautiful capital (but not only...) has to offer. And on this July 27, 2024, there's plenty to do! Rowing, canoeing, boxing, fencing, soccer, handball, judo, swimming and volleyball... No fewer than twenty events await you!
So, if you're not quite sure where to turn, or whether the ticket you've got is for the right day, the Sortiraparis editorial team has put together a comprehensive list of things to do, with all the information you could possibly need on the day's events, places and experiences to visit, and restaurants to discover in the area. All that's left is for you to choose from our fine selection... Ready for a great Olympic day?
The French men and women in the running
- Judo: Shirine Boukli - Luka Mkheidze (10am)
- Shooting: Florian Fouquet (10:30am) - Camille Jedrzejewski (12:30pm)
- Fencing: Coraline Vitalis (11h40) - Marie-Florence Candassamy - Auriane Mallo-Breton (12h05) - Maxime Pianfetti (12h55) - Bolade Apithy (13h20) - Sebastien Patrice (13h45)
- Tennis: Diane Parry - Varvara Gracheva - Reboul/Roger-Vasselin - Caroline Garcia - Fils/Humbert - Burel/Gracheva (12h)
- Road cycling: Audrey Cordon Ragot - Juliette Labous (2:30pm) - Kevin Vauquelin (4:32pm)
- Canoeing: Nicolas Gestin (15h and 17h10) - Camille Prigent (16h and 18h10)
- Badminton: Gicquel/Delrue (3:40pm) - Corvee/Labar (4:30pm) - C.Popov/TJ Popov (7:30pm) - Lambert/Tran (10pm)
- Field field hockey: Germany - France (5pm) - Netherlands - France (8:15pm)
- Basketball: France - Brazil (5:15pm)
- Table tennis: Lebrun/Yuan (5:15pm) - Prithika Pavade (9:30pm)
- Water polo: Spain - France (6:30pm)
- Soccer: France - Guinea (9pm)
- Handball: Denmark - France (9pm)
- Boxing: Estelle Mossely (9:20pm)
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Paraguay/
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Argentina/
Iraq (Lyon, 3pm)
Dominican Republic/
Spain (Bordeaux, 3pm)
Uzbekistan/
Egypt (Nantes, 5pm)
Ukraine/
Morocco (Saint-Etienne, 5pm)
New Zealand/
United States (Marseille, 7pm)
France/
Guinea (Nice, 9pm)
Japan/
Mali (Bordeaux, 9pm) 
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