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The 2024 Summer Olympics , officially known as the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad, are an ongoing international multi-sport event being held in Paris , France from 26 July to 11 August 2024, with preliminary events in some sports beginning on 24 July.[1] Athletes representing 206 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) are participating in the games.[2] The games feature 329 events across 32 sports and 48 disciplines.[3] Breaking (breakdancing ) is making its Olympic debut as an optional sport, while skateboarding , sport climbing , and surfing are returning to the programme, having debuted at the 2020 Summer Olympics .[4] [5]
Dominica ,[6] Guatemala ,[7] and Saint Lucia won their nations' first Olympic gold medals.[8] Saint Lucia, Dominica,[9] and Cape Verde won their nations' first Olympic medals.[10]
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^ Gharib, Anthony (30 July 2024). "From breaking to sports climbing: What to know about the new Olympic sports" . ESPN . Archived from the original on 2 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024 .
^ Reid, Helen (3 August 2024). "Athletics-LaFond wins triple jump gold to bring Dominica first ever Olympic medal" . Reuters . Retrieved 3 August 2024 .
^ "Gymnast-turned-shooter Adriana Ruano wins Guatemala's first Olympic gold" . Associated Press . New York City, New York, USA. 31 July 2024. Archived from the original on 1 August 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024 .
^ Poole, Harry (3 August 2024). "Paris 2024 Olympics: Julien Alfred wins 100m gold for St Lucia" . BBC Sport . Archived from the original on 5 August 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024 .
^ Wagner, James; Longman, Jeré (4 August 2024). "Meet the Nations That Have Never Won an Olympic Medal (and Two That Just Did)" . The New York Times . Archived from the original on 5 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024 .
^ "Cape Verde boxer David De Pina clinched nation's first Olympic medal" . Africanews . 3 August 2024. Archived from the original on 4 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024 .