Paris 2024: Everything you need to know ahead of Day 1 at the Olympics
The Olympic flame is lit during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Picture: Miguel Tona/Pool/PA Wire
An elaborate opening ceremony took place on the Seine with athletes cruising along the river in boats. 100m hurdler Sarah Lavin and golfer Shane Lowry were the Irish flagbearers.
Celine Dion closing out the ceremony moments after a flaming cauldron rose into the Paris sky.
Bev Priestman, head coach of the Canadian women's football team, was sent home from the Olympics after it emerged she was "highly likely" to have been aware of two alleged incidents in which drones were used to spy on opposition teams.
8.48am Equestrian, Eventing - team and individual Dressage, Sarah Ennis
9.30am Men’s Hockey, Pool B, Ireland v Belgium
10.02am Swimming, Women’s 100m Butterfly heats, Ellen Walshe (heat2/4)
10.50am Rowing, Men’s Double Sculls (M2x), Philip Doyle & Daire Lynch (heat 3/3)
11.10am Rowing, Women’s Double Sculls (W2x), Zoe Hyde & Alison Bergin (heat 2/3)
11.15am Swimming, Women’s 4x100m Freestyle (Heat 1/2) Danielle Hill, Erin Riordan, Grace Davison & Victoria Catterson
11.42am Equestrian, Eventing - team and individual Dressage, Susie Berry
2pm Men’s Rugby Sevens, 5th-8th placings, Ireland V USA
2pm Canoe Slalom, Men’s C1 1st & 2nd run, Liam Jegou
3pm Canoe Slalom, Women’s K1 1st & 2nd run, Madison Corcoran
3.44pm Cycling Road, Men’s time trial, Ryan Mullen
3.51pm Equestrian, Eventing - team and individual Dressage, Austin O’Connor
4.22pm Boxing, Men’s 63.5kg, Prelims (Rd of 32), Dean Clancy V Obanda Alkasbeh (JOR)
5.30pm Men’s Rugby Sevens, 5-6 Placing *dependant on winning match V USA
7.30pm Swimming, Women’s 100m Butterfly semi-finals, Ellen Walshe *dependant on progression
8.10pm or later, Badminton, Men’s Singles, Group P, Nhat Nguyen v Zilberman (ISR)
8.20pm Gymnastics, Men’s Pommel qualification, Rhys McClenaghan
8.34pm Swimming, Women’s 4x100m Freestyle final, Danielle Hill, Erin Riordan, Grace Davison & Victoria Catterson *dependant on progression
There are two standout games in the men's basketball with Australia playing Spain at 10am and France facing Brazil at 4:15pm. The gold medal match in the men's rugby sevens kicks off at 6:45pm. At 8pm, two of the best teams in the world - France and Denmark - meet in the group stages of the men's handball.
Sharon Ní Chonchúir met the medical team keeping Team Ireland healthy in Paris.
Brendan O'Brien spoke to several Irish Olympians about how they prepare mentally for competition.
Badminton player Rachael Darragh told Colm Greaves about her aunt and uncle Olympians, Chloe and Sam Magee, inspiring her sporting career.
"As a golfer and a sportsperson I live day to day. Last week was the Open, it nearly went according to plan. Straight after that it was in my head to go and redeem myself in a couple of weeks in Paris.
“But obviously I have today as well. It’s a really nice distraction to have. Don’t get me wrong, the first few days of this week were hard, I was a bit sour, and you’re waking up in the morning wondering what you could have done differently last weekend.
”But the excitement that's around something like this, to be honest I'm looking forward to getting down to the Village now and seeing the excitement around the whole place and yeah, living it up for the next 24 hours. It will be cool.”
- Shane Lowry on going from a low at The Open to a high in Paris.
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