The 2024 Paris Olympics are starting! A first will take place at the opening.

The Olympics, one of the greatest events in the history of sports, is about to begin. The 2024 Summer Olympics, which will take place in the capital of France, Paris, will be held between July 26th and August 11th.

OPENING CEREMONY ON THE SEINE RIVER

The opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games, hosted by the capital of France, Paris, will take place on the Seine River. The ceremony, in which 10,500 athletes from 204 countries will compete, will start at 19:30 (GMT+3). Boats carrying the athlete delegations will parade along the Seine River from under the Austerlitz Bridge to the Lena Bridge, covering a distance of over 6 kilometers. The parade route will feature cultural presentations and views of Paris' iconic structures. It is expected that approximately 300,000 people will attend the opening ceremony, which will be held outside of a traditional stadium for the first time in Olympic history.

LOGO AND MASCOT

The Paris 2024 logo combines three simple yet powerful symbols: the gold medal, representing sports; the flame, representing the Olympic and Paralympic Movement; and Marianne, representing France. The official mascot of the 2024 Summer Olympics is The Phryges (left), and the official mascot of the 2024 Summer Paralympic Games is Paralympic The Phryges (right).

SPORTS

At the 2024 Paris Olympics, athletes will compete in 48 disciplines within 32 sports. The games will take place in a total of 34 different venues, and medals will be awarded in 329 categories. While karate and baseball, which were included in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, have been removed from the program, breakdancing will be included in the Olympics for the first time in Paris 2024. The sports to be contested in Paris 2024 include athletics, shooting, badminton, basketball (3x3 basketball, basketball), equestrian (dressage, show jumping, eventing), cycling (BMX freestyle, BMX racing, mountain biking, road cycling, track cycling), boxing, breakdancing, gymnastics (artistic, rhythmic, trampoline), fencing, football, wrestling (Greco-Roman, freestyle), golf, weightlifting, handball, hockey, judo, canoeing (slalom, sprint), skateboarding, rowing, table tennis, modern pentathlon, rugby, water sports (swimming, marathon swimming, diving, water polo, synchronized swimming), surfing, archery, taekwondo, tennis, triathlon, climbing, volleyball (beach volleyball, volleyball), and sailing.

102 ATHLETES FROM TURKEY WILL PARTICIPATE

Turkey will be represented by a total of 102 athletes, 54 of whom are women and 48 are men, in 18 different sports at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Turkey will compete in athletics with 16 athletes, wrestling with 11 athletes, sailing, judo, boxing, and swimming with 8 athletes each, shooting with 7 athletes, taekwondo and gymnastics with 5 athletes each, archery with 4 athletes, fencing and modern pentathlon with 2 athletes each, and table tennis, badminton, cycling, weightlifting, and rowing with one athlete each. Only the Turkish Women's National Volleyball Team (13) will compete in team sports on behalf of Turkey.

TURKISH FLAG TO BE CARRIED BY BUSENAZ AND METE

In the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics, the Turkish flag will be carried by national boxer Busenaz Sürmeneli and national archer Mete Gazoz. National athletes Busenaz Sürmeneli and Mete Gazoz, who won gold medals at the Tokyo Olympics, will be at the forefront of the Turkish delegation during the opening ceremony. Turkey will pass in 191st place during the parade.

TURKEY'S OLYMPIC HISTORY

Turkey has won a total of 104 medals with 84 different athletes in the history of the Summer Olympics. Here are the athletes and their respective sports who won gold medals for Turkey in the Olympic Games:

OLYMPICS-SPORT-ATHLETE

• 1936 Berlin Wrestling - Yaşar Erkan
• 1948 London Wrestling - Yaşar Doğu
• 1948 London Wrestling - Nasuh Akar
• 1948 London Wrestling - Mersinli Ahmet Kireççi
• 1948 London Wrestling - Mehmet Oktay
• 1948 London Wrestling - Gazanfer Bilge
• 1948 London Wrestling - Celal Atik
• 1952 Helsinki Wrestling - Hasan Gemici
• 1952 Helsinki Wrestling - Bayram Şit
• 1956 Melbourne Wrestling - Mustafa Dağıstanlı
• 1956 Melbourne Wrestling - Mithat Bayrak
• 1956 Melbourne Wrestling - Hamit Kaplan
• 1960 Rome Wrestling - Tevfik Kış
• 1960 Rome Wrestling - Müzahir Sille
• 1960 Rome Wrestling - Mustafa Dağıstanlı
• 1960 Rome Wrestling - Mithat Bayrak
• 1960 Rome Wrestling - İsmet Atlı
• 1960 Rome Wrestling - Hasan Güngör
• 1960 Rome Wrestling - Ahmet Bilek
• 1964 Tokyo Wrestling - Kazım Ayvaz
• 1964 Tokyo Wrestling - İsmail Ogan
• 1968 Mexico City Wrestling - Mahmut Atalay
• 1968 Mexico City Wrestling - Ahmet Ayık
• 1988 Seoul Weightlifting - Naim Süleymanoğlu
• 1992 Barcelona Weightlifting - Naim Süleymanoğlu
• 1992 Barcelona Wrestling - Mehmet Akif Pirim
• 1996 Atlanta Weightlifting - Naim Süleymanoğlu
• 1996 Atlanta Weightlifting - Halil Mutlu
• 1996 Atlanta Wrestling - Hamza Yerlikaya
• 1996 Atlanta Wrestling - Mahmut Demir
• 2000 Sydney Weightlifting - Halil Mutlu
• 2000 Sydney Wrestling - Hamza Yerlikaya
• 2000 Sydney Judo - Hüseyin Özkan
• 2004 Athens Weightlifting - Halil Mutlu
• 2004 Athens Weightlifting - Taner Sağır
• 2004 Athens Weightlifting - Nurcan Taylan
• 2008 Beijing Wrestling - Ramazan Şahin
• 2012 London Taekwondo - Servet Tazegül
• 2016 Rio Wrestling - Taha Akgül
• 2020 Tokyo Boxing - Busenaz Sürmeneli
• 2020 Tokyo Archery - Mete Gazoz

THE MOST SUCCESSFUL ATHLETES IN OLYMPIC HISTORY

In the ranking of athletes with the most medals in Olympic history, American swimmer Michael Phelps holds the top spot.

ABD'li swimmer Phelps became the most successful athlete in the summer Olympic Games with 23 gold, 3 silver, and 2 bronze medals. Phelps also earned the title of the athlete with the most gold medals in a single Olympics with 8 gold medals. Soviet gymnast Latynina won a total of 18 medals, including 9 gold, in 3 Olympics. German female canoeist Schmidt and Hungarian male fencer Gerevich both won gold medals in all 6 different Olympics they participated in.