The top ten athletes to look out for across the Paris 2024 Olympics

Country: United States

Sport: Gymnastics

Eight years on from her terrific debut for Team USA at Rio 2016, when she took an impressive four gold medals, the 26-year-old heads to her third games on the back of a frustrating Tokyo 2020 tournament, where she could only pick up a silver and a bronze to take home with her.

But with seven medals across two games to date and multiple triumphs under her belt in the World Championships, too, she will be eying a return to form in France as she looks to cement her place as the premier female gymnast of her generation in impressive style.

Country: Great Britain

Sport: Skateboarding

One of the youngest athletes set to take the field at Paris 2024, the British prodigy - who declared for the country over Japan ahead of Tokyo 2020 - picked up a bronze on debut three years ago in the park and won the World Championships last year to underline her credentials.

The biggest question has been whether it is the only event she will compete in. Having expressed an interest in competing in surfing, too, it remains to be seen whether it will be feasible for her to qualify for both, especially given the latter competition takes place in Tahiti, on the other side of the world.

Country: Tunisia

Sport: Swimming

The only Tunisian to take gold at Tokyo 2020, the swimmer made a splash when he scored the top spot in the 400m freestyle and has only seen his standing soar since with a pair of gold medals at the World Championships in 400m freestyle and 1500m freestyle.

At just 21 years old, there’s a good chance he will remain on the scene for years to come, and he will have big hopes of delivering success for his nation again when they take the trip to France.

Country: Japan

Sport: Gymnastics

Elevated to his nation’s gymnastics team while still in school, there might not be many athletes with more on the line in Paris than Hashimoto, who brings a record he will be keen to defend after picking up success on his games debut at Tokyo 2020.

With two individual gold medals and a silver in the team event, he is looking to match his haul, or perhaps even better it, when he heads to France. A trio of gold medals at last year’s World Championships in Antwerp only underlines his credentials as the frontrunner for success once again.

Country: Ireland

Sport: Golf

The Northern Irishman has looked back to the best form of his career over the past year and a half, racking up the honors and a Ryder Cup success on the course while fighting the LIV Golf split off it. But aside from putting the Masters to bed if he can, an Olympic gold might be top of his list.

Having skipped out on the event’s return at Rio 2016, McIlroy came close to a bronze finish at Tokyo 2020, having finished tied for third at the end of regular play, but his exit in a seven-man sudden-death competition saw him miss out on a podium finish to Pan Cheng-tsung.

Country: Mexico

Sport: Diving

The youngest member of Mexico’s diving team three years ago at the postponed Tokyo 2020, the teenager will turn 20 just before the games in France and will be out to build on his first appearance at the games.

Since then, he has burst through onto the world scene, taking double silver medals at the World Championships in Fukuoka last year in both 1m springboard and 3m springboard. That success could well pave the way for a medal finish in Paris and put him even more on the sporting map.

Country: France

Sport: Soccer

For a player with the reputation and domestic success the France captain has found across her career, Renard has failed to translate that level of success onto the world stage with her nation. This is in part thanks to the dominance of the United States but also down to a few big missed opportunities.

At 33, there might not be many more chances for her to take one of the top team prizes at an international level, and with the benefit of home advantage, she will be determined to help her side put the disappointment of a frustrating Australia/New Zealand 2023 World Cup campaign.

Country: United States

Sport: Athletics

Having missed out on Tokyo 2020 through suspension after an adverse drug test, the sprinter has ensured she has kept expectations in check since, returning with a slew of impressive performances as she looks to put the ghosts of what could have been to rest.

The 23-year-old will be one of Team USA’s flagship names after winning three medals at the World Championships last year. She will be firmly among the favorites to pick up at least one, and maybe more, when she takes to the track in France in the coming months.

Country: Great Britain

Sport: Triathlon

After tournaments dominated by the Brownlee brothers, the triathlete broke out with his performances at Tokyo 2020, taking home two medals, including a gold in the very first staging of the mixed relay alongside Jess Learmonth, Jonny Brownlee, and Georgia Taylor-Brown.

He’ll hope he can go one better in the men’s race after a silver three years ago and enters France as one of Great Britain’s biggest hopes for medal success - though he will have a hard fight to ensure he takes the gold, with plenty of competition sure to fight him tooth and nail.

Country: China

Sport: Tennis

On the back of a maiden grand slam final at the Australian Open, Zheng will be out to see if she can back it up with a similarly impressive performance at Paris 2024, with the WTA star hoping it can help to further underline her credentials near the top of the sport.

While her loss to Aryna Sabalenka might have been a setback, there will be hopes she can use it to fuel a successful campaign on the tour building towards France. She will not be the only tennis player likely with high hopes however, with Novak Djokovic still missing a gold with Serbia despite his decades of success.

Has Paris hosted the Olympics before?

The Paris 2024 Olympics will be the third time the city has hosted the games, joining London as the only other host to welcome it on as many occasions.

They previously welcomed the event in 1900 and 1924, making it a full century since they last played host.

What sports will make their debut at the Paris 2024 Olympics?

Four new sports will make their debut at the Paris 2024 Olympics, with sport climbing, skateboarding, surfing, and breakdancing all added to the programme of the games.

However, karate and baseball have both been dropped from the programme, with fewer individual events on the schedule than in Tokyo 2020.

Where will the 2028 Olympics be held?

Following the Paris 2024 Olympics, the next games will be held in Los Angeles, with the United States set to welcome them back for the first time since Atlanta 1996.

It will mark the third occasion that the city has hosted the games, following London and Paris, having brought them to California in 1932 and 1984.

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