The Paris Olympics take place from July 26-August 11, with some preliminaries starting even earlier. Here are some of the highlights to look out for:
Friday, July 26
Opening ceremony
Saturday, July 27
Cycling: Road time trials.
Swimming: Women’s 400m freestyle, with American Katie Ledecky and Australian Ariarne Titmus.
Tennis: Singles and doubles start.
Sunday, July 28
Gymnastics: Four-times gold medallist Simone Biles of the United States begins her quest for more glory.
Swimming: Briton Adam Peaty is targeting a third gold in the men’s 100m breaststroke, with the men’s 400m individual medley also a highlight.
Monday, July 29
Swimming: Titmus goes in the women’s 200m freestyle.
Tuesday, July 30
Gymnastics: Women’s team final.
Wednesday, July 31
Swimming: Ledecky competes in the women’s 1500m freestyle.
Thursday, August 1
Gymnastics: Biles is favourite for the women’s all-round title.
Swimming: The women’s 200m breaststroke and 200m butterfly look like the stand-out finals.
Friday, August 2
JudocTypeface:> French judoka Teddy Riner looks for a third title in the men’s +100kg, this time on home soil.
Swimming: The men’s 50m freestyle with American Caeleb Dressel.
Saturday, August 3
Athletics: The women’s 100m final. American Sha’Carri Richardson and Jamaicans Shericka Jackson and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Price go head-to-head as the athletics starts.
Cycling: Men’s road race.
Gymnastics: Britain’s Max Whitlock seeks a third gold on the pommel horse.
Rowing: Men’s and women’s eights finals.
Tennis: Women’s singles and men’s doubles finals.
Sunday, August 4
Athletics: Men’s 100m final, with American Noah Lyles the favourite.
Cycling: Women’s road race.
Swimming: Ledecky eyes a fourth straight gold in the women’s 800m freestyle. Dressel set to star in men’s 100m butterfly.
Tennis: Men’s singles final, with Germany’s Alexander Zverev hoping for a second gold. Also women’s doubles final.
Monday, August 5
Athletics: Sweden’s Armand Duplantis set to shine in the men’s pole vault final.
Gymnastics: Finals end.
Swimming: Men’s 4×100m medley relay and women’s 50m freestyle.
Tuesday, August 6
Athletics: Women’s 200m final and men’s 1,500m final, with Norway’s Jakob Ingebrigtsen set to go for gold.
Wednesday, August 7
Athletics: Men’s 400m final.
Thursday, August 8
AthleticscTypeface:> Lyles set to compete in the men’s 200m final while women’s 400m hurdles final should be a highlight. Germany’s Tokyo champion Malaika Mihambo hopes for more gold in the women’s long jump final.
Swimming: Men’s 10 kilometres open water set to take place in Seine despite pollution concerns. Germany’s Florian Wellbrock won gold in Tokyo and is back for another title tilt.
Friday, August 9
Athletics: Norwegian Karsten Warholm will hope to shine in the men’s 400m hurdles. Women’s and men’s 4x100m relay finals also take place.
Saturday, August 10
Athletics: Qatar’s Mutaz Barshim likely to feature in the men’s high jump final. Twice Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge races in the men’s marathon. Men’s and women’s 4x400m relay finals.
Basketball: Men’s final. The US are favourites to reach the final, with LeBron James, Kevin Durant and Steph Curry on the roster. But world champions Germany will also go for gold.
Football: Women’s gold medal match. Germany are among the favourites.
Sunday, August 11
Athletics: World record holder Tigst Assefa of Ethiopia goes for gold in the women’s marathon.
Closing Ceremony
(DPA)