Team Canada will compete at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, just a week before the opening games in the French capital.
More than 300 Canadian athletes will compete for medals in 32 sports over two weeks in Paris.
An Ipsos poll conducted exclusively by Global News has found increased interest in this year’s Summer Olympics, which take place every four years.
Six in 10 respondents said they were interested in the Paris Olympics, a figure that is significantly higher than previous surveys that found 32% were interested in the Beijing 2022 Olympics and 33% in Tokyo 2020.
As anticipation builds, here are some of the most frequently asked questions Canadians are asking on Google about the Paris Olympics.
When do the Olympics start?
The tournament officially begins with an opening ceremony on July 26, but some matches will begin on July 24.
Breaking with tradition, the opening ceremony, which begins at 2 p.m. ET on Friday, will be held outside the stadium on the Seine River.
The event’s parade will see over 10,000 participants cruise on boats along the Seine River.
The Olympics will conclude with a closing ceremony on August 11.
Meanwhile, the Paralympics are scheduled to be held from August 28 to September 8.
What is the Paris 2024 schedule?
Canada’s Olympic bid begins on July 25 when the Canadian women’s soccer team takes on New Zealand in Group A.
The swimming competition will take place from July 27 to August 4.
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The track and field competition will begin on August 1 and run until the final day of the competition, August 11.
The Canadian Olympic Committee has released the full schedule, including when Team Canada will compete at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, on its olympic.ca website.
Breakdancing, an urban dance style rooted in hip-hop culture, made its debut at the Paris Olympics.
Skateboarding, sport climbing and surfing will also return as optional events after debuting at the last Tokyo Olympics.
B-Boy Nebz competes in the Breaking for Gold Big Apple breakdancing regional competition in Brooklyn, New York, on Saturday, April 22, 2023. The hip-hop dance form will make its official debut at the 2024 Paris Games.
AP Photo/Frank Franklin Jr.
Are Simone Biles and Britney Griner competing?
yes.
U.S. gymnast and Olympic champion Simone Biles will return to the Summer Olympics after withdrawing from several finals in Tokyo in 2021 to protect her mental health and safety.
The 27-year-old is seeking redemption in Paris, leading a U.S. women’s gymnastics team filled with familiar faces.
Meanwhile, WNBA star Brittany Griner, who spent 10 months in a Russian prison for possessing vape cartridges containing cannabis oil, will also be one to watch.
Greiner will be making his first international appearance since being released in a prisoner exchange.
What are the prospects for an Olympic medal?
The United States and China have topped the medal tally at the last two Olympic Games in Tokyo and Rio de Janeiro.
Team Canada will be hoping to improve on their 11th-place finish at the last Summer Olympics.
At the Tokyo Olympics, the United States won 113 medals, China 89, and Canada 24.
—With files from Craig Lord of Global News and the Associated Press
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