2024 Paris Olympics: Key athletes and events, Start time, live stream, TV channel, how to watch

The 2024 Olympic Games begin July 26 and will be televised on NBC through Aug. 11

The 2024 Paris Olympics are officially underway. After one of the most unique Opening Ceremonies the event has ever seen -- including the Parade of Nations taking place on boats along the Seine River -- athletes are set to begin many of the competitions this week, starting on Saturday.

The Olympic cauldron was lit on Friday night in another incredibly unique way as instead of a traditional cauldron, the torch lit a hot-air balloon into the sky to officially kick off the Games, followed by an amazing performance by Celine Dion -- her first public performance since being diagnosed with Stiff Person Syndrome in 2022.

Now, many sports begin on Saturday, including Men's Basketball, various Swimming events, and Indoor Volleyball and Beach Volleyball.

Keep track of all the medals handed out throughout the Games with our medal tracker . You can also keep track of everything that Team USA athletes do throughout the Games here.

Here's how to watch the 2024 Paris Olympics and highlights from the first week of competition.

How to watch the 2024 Paris Olympics

• Location: Various locations in and around Paris
  
• TV channel: NBC, USA Network, E!, CNBC and more | Streaming: fuboTV (try for free)

Week 1 Highlights

All times Eastern. A full schedule of events can be found here.

Saturday, July 27

• 5x5 Basketball -- Men's Group Phase
  • Group A: Spain vs. Australia -- 5 a.m.
  • Group B: Germany vs. Japan -- 7 a.m.
  • Women's 100m Butterfly
  • Women's 400m Freestyle
  • Men's 100m Breaststroke
  • Men's 400m Freestyle
  • Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay
  • Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay

  Sunday, July 28

  • Gymnastics: Women's Qualification (Subdivision 1) -- 3:30 a.m.
  • 5x5 Basketball: United States vs. Serbia (Men's Group Phase, Group C) -- 11:15 a.m.
  • Beach Volleyball: United States vs. Czech Republic (Women's Prelim. Phase) -- 4 p.m.
  • Football: United States vs. Germany (Women's Group B, #9) -- 3 p.m.

  Monday, July 29

  • Beach Volleyball: United States vs. France (Men's Prelim. Phase, Pool F) -- 10 a.m.
  • Swimming Finals:
    • Women's 400m Individual Medley -- 2:30 p.m.
    • Men's 200m Freestyle -- 2:40 p.m.

    Tuesday, July 30

    • 5x5 Basketball: Spain vs. Greece (Men's Group Phase, Group A) -- 5 a.m.
    • Swimming Heats -- 5 a.m.
      • Men's 200m Butterfly
      • Men's 100m Freestyle
      • Women's 1500m Freestyle
      • Women's 100m Freestyle
      • Men's 200m Breaststroke
      • Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay

      Wednesday, July 31

      • Swimming Heats -- 5 a.m.
        • Women's 200m Backstroke
        • Men's 200m Backstroke
        • Women's 200m Butterfly
        • Women's 100m Freestyle Final -- 2:30 p.m.
        • Men's 200m Butterfly Final -- 2:36 p.m.

        Thursday, Aug. 1

        • 3x3 Basketball: United States vs. Australia (Women's Pool Round) -- 7 a.m.
        • Swimming Finals:
          • Women's 200m Butterfly Final -- 2:30 p.m.
          • 200m Backstroke Final -- 2:37 p.m.
          • Women's 4x200m Freestyle Relay Final -- 3:49 p.m.

          Friday, Aug. 2

          • Swimming Heats -- 5 a.m.
            • Men's 100m Butterfly
            • Women's 200m Individual Medley
            • Women's 800m Freestyle
            • Mixed 4x100m Medley Relay
            • Men's 1500m Round 1 -- 5:05 a.m.
            • Women's 100m Round 1 -- 5:50 a.m.
            • Women's 5000m Round 1 -- 12:10 p.m.
            • Women's 800m Round 1 -- 1:45 p.m

            Saturday, Aug. 3

            • Track and Field:
              • Men's 100m Preliminary Round -- 4:35 a.m.
              • Men's 100m Round 1 -- 5:45 a.m.
              • Women's 4x400m Relay Mixed Final -- 2:55 p.m.
              • Women's 100m Final -- 3:20 p.m.