In a summer of sports highlights there is still one more major event to get underway – the Paris Olympic Games.
The Wimbledon tennis tournament and the Euros 2024 may be over, with Spain victorious in each, but there is still a chance for Britain to enjoy some sporting success in Europe this year.
The French capital will be hosting the Olympics Games in just a matter of weeks.
With preparations in full swing, we take a look at what to expect and when.
When do the Paris Olympics start?
The Games officially start on Friday 26 July, when the opening ceremony is held.
But there are a number of Olympic sporting events being held on the two days before this date.
On Wednesday 24 July, there will be eight matches of football in the group stages and rugby sevens matches in the M pool rounds.
And on Thursday 25 July, there will be more rugby and football matches as well as preliminaries for handball and archery.
When is the opening ceremony?
On Friday 26 July the Games will be officially opened with a city-wide event encompassing iconic parts of Paris and the River Seine.
It will start at 7.30pm local time, which is 6.30pm (BST).
Unlike previous opening events, this one will not be held within a stadium.
Instead, the plan is to bring the festivities and the athletes to the wider public in a series of events focusing on the main artery, the River Seine.
A parade of athletes will travel along the Seine in boats for each national delegation passing some of Paris’s most famous landmarks including the Louvre and Notre Dame cathedral.
The vessels will be equipped with cameras to allow television and online viewers to see the 10,500 athletes athletes up close.
Following the course of the Seine, the river parade will travel from east to west for more than 6 kilometres, and end up in front of the Trocadéro, where the final elements of the ceremony will take place.
The flotilla of more than 90 boats will depart from the Austerlitz bridge beside the Jardin des Plantes and come to a stop at Iéna bridge where athletes will dismebark to head to the Trocadéro.
Along the way, the sports stars will catch glimpses of some of the official Games venues, including Parc Urbain La Concorde, the Esplanade des Invalides and the Grand Palais.
Up to 500,000 spectators are expected to line the banks of the Seine to watch the spectacle.
Fans won’t need tickets to access the upper quays, but those wishing to access the lower quays, from the Austerlitz bridge to the Iéna bridge, will need to buy tickets.
Eighty giant screens and speakers across the city will also ensure everyone can enjoy the atmosphere in the French capital.
Details of the performers and star acts during the opening ceremony have yet to be released.
However, it is understood up to 3,000 artists and 400 dancers are scheduled to be taking part.
Maud Le Pladec has been appointed as the choreographer of the opening ceremony, with dancers expected on each bridge along the route.
Thomas Jolly, artistic director of the Paris 2024 Ceremonies, said: “Dance, as a universal language, will play a key role in the ceremonies.
“And it’s because Maud explores all dance cultures through her own creations that I wanted to invite her to join my team.
“Her work is characterised by a unique ability to fuse modernity and raw emotion, combined with a chiselled crafting of bodies in space, transforming the natural setting of the banks of the Seine into a living stage.”
While Tony Estanguet, President of Paris 2024 said dance is “an integral part of the Paris 2024 project, in particular with breaking as a new discipline, as well as the Olympic Opening Ceremony, a fully living spectacle that will bring together hundreds of dancers representing all styles to enhance the athletes’ parade”.
How long do the Olympics go on for?
The closing ceremony for the Paris Olympics will be held on Sunday 11 August in the in the Stade de France national arena, after 17 days of sports and festivities.
To celebrate the end of the Games, artistic director Thomas Jolly has created and directed “Records,” a unique show to play out in the stadium.
Tony Estanguet, President of Paris 2024 , said: “On 11 August 2024, a new page will be turned with the Closing Ceremony of the Olympic Games: it will be time to say goodbye to all the Olympic athletes and delegations who have thrilled us, made us dream and brought us to tears during 17 days of amazingly intense competition.
“At the Stade de France, where the greatest stars of athletics and rugby sevens will have competed, the moment will be solemn and emotional, but it will also be a time for celebration! “
After the Games close, there will be a short break before the Paris Paralympic Games open on 28 August and run until 8 September, with athletes competing in 549 medal events across 22 sports.