With 329 events across 39 sports, there will be plenty to take in over 19 days. Here's what to look out for.
The Olympics are the world’s most overwhelming sporting event to follow. Unlike March Madness or the World Cup, there are dozens of different sports, countless rules to familiarize yourself with and the possibility of being fully entranced by an event you can’t quite remember if you’ve ever seen before.
This summer in Paris they’ll hand out medals in 329 events across 39 sports. You can’t watch all of them—though the brave among us will try—so this road map is a solid starting point. Here’s a daily viewing guide to check out some of the top competitors and biggest moments, with a taste of the niche and novel. The athletes everyone will be talking about and the sports that will give you fun facts to impress your friends.
After winning the NWSL Golden Boot last season, Sophia Smith will lead the line for the U.S. at the Games. / Greg Bartram/ISI Photos/USSF/Getty Images for USSFthan the squad that captured the bronze in Tokyo three years ago. That roster had an average age of 30.8, but after the retirement of many pillars, including Carli Lloyd, Julie Ertz, Megan Rapinoe and Sam Mewis, we’ll see a more youthful group led by a new coach, former Chelsea manager Emma Hayes.
Eager to end a gold medal drought that dates back to London 2012, the team will lean on the leadership of 24-year-old defender Naomi Girma and captain Lindsey Horan. Up top, a deep forward pool headlined by Mallory Swanson, Sophia Smith and Trinity Rodman—all playing in their first Olympics—will be tasked with remedying the U.S.’s recent scoring woes. —The official start of these Olympics will be one of a kind.
Hawai'i's John John Florence will enter the surfing competition as one of the favorites. / Brent Bielmann/World Surf League via Getty ImagesAlthough France has plenty of beaches, the surfing competition will take place on the other side of the globe, at the iconic Teahupo’o, located in the crystal blue South Pacific waters off the coast of Tahiti in French Polynesia—a 9,800-mile trek from the Olympic Village.
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