LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEW YEAR: AN EXCITING 2024 HIGHLIGHTED BY THE PARIS OLYMPIC GAMES

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Next year is full of countless sporting events on the continental and world stages, but without a doubt, the focus will be on the upcoming Olympics.

The Paris 2024 Olympic Games will be held between July 26 and August 11 in the French capital where the American continent will seek to improve upon their results from Tokyo 2020 three years ago.

While most prepare for New Year’s celebrations around the world, athletes and coaches begin to plan what will be a demanding 2024 season marked by the most important event on the planet — the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

This sports celebration promises to be spectacular, featuring the return of the fans to the venues after eight years of waiting due to the pandemic, with Tokyo 2020 suffering the most from the mandated absence of fans.

However, the new year brings more than just the Olympic Games that will begin with a spectacular Opening Ceremony on the Seine River before 32 sports events take place at the most iconic urban icons of France.

The America Cup of football, several World Championships, Diamond League of athletics and many other events make 2024 one of the most attractive years in recent times in terms of sports competitions.

Below, Panam Sports provides the schedule of the most important and unmissable events of the year to come.

January:

5 to 19 – Dakar Rally

15 to 28 – Tennis: Australian Open

19 – February 1 – Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games

20 – Conmebol Pre-Olympic Football in Venezuela

February:

1 – 9  – Baseball: Caribbean Series in Miami (United States)

2 -18 – Swimming: World Cup in Doha

2 – March 16 – Rugby: Men’s Six Nations Tournament

8 – 11 – Basketball: Women’s Olympic qualification tournaments (venue to be determined)

11 – American Football: Super Bowl at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas

March:

March to June – Dates to be determined – Breakdance, skateboard and sport climbing: Olympic qualification series

1 – 3 – Athletics: World Indoor Championships in Glasgow (Great Britain)

14 – 17 – Handball: Olympic qualification tournaments (venues to be determined)

18 – 24 – Figure skating: World Cup in Montreal (Canada)

20 – Baseball: start of the Major League Baseball season

23 – April 27 – Rugby: Women’s Six Nations Tournament

April:

11 – 14 – Golf: Masters in Augusta (United States)

11 – 14 – Handball: Olympic qualification tournaments (venues to be determined)

15 – Athletics. Boston Marathon in United States

20 – Athletics: start of the Diamond League, in Xiamen (China)

20 – Basketball: start of the NBA playoffs

27 – Athletics: Diamond League, in Shanghai (China)

May:

4 – 5 – Athletics: World Relay Championship, in Nassau (Bahamas)

4 – 26 – Men’s cycling: Giro d’Italia

8 – 9 – Canoeing: Pre-Olympic in Szeged (Hungary)

10 – Athletics: Diamond League, in Doha

10 – 26 – Ice Hockey: World Cup in Prague and Ostrava (Czech Republic)

16 – 19 – Golf: PGA Championship

16 – 19 – Women’s cycling: Tour of Burgos (Spain)

16 – 19 – Multisport (breaking, climbing, BMX Freestyle, skateboarding): Olympic qualification series in Shanghai (China)

19 – Athletics: Diamond League, in Rabat

25 – Athletics: Diamond League, in Eugene (United States)

26 – June 9 – Tennis: Roland-Garros

30 – Athletics: Diamond League, in Oslo

June:

Modern pentathlon: World Cup in Zhangzhou (China) (dates to be confirmed)

1 – Football: Champions League final in London (Wembley)

2 – Athletics: Diamond League in Stockholm

6 – 24 – Basketball: NBA Finals

8 – 9 – Handball: Men’s Champions League Final Four in Cologne

13 – 16 – Golf: US Open

20 – 23 – Multisport (breaking, climbing, BMX Freestyle, skateboarding): Olympic qualification series in Budapest

20 – July 14 – Football: America Cup in the United States

29 – July 21 – Men’s cycling: Tour de France

July:

1 – 14 – Tennis Grand Slam – Wimbledon

2 – 7 – Basketball: men’s pre-Olympic tournaments (venues to be determined)

7 – Athletics: Diamond League, in Paris

7 – 14 – Women’s cycling: Giro d’Italia

12 – Athletics: Diamond League, in Monaco

14 – Football: Final of the 2024 America Cup

20 – Athletics: Diamond League, in London

26 – August 11: Paris 2024 Olympic Games

28 – F1: Belgian Grand Prix (+F2 +F3)

August:

18 – 25 – Rowing: World Cup in St Catharines (Canada)

22 – Athletics: Diamond League, in Lausanne (Switzerland)

25 – Athletics: Diamond League, in Chorzow (Poland)

26 – September 8 – Tennis: US Open

28 – September 8 – Paris 2024 Paralympic Games

29 – Athletics: Diamond League, in Rome

31 – September 22: Football: Women’s U-20 World Cup in Colombia

September:

5 – Athletics: Diamond League, in Zurich (Switzerland)

13 – 14 – Athletics: Diamond League final, in Brussels

21 – 29 – Cycling: Road Cycling World Cup in Zurich

October:

2 – 4 – Panam Sports General Assembly – Asuncion 2024

12 – 27 – Sailing: America’s Cup 2024 in Barcelona

November:

3 – Athletics – New York Marathon

November/December – Weightlifting: World Cup in Bahrain (dates to be confirmed)

23 – Football: Copa Sudamericana Final, venue to be decided

30 – Football: Copa Libertadores final, venue to be decided

December:

6 – 15 – Bolivarian Games in Ayacucho (Peru)