Everything martial arts fans need to know about the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, which will feature boxing, wrestling, judo and taekwondo.
With karate now removed from the Olympics, martial arts fans now have just four sports to look forward to, but what does the actual schedule look like for martial arts fans in Paris?
2024 Olympics: Martial Arts Schedule and How to Watch
The Paris 2024 Olympics kicked off with an opening ceremony on Friday night, followed by the first competition in two sports on Saturday, July 27, and the first combat sports/martial arts competition soon after.
- boxing: Starts Saturday, July 27th and ends Saturday, August 10th
- judo: Starts Saturday, July 27th and ends Saturday, August 3rd
- Taekwondo: Starts Wednesday, August 7th and ends Saturday, August 10th
- wrestling: Starts Monday, August 5th and ends Sunday, August 11th
In the US, fans can watch through various networks and streaming platforms, although some events will be held simultaneously, meaning US broadcasts may be delayed by a few hours.
The NBCUniversal network will broadcast most of the Olympic events, Peacock will also broadcast many events, and cable and satellite subscribers will be able to watch via NBCOlympics.com.
NBCUniversal will also offer two other channels, “Paris Extra 1” and “Paris Extra 2,” with the Los Angeles Times reporting that martial arts will be broadcast exclusively on “Paris Extra 2.”
Let's take a closer look at the four martial arts events scheduled to be featured at the Paris 2024 Olympics, including the daily schedule, start times, and all-important gold medals.
Boxing at the 2024 Paris Olympics
Boxing will begin with the women's 60 kg semi-finals on 3 August, followed by seven days of “regular events” (rounds of 32, rounds of 16, quarter-finals) before the first medals are awarded, with competition then following the schedule below.
| date | event |
| August 3 | Women's semi-final (60kg) |
| August 4th | Women's semifinals (54kg class), men's semifinals (51kg class, 63.5kg class, 80kg class, 92kg class) |
| August 5 | Boxing is prohibited. |
| August 6 | Women's semifinals (50kg, 66kg), women's final (60kg), men's semifinal (71kg) |
| August 7 | Women's semifinals (57kg class), men's semifinals (+92kg class), men's finals (63.5kg class, 80kg class) |
| August 8 | Women's semifinals (75kg), women's finals (54kg), men's semifinals (57kg), men's finals (51kg) |
| August 9 | Women's final (50kg class, 66kg class), men's final (71kg class, 92kg class) |
| August 10 | Women's final (57kg class, 75kg class), men's final (57kg class, 92kg class and above) |
Most boxing events at the 2024 Olympics will begin at 11 a.m. local time, which equates to around 5 a.m. on the East Coast and 2 a.m. on the West Coast.
The event, including many of the gold medal matches, will run until 11pm local time, meaning US viewers will be able to watch the action from around 5pm ET / 2pm PST.
The full 2024 Olympic boxing schedule can be found here.
Judo at the 2024 Paris Olympics
Judo will have a slightly different schedule compared to boxing, with only eight days of competition, but each day including at least one final.
| date | event |
| July 27 | Women's final (48kg class), men's final (60kg class) |
| July 28 | Men's Final (66kg), Women's Final (52kg) |
| July 29th | Women's Final (57kg), Men's Final (73kg) |
| July 30 | Men's Final (81kg), Women's Final (63kg) |
| July 31 | Women's Final (70kg), Men's Final (90kg) |
| Aug. 1 | Men's final (100kg), women's final (78kg) |
| August 2 | Women's final (+78kg), men's final (+100kg) |
| August 3 | Mixed Team Final |
The earliest start time for judo at the 2024 Olympics is 10:00 a.m. local time (4:00 a.m. ET/1:00 a.m. PST), with the final scheduled to begin by 4:00 p.m. local time (10:00 a.m. ET/7:00 a.m. PST).
The full judo competition schedule for the 2024 Olympic Games can be found here.
Taekwondo at the 2024 Paris Olympics
Of the four martial arts events at the 2024 Paris Olympics, taekwondo will have the shortest competition period, competing over just four days, with early qualifying rounds and a bronze medal match taking place each day alongside the finals.
| date | event |
| August 7 | Men's final (58kg class), women's final (49kg class) |
| August 8 | Men's final (68kg class), women's final (57kg class) |
| August 9 | Men's final (80kg class), women's final (67kg class) |
| August 10 | Women's final (67kg class), men's final (80kg class) |
Matches will begin at 9am ET (3am ET / midnight PST) each day, with the final match scheduled for 9:37pm local time (3:37pm ET / 12:37pm PST).
The full 2024 Olympic Taekwondo competition schedule can be found here.
Wrestling at the 2024 Paris Olympics
The final combat sports of the 2024 Olympics, and perhaps the biggest, are the men's and women's wrestling competitions, which will begin with separate “regular events” on August 5, with medal matches taking place between August 6-11.
| date | event |
| August 5 | Preliminaries and Quarterfinals/Semifinals Begin |
| August 6 | Men's Greco-Roman Final (60kg, 130kg), Women's Freestyle Final (68kg) |
| August 7 | Men's Greco-Roman Final (77kg, 97kg), Women's Freestyle Final (50kg) |
| August 8 | Men's Greco-Roman Final (67kg, 86kg), Women's Freestyle Final (53kg) |
| August 9 | Men's Freestyle Final (57kg, 86kg), Women's Freestyle Final (57kg) |
| August 10 | Men's Freestyle Final (74kg, 125kg), Women's Freestyle Final (62kg) |
| August 11 | Men's Freestyle Final (65kg, 97kg), Women's Freestyle Final (76kg) |
Wrestling will be split into two parts of the day, with the first session starting at 11am local time (5am ET/2am PST) and the second session starting at 6:15pm local time (12:15pm ET/9:15am PST).
The full wrestling schedule for the 2024 Olympic Games can be found here.
This schedule is accurate as of July 26, however, last minute schedule changes are expected due to various concurrent events and viewers should check their local television listings to ensure they do not miss any schedule changes.
Let the games begin!
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