Olympic medals today: What is the medal count at 2024 Paris Games on July 24?

Preparations in Paris are complete, athletes have arrived to France, the venues are sorted for athletic competition and now the 2024 Paris Olympics, finally, are here.

Though the opening ceremony will be Friday, the first day of competition is actually set to get underway Wednesday with two events, men's soccer and men's rugby sevens kicking off the action. As always, the medal count will be the ultimate measure for bragging rights among the more than 200 countries that will have athletes competing in the Summer Games.

Here's everything you need to know about the medal count for the 2024 Paris Olympics:

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What is the medal count at the 2024 Paris Olympics?

There have not been any medals awarded in the 2024 Paris Olympics yet. Competition starts Wednesday, but the first medals are up for grabs Saturday in several events.

What 2024 Paris Olympic events are taking place Wednesday?

Men's Soccer:

• Uzbekistan vs. Spain, 9 a.m.

• Argentina vs. Morocco, 9 a.m.

• Egypt vs. Dominican Republic, 11 a.m.

• Guinea vs. New Zealand, 11 a.m.

• Japan vs. Paraguay, 1 p.m.

• Iraq vs. Ukraine, 1 p.m.

• Mali vs. Israel, 3 p.m.

• France vs. United States, 3 p.m.

Rugby Sevens:

• Preliminary Rounds, 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

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What Olympic medals are up for grabs Saturday?

The first day that medals will be awarded at the 2024 Paris Olympics will be Saturday, July 27. Here are the first events to give out gold, silver and bronze:

• Shooting

  • 4:30 a.m.: 10m air rifle mixed team bronze medal

  • 5 a.m.: 10m air rifle mixed team gold medal

• Diving

  • 5 a.m.: women's synchronized 3m springboard final

• Cycling road

  • 8:30 a.m.: women’s time trial

  • 10:34 a.m.: men’s time trial

• Skateboarding

  • 11 a.m.: men’s street final

• Judo

  • 11:18 a.m.: women -48 kg contest for bronze medal A

  • 11:28 a.m.: women -48 kg contest for bronze medal B

  • 11:38 a.m.: women -48 kg final

  • 11:49 a.m.: men -60 kg contest for bronze medal A

  • 11:59 a.m.: men -60 kg contest for bronze medal B

  • 12:09 p.m.: men -60 kg final

• Rugby Sevens

  • 1 p.m.: men’s bronze match

  • 1:45 p.m.: men’s gold medal match

• Swimming

  • 2:42 p.m.: men’s 400m free final

  • 2:55 p.m.: women’s 400m free final (Ledecky)

  • 3:37 p.m.: women’s 4x100m free relay final

  • 3:50 p.m.: men’s 4x100m free relay final (Dressel/Team USA)

• Fencing

  • 2:40 p.m.: women's épée individual bronze medal bout

  • 3:05 p.m.: men's sabre individual bronze medal bout

  • 3:30 p.m.: women's épée individual gold medal bout

  • 3:55 p.m.: men's sabre Individual gold medal bout

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