PARIS 2024 OPEN GAMES PARIS 2024 42 4 KEY MILESTONES UNTIL 2024 February Olympic and Paralympic Week During 2023 Games ticket sales; Test event programme; Unveiling of torch and medal designs 23 juin Olympic Day Summer 2023 Seminar for Heads of Mission of National Olympic and Paralympic Committees February Olympic and Paralympic Week Early 2024 Delivery of all new Olympic venues Launch of the Torch Relay Mid-2024 Launch of the Torch Relay 23 June Olympic Day 26 July Opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games 11 August Closing ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games 28 August Opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games 8 September Closing ceremony of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games January Olympic and Paralympic Week Mid-2022 Competition schedule by session (Olympic and Paralympic Games) 23 June Olympic Day August End of Games observation and debrief programmes Autumn 2022 Mascot End 2022 Sport pictograms; Launch of volunteer programme 2021 2022 2023 2024 July Start of Games observation and debrief programmes 8 August Closing ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games – handover of the Olympic flag to the City of Paris 5 September Closing ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games – handover of the Paralympic flag to the City of Paris Autumn 2021 Presentation of the volunteer strategy 1000 days to go until the Olympic Games (31 October) End 2021 1000 days to go until the Paralympic Games (2 December) Presentation of torch relay strategy Presentation of concept and location for the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games. .2