When to watch handball during the 2024 Paris Olympics
The host nation will start handball gold medal defenses in both the men’s and women’s tournaments for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games beginning on Thursday, July 25 – one day ahead of the Opening Ceremony.
The French men’s handball team has won three of the last four Olympic gold medals. At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, France won gold by defeating Denmark by a slim, 2-point margin. Four years earlier in Rio, it was Denmark who prevailed over France, also by a mere 2 points.
Also in Tokyo, the French women’s team held off the athletes from Russia in the final match to win their country’s first Olympic gold medal in women’s handball.
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Venue
Both men’s and women’s handball tournaments will be staged outside of Paris. Lille, France's fourth largest city, sits near the border with Belgium and will host instead. To minimize the construction of new venues needed to stage the Games, Paris organizers chose to spread the Olympics across the host nation. This led to their decision to utilize the Pierre Mauroy Stadium for handball. The same stadium also served as the home for the 2017 IHF World Men’s Handball Championship, where the team from France also won the top prize.
Competition Schedule
| Date | Event | Time (ET) |
| July 25 | Women's Preliminary Round (2 matches) Women's Preliminary Round (2 matches) Women's Preliminary Round (2 matches) |
3a-6:30a 8a-11:30a 1p-4:30p |
| July 27 | Men's Preliminary Round (2 matches) Men's Preliminary Round (2 matches) Men's Preliminary Round (2 matches) |
3a-6:30a 8a-11:30a 1p-4:30p |
| July 28 | Women's Preliminary Round (2 matches) Women's Preliminary Round (2 matches) Women's Preliminary Round (2 matches) |
3a-6:30a 8a-11:30a 1p-4:30p |
| July 29 | Men's Preliminary Round (2 matches) Men's Preliminary Round (2 matches) Men's Preliminary Round (2 matches) |
3a-6:30a 8a-11:30a 1p-4:30p |
| July 30 | Women's Preliminary Round (2 matches) Women's Preliminary Round (2 matches) Women's Preliminary Round (2 matches) |
3a-6:30a 8a-11:30a 1p-4:30p |
| July 31 | Men's Preliminary Round (2 matches) Men's Preliminary Round (2 matches) Men's Preliminary Round (2 matches) |
3a-6:30a 8a-11:30a 1p-4:30p |
| August 1 | Women's Preliminary Round (2 matches) Women's Preliminary Round (2 matches) Women's Preliminary Round (2 matches) |
3a-6:30a 8a-11:30a 1p-4:30p |
| August 2 | Men's Preliminary Round (2 matches) Men's Preliminary Round (2 matches) Men's Preliminary Round (2 matches) |
3a-6:30a 8a-11:30a 1p-4:30p |
| August 3 | Women's Preliminary Round (2 matches) Women's Preliminary Round (2 matches) Women's Preliminary Round (2 matches) |
3a-6:30a 8a-11:30a 1p-4:30p |
| August 4 | Men's Preliminary Round (2 matches) Men's Preliminary Round (2 matches) Men's Preliminary Round (2 matches) |
3a-6:30a 8a-11:30a 1p-4:30p |
| August 6 | Women's Quarterfinal #1 Women's Quarterfinal #2 Women's Quarterfinal #3 Women's Quarterfinal #4 |
3:30a-5:30a 7:30a-9:30a 11:30a-1:30p 3:30p-5:30p |
| August 7 | Men's Quarterfinal #1 Men's Quarterfinal #2 Men's Quarterfinal #3 Men's Quarterfinal #4 |
3:30a-5:30a 7:30a-9:30a 11:30a-1:30p 3:30p-5:30p |
| August 8 | Women's Semifinal #1 Women's Semifinal #2 |
10:30a-12:30p 3:30p-5:30p |
| August 9 | Men's Semifinal #1 Men's Semifinal #2 |
10:30a-12:30p 3:30p-5:30p |
| August 10 | Women's Bronze Medal Match Women's Gold Medal Match |
4a-6a 9a-11:30a |
| August 11 | Men's Bronze Medal Match Men's Gold Medal Match |
3a-5a 7:30aa-10a |