With 329 medal events spread across 39 sports, there’s a lot to learn about the Paris Games if one truly wants to consider oneself an Olympic expert.

But never fear! NBCOlympics.com has it covered with crash courses in every sport that will be featured.

Curious about what the 14 medal events are in Olympic gymnastics, or wondering what the term "top rock" means in the new Olympic sport of breaking. Or perhaps the wish is to impress friends by dropping interesting tidbits of Olympic knowledge, such as how the Paris Games set the milestone as the first Olympics to achieve full gender parity. It’s all in here — everything from the obvious to the obscure.

Just search the list below (sorted alphabetically) to find the detailed guide for all sports at Paris 2024 to become an Olympic authority in no time.

 


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