Paris Summer Olympics 2024: When To Watch GA’s 25 Qualifiers Compete

GEORGIA — Twenty-five athletes from Georgia will be competing in the Paris Summer Olympic Games, which open Friday. The Games of the XXXIII Olympiad continue through Aug. 11.

Many details of the opening ceremonies have been kept under wraps. NBC’s live coverage of the Olympics starts at 12 p.m. EDT Friday, and the opening ceremony will begin at 1:30 p.m. Both NBC and its streaming service, Peacock, will broadcast the ceremony live, and NBC will re-air it at 7:30 p.m. Friday.

Representing Georgia on Team USA are:

• Katelyn Abelyn, Douglasville, shooting
• Chris Bailey, Atlanta, track and field
• Graham Blanks, Athens, track and field
• Christian Coleman, Atlanta, track and field
• Brooks Curry, Dunwoody, swimming
• Anthony Edwards, Atlanta, basketball
• Chris Eubanks, Atlanta, tennis
• Dearica Hamby, Marietta, 3x3 basketball
• Vincent Hancock, Eatonton, shooting
• Daniel Haugh, Marietta, track and field
• Will Hinton, Dacula, shooting
• Emma Hunt, Woodstock, sport climbing
• Jasmine Jones, Atlanta, track and field
• Henry Leverett, Bainbridge, shooting
• Brody Malone, Summerville, gymnastics
• Hampton Morris, Marietta, weightlifting
• Daniel Roberts, Hampton, track and field
• Emily Sonnett, Marietta, soccer
• Carson Tyler, Moultrie, driving
• Caleb Wiley, Atlanta, soccer
• Allie Wilson, Atlanta, track and field
• Walker Zimmerman, Lawrenceville, soccer

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Men and women’s pre-event training for shooting kicks off at 3 p.m., July 26, and will be followed by an opening ceremony. The 10-meter air rifle mixed team qualification is scheduled for 3 p.m., July 27.

That same day, Swimming matches will open at 5 p.m. while tennis is set to jumpstart at 6 p.m.

Team USA is scheduled to compete in men’s basketball at 11:15 a.m. against Serbia.

The full schedule can be found via the Olympics.
Team USA is favored to win the most medals overall, according to a forecast by Nielsen’s Gracenote Sports, which supplies statistical analysis for sports leagues around the world.

More than 10,500 athletes from around the world will compete in 32 sports in the Paris Games. Team USA is projected to win 112 medals overall — 39 gold, 32 silver, and 41 bronze. China is forecast to win 86 overall — 34 gold, 27 silver, and 25 bronze.

NBC and its affiliated channels again have exclusive U.S. broadcasting rights. The network has said it will provide at least nine hours of daytime coverage during the Paris Games, including live broadcasts of favorite event finals.

NBC will broadcast certain events live. Here’s the full Olympic broadcast schedule, based on Paris local time, which is six hours ahead of the Eastern Time Zone.

Peacock is streaming the Games. Other ways to watch the Olympics are through the NBC Sports App or on NBCOlympics.com. On cable, NBC, USA Network, Golf Channel, E! and Telemundo will all provide coverage.

Paris hosts the Summer 2024 Paralympic Games, also held in Paris, will take place from Aug. 28 to Sept. 8.

Athletes from Georgia who have qualified for the Paralympic Games are:

• McKenzie Coan, Clarkesville, para swimming
• Bailey Moody, Alpharetta, wheelchair basketball
• Gia Pergolini, Atlanta, para swimming

NBC and its affiliated channels again have exclusive U.S. broadcasting rights. The network has said it will provide at least nine hours of daytime coverage during the Paris Games, including live broadcasts of favorite event finals. The NBC streaming service Peacock will provide coverage of every sport and event. The full broadcast and streaming schedules haven’t been announced yet.