Paris Summer Olympics 2024: When To Watch MD's 24 Qualifiers Compete

MARYLAND — Twenty-four athletes from Maryland 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 Maryland on Team USA are:

• Chase Kalisz, Bel Air, swimming
• Phoebe Bacon, swimming, Chevy Chase
• Aaron Brooks, wrestling, Hagerstown
• Kevin Durant, basketball, Prince George's County
• Erin Gemmell, swimming, Bethesda
• Jahmal Harvey, boxing, Oxon Hill
• Taylor Knibb, triathlon, MD/Washington, D.C.
• Katie Ledecky, swimming, Bethesda
• Helen Maroulis, wrestling, Rockville
• Tatiana Nazlymov, fencing, Bethesda
• Aaron Russell, volleyball, Ellicott City
• Masai Russell, track and field, Potomac
• Jessica Stevens, gymnastics, Ellicott City
• Kyle Snyder, wrestling, Silver Spring
• Quincy Wilson, track and field, Potomac
• Juliette Whittaker, track and field, Laurel

The full schedule of events and competitions is found on the Olympics website.

Paris hosts the Summer 2024 Paralympic Games, also held in Paris, will take place from Aug. 28 to Sept. 8. The athletes from Maryland who have qualified for the Paralympic Games are:

• Noah Hanssen in wheelchair fencing
• Samantha Heyison of Adamstown in para track and field
• Trevon Jenifer of Huntingtown in wheelchair basketball
• Tatyana McFadden of Baltimore in para track and field
• Jessica Long of Baltimore in para swimming
• Larence Sapp of Waldorf in para swimming
• Daniel Romanchuk of Mount Airy in para track and field
• Zachary Shattuck of Mount Airy in para swimming

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.

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.