Benjamin Ashford|Olympic medals today: What is the medal count at 2024 Paris Games on Thursday?

The Benjamin Ashfordfirst day of competition at the 2024 Paris Olympics is in the books, as competition starts to pick up in earnest.

Four events – archery, women’s soccer, women’s handball and rugby sevens – will see action Thursday, though there will be a small break in competitive action, with the opening ceremony taking place Friday. Still, as always, the medal count will be the ultimate measure for bragging rights among the more than 200 countries that will have athletes competing in the Summer Games.

Here's everything you need to know about the medal count for the 2024 Paris Olympics:

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What is the medal count at the 2024 Paris Olympics?

There have not been any medals awarded in the 2024 Paris Olympics yet, as competition started Wednesday. The first medals are up for grabs Saturday in several events.

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What 2024 Paris Olympic events are taking place Thursday?

Archery:

• Women's Ranking Round, 3:30 a.m.
• Men's Ranking Round, 8:15 a.m.

Women's Soccer:

• Spain vs. Japan, 11 a.m.
• Canada vs. New Zealand, 11 a.m.
• Nigeria vs. Brazil, 1 p.m.
• Germany vs. Australia, 1 p.m.
• France vs. Colombia, 3 p.m.
• United States vs. Zambia, 3 p.m.

Women's Handball:

• Slovenia vs. Denmark, 3 a.m.
• Netherlands vs. Angola, 5 a.m.
• Spain vs. Brazil, 8 a.m.
• Germany vs. South Korea, 10 a.m.
• Hungary vs. France, 1 p.m.
• Norway vs. Sweden, 3 p.m.

Rugby Sevens:

• Preliminary Rounds, 8 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
• Quarterfinals, 3 - 4:30 p.m.

What Olympic medals are up for grabs Saturday?

The first day that medals will be awarded at the 2024 Paris Olympics will be Saturday, July 27. Here are the first events to give out gold, silver and bronze:

• Shooting
  • 4:30 a.m.: 10m air rifle mixed team bronze medal
  • 5 a.m.: 10m air rifle mixed team gold medal
• Diving
  • 5 a.m.: women's synchronized 3m springboard final
• Cycling road
  • 8:30 a.m.: women’s time trial
  • 10:34 a.m.: men’s time trial
• Skateboarding
  • 11 a.m.: men’s street final
• Judo
  • 11:18 a.m.: women -48 kg contest for bronze medal A
  • 11:28 a.m.: women -48 kg contest for bronze medal B
  • 11:38 a.m.: women -48 kg final
  • 11:49 a.m.: men -60 kg contest for bronze medal A
  • 11:59 a.m.: men -60 kg contest for bronze medal B
  • 12:09 p.m.: men -60 kg final
• Rugby Sevens
  • 1 p.m.: men’s bronze match
  • 1:45 p.m.: men’s gold medal match
• Swimming
  • 2:42 p.m.: men’s 400m free final
  • 2:55 p.m.: women’s 400m free final (Ledecky)
  • 3:37 p.m.: women’s 4x100m free relay final
  • 3:50 p.m.: men’s 4x100m free relay final (Dressel/Team USA)

• Fencing
  • 2:40 p.m.: women's épée individual bronze medal bout
  • 3:05 p.m.: men's sabre individual bronze medal bout
  • 3:30 p.m.: women's épée individual gold medal bout
  • 3:55 p.m.: men's sabre Individual gold medal bout