Handball Schedule at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games: The host country will begin handball gold decoration protections in both the people’s competitions for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games starting on Thursday, July 25 – one day in front 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.
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 is 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) |
3AM – 6:30 AM 8 AM – 11:30 AM 1 PM – 4:30 PM |
| July 27 | Men’s Preliminary Round (2 matches) Men’s Preliminary Round (2 matches) Men’s Preliminary Round (2 matches) |
3 AM – 6:30 AM 8 AM – 11:30 AM 1 PM – 4:30 PM |
| July 28 | Women’s Preliminary Round (2 matches) Women’s Preliminary Round (2 matches) Women’s Preliminary Round (2 matches) |
3 AM – 6:30 PM 8 AM – 11:30 AM 1 PM – 4:30 PM |
| July 29 | Men’s Preliminary Round (2 matches) Men’s Preliminary Round (2 matches) Men’s Preliminary Round (2 matches) |
3 AM – 6:30 AM 8 AM – 11:30 AM 1 PM – 4:30 PM |
| July 30 | Women’s Preliminary Round (2 matches) Women’s Preliminary Round (2 matches) Women’s Preliminary Round (2 matches) |
3 AM – 6:30 AM |
| July 31 | Men’s Preliminary Round (2 matches) Men’s Preliminary Round (2 matches) Men’s Preliminary Round (2 matches) |
3 AM – 6:30 AM |
| August 1 | Women’s Preliminary Round (2 matches) Women’s Preliminary Round (2 matches) Women’s Preliminary Round (2 matches) |
3 AM – 6:30 AM 8 AM -11:30 AM 1 PM – 4:30 PM |
| August 2 | Men’s Preliminary Round (2 matches) Men’s Preliminary Round (2 matches) Men’s Preliminary Round (2 matches) |
3 AM – 6:30 AM 8 AM – 11:30 AM 1 PM – 4:30 PM |
| August 3 | Women’s Preliminary Round (2 matches) Women’s Preliminary Round (2 matches) Women’s Preliminary Round (2 matches) |
3 AM – 6:30 AM 8 AM – 11:30 AM 1 PM – 4:30 PM |
| August 4 | Men’s Preliminary Round (2 matches) Men’s Preliminary Round (2 matches) Men’s Preliminary Round (2 matches) |
3 AM – 6:30 AM 8 AM – 11:30 AM 1 PM – 4:30 PM |
| August 6 | Women’s Quarterfinal #1 Women’s Quarterfinal #2 Women’s Quarterfinal #3 Women’s Quarterfinal #4 |
3:30 AM – 5:30 AM 7:30 AM – 9:30 AM 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM |
| August 7 | Men’s Quarterfinal #1 Men’s Quarterfinal #2 Men’s Quarterfinal #3 Men’s Quarterfinal #4 |
3:30 AM – 5:30 AM 7:30 AM – 9:30 AM 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM |
| August 8 | Women’s Semifinal #1 Women’s Semifinal #2 |
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM |
| August 9 | Men’s Semifinal #1 Men’s Semifinal #2 |
10:30 PM – 12:30 PM 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM |
| August 10 | Women’s Bronze Medal Match Women’s Gold Medal Match |
4 AM – 6 AM 9 AM – 11:30 AM |
| August 11 | Men’s Bronze Medal Match Men’s Gold Medal Match |
3 AM – 5 AM 7:30 AM – 10 AM |