Paris is the site of the 2024 Summer Olympics, and the world's best athletes continue to prepare for what they hope will be a gold-filled trip to France.
While sports such as basketball, swimming, athletics and soccer are among the most popular, some new events will be added to the Olympic Games this year.
There are also some that were introduced in the Tokyo Olympics that will also return.
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The south facade of the Bourbon Palace with the flags of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris on June 4, 2024. (RICCARDO MILANI/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images)
Let's take a look at the new events fans will be able to see when the Olympic Games begin on July 26.
SPORTS BACK
skate
Park and street skate disciplines were popular when they were introduced in Tokyo, as some of the world's best skaters showed off their creativity on their boards.
Each event will consist of two rounds, preliminaries and finals, in skate parks designed to give competitors all the resources necessary to impress the judges with their tricks.
Skaters will be judged not only on the height and speed of their rinks during jumps, but also on their ability to use the entire surface of the skate park.
Paris' famous Place de la Concorde will be the venue for this year's skate competition.
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Nyjah Huston of Team USA reacts in the Men's Street Skateboarding preliminaries on day two of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Urban Sports Park on July 25, 2021 in Tokyo. (Dan Mullan/Getty Images)
Surf
The sport that inspired skateboarding is also returning to the Olympic Games, as Tahiti will host the best surfers on the planet to compete on its waves.
Surfing is one of the first events to kick off the Olympics, as they will compete for four days over a 10-day period from July 27 to August 5.
Five judges will determine scores based on wave tricks, as well as speed, power and flow, which is how surfers connect their movements while riding a wave.
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Climbing
It may not be a sport you are familiar with, but it is gaining popularity every year around the world to the point that the 2020 Olympic Games incorporated it.
Sport climbing is divided into three different areas of specialization: speed, bouldering and lead. In terms of speed, these are intense one-on-one rounds in which athletes try to scale the 15-meter wall faster than their opponent.
Bouldering is even more exciting: athletes climb a 4.5 meter wall without ropes. In Lead, climbers attempt to scale a 15-meter wall in less than six minutes without having seen it before, requiring both physical and mental strength.
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NEW SPORTS
Breakdancer Sunny Choi poses during the Paris 2024 Team USA Olympic photocall at Stage 16 at NBC Universal Studios on November 18, 2023 in Los Angeles. (Harry How/Getty Images)
Rip
The dance form that originated in the 1970s and became increasingly complex over time is headed to the Olympics.
Breaking competitions have been held around the world for years, with some incredible men and women showing off their incredible skills to our amazement.
There will be two tests, divided into men and women, with 16 contestants for each one. They will go head to head in solo battles.
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Men's artistic swimming
Artistic swimming has typically been associated with women, but has grown tremendously among male swimmers.
Artistic swimming consists of aquatic acrobatics to the rhythm of music and, for the Olympic Games, is divided into a free routine and a technical routine. There is also a duo and team competition that involves both routines throughout their performances.
It is quite a challenge considering that the pool is three meters deep, while the athletes must push themselves out of the water to perform their routines. The judges will be interested in speed, timing and degree of difficulty throughout.
Brazil's Viviane Santana crosses the finish line in third place during the marathon walking mixed relay final of the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games at the Campo de Marte Esplanade in Santiago on November 4, 2023. (RAÚL ARBOLEDA/AFP via Getty Images)
Marathon Walking Mixed Relay
This is a revised format compared to never being in the Olympics.
The march will feature a mixed team relay for the first time, as it replaces the 50-kilometer individual race. 25 teams will compete, each with a man and a woman on the team, and they will alternate every 10 kilometers.
Jon Ridgeon, CEO of World Athletics, said the race format, which begins at the foot of the Eiffel Tower, is “designed to be innovative, dynamic and unpredictable.” He also believes that fans will catch on quickly, leading to quick enthusiasm for the competition.
kayak cross
Kayaking has long been an Olympic sport, as there have been individual kayak and canoe competitions for men and women.
However, kayak cross is a completely different animal, as four athletes will each compete at the same time instead of going it alone with just the clock to run. There are four gates downstream and two gates upstream; If you fail one, you will be automatically disqualified.
There is also this; Each athlete will have to perform a “kayak roll,” which means doing a 360-degree rotation in their kayak, putting their head underwater in the process.
Despite the postponement of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics due to the coronavirus, Team USA kayak athlete Joshua Joseph trains on the Potomac River on March 26, 2020 in Brookmont, Maryland. (Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
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The format begins with timed trials to determine the heats and a group. Once all this is put together, the real competition begins.
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