Paris 2024

The 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games will be held in one of the world's most alluring and inspirational cities: Paris. The biggest international multi-sport event in the world will be played out on an unmistakably picturesque stage.

The Olympic Games will run over 18 days, from 26 July to 11 August. 

The Paralympic Games will open on 28 August and conclude 12 days later, on 8 September.

The VIS Olympic/Paralympic page is your home for all athletes named on the Australian Olympic and Paralympic team, with Paris related content and resources.

(Please note that all updates will be related to Victorian Institute of Sport scholarship holders.)

RECENT PARIS NEWS 

Stay up to date with the latest news.

VIS cyclists recognised at Australia Day Honours

January 28, 2025

Cyclists Grace Brown and Kelland O'Brien have been honoured at the 2025 Australia Day Awards for their maiden gold medals at the Paris Olympic Games.

Between You & Me: Brock Batty and Keefer Wilson

November 13, 2024

Brock Batty, 17, represented Australia as a trampolinist at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Whilst in the French capital he met Australian skateboarder, Keefer Wilson, 17. The pair returned to Melbourne with grand Olympic ambitions and an unexpected bond.

Sport sector launches talent search ahead of Brisbane 2032

September 17, 2024

Australians with a flair for sport are being offered the opportunity of a lifetime. A nationwide talent search aimed at finding future stars for Brisbane 2032 gets underway next month.

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ATHLETE PROFILES 

82 VIS scholarship holders have been selected in the Australian Olympic Team. Learn more about them via their athlete profiles.

Learn more about the VIS scholarship holders who have been selected in the Australian Paralympic Team. This page will continue to update as more athletes are announced.

EDUCATION RESOURCES - PARIS 2024 DIGITAL PACKAGES

Bring the Games to your classroom! Dive into the stories of four VIS athletes working towards Paris and follow their journeys in getting there. Learn about other Victorian athletes, the Games in general and Games history in Australia.

FREE for Victorian Government schools. Fees apply for non-Government.

(NOW CLOSED) LETTERS FOR PARIS | WRITE TO A PARALYMPIAN 

Send your best wishes to our qualified athletes! Watch the below video on how to get involved. 

- Update 1 October 2024 - 

Writing letters to VIS Olympic and Paralympic athletes is now closed. Thank you to all who sent their well wishes to our athletes!

RADIO & PODCASTS | ATHLETE FEATURES

From April 23, Olypmic long jumper, Brooke Buschkuehl, world champion swimmer, Sam Williamson and Paralympic middle distance runner, Jaryd Clifford, rotate in joining Gerard Whateley on SEN radio for a weekly Olympic/Paralympic segment. Listen live each Tuesday at 11am, or catch up on their chats here. 

'IN-SEINE' FACTS

What makes the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games unique? Learn more with our fun fact articles, suitable for any classroom activity or a light read.

In-Seine Facts | The Evolution of the Paralympic Logo

April 29, 2024

Could you draw the Paralympic logo from memory right now? Well, you'd be forgiven if you can't. Unlike the rings of the modern Olympic Games which have only been tweaked twice since 1896, the logo of the Paralympic Games has been altered four times, including as recently as 2019.

In-Seine Facts | The Games Torch Relay

April 16, 2024

The Olympic flame will be lit in ancient Olympia today, Tuesday April 16, and will be carried on a 68-day relay for the first ever opening ceremony to take place outside of a stadium, along the Seine river in Paris on July 26.

In-Seine Facts | The ultimate Eiffel Tower souvenir

March 26, 2024

The average tourist may return from Paris with an Eiffel Tower key ring or notebook. Olympians and Paralympians, however, will return with the most unique souvenir of all with a historic part of the city etched into the medal around their necks.