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2024 Paris Olympics: Equestrian Schedule

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See below for the full schedule of equestrian sports at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Times listed in Central European Time (Paris local time) and then converted to U.S. Eastern Time.



For more news, visit our 2024 Paris Olympics main page.

Wednesday, July 24
◆ Eventing horses arrive

Friday, July 26
◆ Dressage horses arrive
◆ Eventing First Horse Inspection, 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. (3:30 a.m. – 5:00 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time)
◆ 2024 Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony, 7:30 p.m. (1:30 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time)

Saturday, July 27
◆ Eventing Dressage, Team & Individual (65 starters), 9:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. (3:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time)

Sunday, July 28
◆ Dressage First Horse Inspection, 7:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. (1:00 a.m. – 3:00 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time)
◆ Eventing Cross-Country, Team & Individual (65 starters), 10:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. (4:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time)

Monday, July 29
◆ Eventing Second Horse Inspection, 8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. (2:00 a.m. – 3:30 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time)
◆ Eventing Jumping, Team Final & Individual Qualifier, 11:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. (5:00 a.m. – 7:30 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time)
◆ Eventing Jumping, Individual Final (25 starters), 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. (9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time)
◆ Eventing Team & Individual Medal Ceremony, 4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. (10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time)

Tuesday, July 30
◆ 
Jumping horses arrive
◆ Dressage Grand Prix Group 1 (30 starters), 11:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. (5:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time)

Wednesday, July 31
◆ Jumping Teams First Horse Inspection, 7:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. (1:30 a.m. – 4:00 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time)
◆ Dressage Grand Prix Group 2 (30 starters), 10:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. (4:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time)
◆ Jumping Training Session, 6:15 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. (12:15 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time)

Thursday, August 1
◆ Jumping Team Qualifier (20 teams/60 starters), 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. (5:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time)

Friday, August 2
◆ Jumping Team Final (10 teams/30 starters), 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. (8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time)
◆ 
Jumping Team Medal Ceremony, 4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. (10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time)

Saturday, August 3
◆ Dressage Grand Prix Special, (30 starters), 10:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. (4:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time)
◆ Jumping Individual Horse Inspection, 2:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. (8:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time)
◆ Dressage Team Medal Ceremony, 3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. (9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time)

Sunday, August 4
◆ Dressage Second Horse Inspection, 7:00 a.m. – 7:30 a.m. (1:00 a.m. – 1:30 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time)
◆ Dressage Grand Prix Freestyle (18 starters), 10:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. (4:00 a.m. – 7:30 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time)
◆ Dressage Individual Medal Ceremony, 1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. (7:30 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time)
◆ Jumping Individual Training Session, 4:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. (10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time)

Monday, August 5
◆ Jumping Individual Qualifier (75 starters), 2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. (8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time)

Tuesday, August 6
◆ Jumping Individual Final (30 starters), 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (4:00 a.m. – 6:00 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time)
◆ Jumping Individual Medal Ceremony, 12:00 pm. – 12:30 p.m. (6:00 a.m. – 6:30 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time)

Sunday, August 11
◆ 2024 Paris Olympics Closing Ceremony, 8:00 p.m. (2:00 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time)

Now that you have the schedule, find out how to watch every second of equestrian sports at the 2024 Paris Olympics with this guide from NBC Olympics.


Thanks to CareCredit for our spring and summer equestrian coverage.

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