July 2024 Sports Calendar: Feeling Very Olympic

Buckle up for a busy month of sports action headlined by the Summer Olympics in Paris.

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Ryan Murphy • Managing Editor
Jun 14, 2024 • 15:06 ET • 3 min read
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The City of Light will shine especially bright this July when Paris hosts the 2024 Summer Olympics. With iconic landmarks like the Eiffel Tower and the Champs-Élysées serving as backdrops, athletes from around the world will converge to compete at the highest level of their respective sports.

There will be no shortage of attractions at these Summer Games, as the XXXIII Olympiad will feature a staggering 329 events in 32 sports, including breaking, which is set to become the first dancesport in modern Olympic history. Skateboarding and surfing will also return after making their debut four years earlier in 2020.

Although France will have athletes in every event, it's the US that enters as a prohibitive -2,500 favorite to win the most medals. America has, after all, led the way in each of the last seven Summer Games and continues to set the gold standard with its amateur athletic programs. China (+1,100) and Japan (+5,000) round out the Top 3 in what should be an entertaining – if perhaps lopsided – race to the top of the podium.  

The Olympics aren't the only must-see event in July. Sports fans can also look forward to Wimbledon, the MLB All-Star Game, UFC 304, and NBA Summer League action.

Stay on top of all upcoming games and tournaments with our freshly updated July sports calendar below. 

NBA free agency begins
July 1
League-wide

NHL free agency begins
July 1
League-wide

Wimbledon Championships
July 1-14
All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (London, England)

John Deere Classic
July 4-7
TPC Deere Run (Silvis, IL)

CFL Week 5
July 4-7
Various venues

Shakur Stevenson vs. Artem Harutyunyan WBC lightweight title fight
July 6
Prudential Center (Newark, New Jersey)

NBA California Classic Summer League
July 6-10
Chase Center (San Francisco, CA) and Golden 1 Center (Sacramento, CA)

F1 British Grand Prix
July 7
Silverstone Circuit (Silverstone, England)

NASCAR Grant Park 165
July 7
Chicago Street Course (Chicago, IL)

NBA Utah Summer League
July 8-10
Delta Center (Salt Lake City, CA)

Genesis Scottish Open
July 11-14
The Renaissance Club (North Berwick, Scotland)

Kentucky Championship
July 11-14
Keene Trace Golf Club (Nicholasville, KY)

CFL Week 6
July 11-14
Various venues

LIV Golf Andalucia
July 12-14
Real Club Valderrama (San Roque, Spain)

NBA2K Summer League
July 12-22
Thomas & Mack Center and Cox Pavilion (Las Vegas, NV)

UFC Fight Night: Barber vs. Namajunas 
July 13
Ball Arena (Denver, CO)

Euro 2024 Final
July 14
Olympiastadion (Berlin, Germany)

Copa America Final
July 14
Hard Rock Stadium (Miami, FL)

NASCAR HighPoint.com 400
July 14
Pocono Raceway (Long Pond, PA)

2024 MLB Draft
July 14-16
Cowtown Coliseum (Fort Worth, TX)

2024 MLB Home Run Derby
July 15
Globe Life Field (Arlington, TX)

2024 MLB All-Star Game
July 16
Globe Life Field (Arlington, TX)

The British Open
July 18-21
Royal Troon Golf Course (Troon, Scotland)

Barracuda Championship
July 18-21
Tahoe Mountain Club (Truckee, CA)

CFL Week 7
July 19-21
Various venues

UFC Fight Night
July 20
UFC APEX (Las Vegas, NV)

2024 WNBA All-Star Game
July 20
Footprint Center (Phoenix, AZ)

F1 Hungarian Grand Prix
July 21
Hungaroring (Mogyorod, Budapest)

NASCAR Brickyard 400
July 21
Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Indianapolis, IN)

LIV Golf United Kingdom
July 26-28
JCB Golf and Country Club (Rocester, England)

UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2
July 27
Co-Op Live (Manchester, England)

3M Open
July 25-28
TPC Twin Cities (Blaine, MN)

CFL Week 8
July 25-28
Various venues

2024 Summer Olympic Games
July 26-August 11
Various venues (Paris, Versailles, Chateauroux, Marseille, Lyon, Bordeaux, Nice, Saint-Etienne, Nantes)

F1 Belgian Grand Prix
July 28
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps (Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium)

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