Following the full recovery and return of global sports events in 2023, 2024 will usher in a veritable "sports year". The men's Asian Cup held in Qatar will become the opening drama of 2024. The most anticipated tournaments are undoubtedly the men's Euro 2024 and Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Among them, the European Championship will be played in 10 cities in Germany from June 14 to July 14, and the Paris Olympics will be held from July 26 to August 11.
Season 1: "Spotlight" Qatar
The men's Asian Cup will be held from January 12 to February 10, the national football team and the host Qatar, Tajikistan, Lebanon team in Group A, the group to qualify for the round of 16 is the minimum goal, if the knockout round wins another game to advance to the quarterfinals, even if the level of performance is super-level, you know, the latest world ranking of the national football team is only ranked 11th in Asia.
Qatar will also host the 2024 World Swimming Championships from February 2 to 19 next year, and the Chinese swimming team won 5 golds, 3 silvers and 8 bronzes at this year's World Championships in Fukuoka. From February 16 to February 25, the 2024 World Table Tennis Team Championships will be held in Busan, South Korea. In the last World Championships, the Chinese team won the Swaythling Cup and the Corbillon Cup for the 22nd time in Chengdu, and the main opponents of the Chinese men's and women's teams to defend their titles are still Japan and South Korea. In March, the World Short Track Speed Skating Championships will be held in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The performance of China's three naturalized athletes, Lin Xiaojun, Liu Shaolin and Liu Shaoang, is worth watching. In this year's World Championships, due to the limitation of the number of participants, the Chinese team only ended with 1 gold and 1 silver. The 2024 Chinese Super League season kicks off in early March and will run until November.
Season 2: Tomyou Cup and F1
In April, Chengdu will host the Tang You Cup, the first time that western China has hosted the world's highest-level badminton tournament. In Chengdu, there are more than 500,000 people who insist on playing badminton all year round, and the arrival of the Tang You Cup will further activate the city's sports cells. In the last tournament, the national team lost to Bangkok, and this time it is expected to turn around when it returns to its home stadium.
After five years of waiting, F1 is finally back in 2024. The Chinese Grand Prix will be held at the Shanghai International Circuit from April 19 to 21. 2024 marks the 20th anniversary of the F1 Chinese Grand Prix, and the season will feature 24 Grand Prix, the longest season since the inception of F1.
In mid-May, the World Women's Volleyball League started, and the Chinese women's volleyball team will participate in Rio de Janeiro, Macau and Hong Kong.
Season 3: European Championship and Olympic Games in a row
The 2024 German Euro Championship will be held from June 14 to July 14, Spain, Croatia, and Italy teams have entered the "Group of Death", and the German team has declined in strength in recent years, and has also lost in a series of matches this year, can they use the host status to counterattack this time? The 2024 Men's Copa America will be held in the United States from June 20 to July 14, and the schedule almost "collides" with the European Cup. This year's Copa America has been expanded to 16 teams, and the final will be held at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, can Messi, who plays for Inter Miami, lead Argentina to defend the title "at home"?
The Paris Olympics will take place from 26 July to 11 August, returning to Paris after 100 years of the Summer Games. Under the slogan "Make the Olympic Movement More Open", the Paris Games will be able to watch the opening ceremony for free on the banks of the Seine, with four new sports: surfing, rock climbing, skateboarding and breakdancing. According to the latest edition of the "Paris 2024 Virtual Medal Table", the Chinese team, which won 38 gold medals in the last event, is expected to win 35 gold, 25 silver and 18 bronze medals, ranking second only to the United States. At the Tokyo Olympics, the battle between China and the United States for the gold medal table lasted until the last day, and the United States team finally overtook it.
Season 4: The "China Season" in the Post-Olympic Era
The fourth quarter of 2024 will usher in the "China Season" one after another, with a number of high-quality international events such as tennis, cycling, badminton, sailing, ice and snow settled in China, such as the Tennis Shanghai Masters in October and the BWF World Tour Finals in December. In October, the 2024-2025 CBA season will also be unveiled. The ITTF Mixed Team World Cup is expected to continue in Chengdu in November, which will lead to a new hot spot in China's spectator and consumer markets after the Paris Olympics.
Chengdu Daily Jinguan News Reporter Huang Yike Editor-in-charge He Qitie Editor Wang Qi According to Xinhua News Agency