World-class performers across a huge range of sports will compete on the grandest stage of them all in the hope of achieving immortality through medals.
And while the sportsmen and women will be representing Great Britain, we like to think those athletes from Edinburgh will keep their home city in mind throughout.
Here are eight athletes from the Capital competing as part of Team GB.
5. Grace Reid
A gold medal winner at the Commonwealth Games 2022, swimmer Reid will form part of Team GB in Paris. | Getty Images
6. Scott Brash
An Olympic Gold Medallist and the only equestrian rider in history to win the Rolex Grand Slam of show jumping, Brash will head to the French capital looking for further glory this summer. | Getty Images
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7. Sholto Carnegie
A previous Olympian and a two-time world champion in the Great Britain men's eight, Carnegie will compete at Paris 2024. Despite being born in London, he hails as Scottish through his Edinburgh grandfather | Getty Images Photo: Getty Images
8. Amy Costello
Plying her trade in Germany for UHC Hamburg, the hockey star could be set to make her first Olympic appearance. Photo: Craig Watson