As the world tunes in to watch the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, we’ve crafted a new kind of games: The Country Music Olympics. Sure, watching those elegant gymnasts do death-defying stunts or cheering for some of the fastest runners on the planet is fun, but we’ve got some ideas that could give those events a run for their money.

When Are the 2024 Summer Olympics?

This year’s Summer Olympics are scheduled to take place in Paris, France. The games got underway with the opening ceremonies on Friday, July 26, with the closing celebration scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 11. Some competitions began on Wednesday, July 24.

The 2024 games will showcase more than 10,000 athletes from 206 nations across the globe. There are 329 events in 32 different sports that will take place over the course of a few weeks.

NBC is once again broadcasting the competitions. Fans can see a full schedule on their website.

Where Did We Get Our List of Country Music Olympic Events?

Our list of events for a Country Music Olympics came from Taste of Country readers. Fans of our Facebook page shared their ideas of the perfect country-themed competitions when we asked, “If country music had its own Olympics, what would the events be?”

Many responses were music-related, like longest note-holding or deepest baritone competitions. Some even suggested yodeling! Other chose more physical events like hay bale throwing. And of course, there were several redneck choices like cow tipping, lawn mower races and a unique competition for the longest burp.

Keep scrolling to see the perfect events for a country music-themed Olympic Games.

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