The 2024 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad, commonly known as "Paris 2024", is a major international multi-sport event held every four years. With more than 200 national teams representing sovereign states and territories, the Games are regarded as the world's premier and most prestigious sporting event. Athletes from all over the globe compete against one another in a range of sport disciplines.

The Olympic Games will take place from 26 July to 11 August 2024 in France, with Paris as the main host city. The Games programme features 329 events in 32 sport disciplines with a total of 10,500 athletes - the first time ever with an identical number of men and women participants.

Malta has competed in 17 editions of the Summer Olympics, the first participation taking place at Amsterdam in 1928. To celebrate Paris 2024, MaltaPost shall issue a new set of stamps depicting 3 of the most popular sporting events throughout the Games, with each stamp also including an iconic Paris monument. The €0.20 stamp shows an athlete competing in the track-with-hurdles event flanked by the world-famous Eiffel Tower. The €1.00 stamp depicts a runner next to the Arc de Triomphe, while the third one, bearing a denomination of €5.00, displays a swimmer and the Notre-Dame Cathedral.

This set will be issued in a sheet of 10 stamps, with each stamp measuring 44mm x 31mm, with a comb perforation of 14.1 x 14.2 and bearing the Maltese Cross watermark. The sheets measure 115mm x 182mm and were produced by Printex Ltd in the offset process. The issue consists of 100,000 of the €0.20 stamp, 20,000 of the €1.00 stamp and 15,000 of the €5.00 stamp.

The stamps will be available from all Post Offices in Malta and Gozo from Friday 26 July 2024. Orders may be placed online at www.maltaphilately.com or by mail from the Philatelic Bureau, MaltaPost p.l.c., 305, Qormi Road, Marsa, MTP 1001; by telephone 2596 1740 or via e-mail [email protected]