How Long Do The Summer Olympics Last. For those wondering, the summer olympic games typically last about two weeks. The tokyo 2020 olympic games launched on friday 23 july with the opening ceremony (although the sports actually started slightly earlier) and officially last a total.

A total of 40 sports are in the olympics, including 32 in the upcoming paris 2024 summer olympics and eight in milano cortina 2026, the next winter olympics. The olympics are set to start on friday, july 26.