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Neil Bennett

How to watch the 2021 Tokyo Olympics on UK TV

This summer, coverage of the Tokyo Olympics will be split across three platforms for UK viewers.

Eurosport and streaming service Discovery+ will host coverage of the games alongside its usual free-to-air home, the BBC.

JJ Chalmers, Dan Walker, Sam Quek, Hazel Irvine, Gabby Logan, Alex Scott, and Clare Balding make up the line-up of BBC presenters you can expect to see.

How to watch Discovery+ and Eurosport

Eurosport, where coverage of the men's football is already underway, will also be showing extensive coverage of the Tokyo Olympics.

The channel is available behind a £6.99 p/m paywall on Sky, BT, and Virgin Media.

Discovery+, who describe themselves as 'The Streaming Home Of The Olympics', will also offer round-the-clock coverage which costs £4.99 a month.

The streaming service is also free of charge for 12 months with all Sky Q subscriptions.

Sky Q are also offering Olympics coverage across its platform in better-than-4K HDR for the first time.

How to watch the Olympic Games online

BBC's television coverage takes place between 12 midnight and around 9pm most days. Online through iPlayer, and through the Red Button also, the BBC will be offering 350 hrs of uninterrupted coverage.

Eurosport's coverage is available through Eurosport Player, which you can find here.

You can also click here to go to the Discovery+ website.

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