Where to watch the Olympics 2024
The 2024 Paris Olympics will be broadcast free in a number of countries. In the UK, it's BBC and BBC iPlayer streaming platform. In Australia, the festival of sport will be live on on Channel Nine and 9Now. Viewers in America can watch all the OIympic action live on on NBC and Peacock.
On holiday or travelling outside your home country? Simply use a VPN to watch your preferred Paris 2024 Olympics live stream from anywhere in the world.
- UK: BBC iPlayer (Free)
- USA: NBC and Peacock
- AUS: Channel 9 and 9Now (Free)
- NZ: TVNZ+ (Free)
- Use a VPN to watch your local stream from abroad
Olympics 2024 preview
Preparations for the Paris Olympics are underway. Taking place from Friday 26th July until 11th August 2024, next summer's olympiad will make Paris only the second city (after London) to have hosted the event three times. Its previous two times were in 1900 and 1924 – exactly 100 years prior to Paris 2024.
But enough about the past. Paris 2024 will have plenty of new innovations. Like the Olympic Seine, which takes the traditional opening ceremony outside of the stadium and into the city itself, transforming the iconic river into the setting for a parade like no other. More than 160 boats and show barges will traverse the 6km route from Pont D'Austerlitz, past world-famous monuments and bridges to the finish at Port D'Iena, with plenty of artistic performances along the way. At the finish line, they will be greeted by a grand finale at the Trocadero.
There will be some additional sports at Paris 2024 too. The four are: break dancing (aka breaking, which had its debut at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games), sport climbing, skateboarding and surfing. Karate, baseball and softball have been dropped this time around.
And there's footie. Lots of footie. The men's and women's Olympic Football Tournaments will span the duration of the games, effectively making it a mini World Cup. Matches will take place across seven cities throughout France.
Plenty to look forward to, then. But where do you watch it all? Thankfully, it's easier than ever to find a free Paris 2024 Olympics live stream...
Australia: Olympics 2024 live stream
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UK: Olympics 2024 live stream
Like the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, rights to the 2024 Paris Olympics will be shared between the BBC and Warner Bros Discovery. That means you'll be able to watch plenty of action – both live and round-ups – for free on BBC channels and iPlayer, but to watch every moment live, you'll have to pay Warner Bros Discovery for the privilege.
Warner Bros Discovery owns Discovery+ and Eurosport, which is soon to be rebadged as TNT Sports thanks to a merger with BT Sport. It hasn't yet been announced which of Warner Bros Discovery's properties will be home to Olympics 2024 coverage, or if it will be split among many.
USA: Watch an Olympics 2024 live stream
In the USA, NBC will air Olympics coverage on cable, while the action will be available to stream on Peacock.
If you don't have cable, it's simple to watch NBC on a streaming service like Sling or Fubo.
Canada: Watch an Olympics 2024 live stream
New Zealand: Paris 2024 Olympics live stream
Can I watch the Olympics free?
You can watch the Olympics 2024 free on iPlayer in the UK, on 9Now in Australia, on CBC in Canada, and on TVZ+ in New Zealand. For US coverage you'll need NBC and/or the Peacock streaming service.
When is the opening ceremony?
The Olympics 2024 opening ceremony takes place on Friday 26th July 2024. With the ceremony taking place outside the stadium for the first time ever, and over 600,000 spectators expected to line the banks of the Seine, it promises to be an opening ceremony like no any other.
How can I buy tickets?
The single tickets sales phase of the 2024 Olympics is now over, but you can sign up on the website to see the next steps in ticket allocation. Bonne chance!
What new sports will be at the Olympics 2024?
Four additional sports will take part at the 2024 Olympics, alongside the 28 'core' events. The additional sports are break dancing (aka breaking), sport climbing, skateboarding and surfing.
Can I watch the 2024 Olympics in China?
As CMG –China Media Group – has been officially invited to be one of the main broadcasters for the Paris Olympic Games, responsible for producing international public signals for four major events (gymnastics, table tennis, badminton and sport climbing), it's highly likely the CCTV will broadcast live coverage.
Can I watch the Paris Olympics in 8K?
It's not officially confirmed, but a handful of broadcasters are expected to show parts of the Paris 2024 Olympic games in 8K resolution.
CMG – China Media Group – one of the main broadcasters for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, responsible for producing international public signals for gymnastics, table tennis, badminton and sport climbing, has said that it will use "5G+4K/8K+AI" technology to deliver high-quality coverage.
Of course, 8K Olympic coverage is nothing new. Japanese outfit NHK broadcast around 200 hours of 8K video during the Tokyo Summer Games. More recently, America's NBC streamed parts of the 2022 Winter Olympics in 8K VR.
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