Olympic Games 2024 Paris - How to watch on TV and BBC iPlayer and follow all the Olympics action across Radio, BBC Sounds and BBC Sport Online (2024)

Prepare to be swept off your feet this summer with live coverage of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games across the BBC, as the world’s biggest sporting event takes centre stage in the city of love.

BBC Sport once again offers access to all that matters at this year's Games. One live channel and one live stream will showcase all the best action and the best of British sporting storytelling, all day every day. BBC One and BBC Two will broadcast over 250 hours of live coverage across the entire 16-day event; whilst Olympics Extra, a second curated live stream on BBC iPlayer, will ensure that none of the breathtaking moments are missed.

A special Olympic schedule is running across the duration of the event on BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds, and fans can also keep up with the biggest news stories and medal winning moments on the BBC Sport website and app, and across social media.

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When is the Paris 2024 Olympics?

The Paris 2024 Olympics runs from 26 July to 11 August.

Paris 2024 Olympics BBC TV, BBC iPlayer and BBC Red Button schedule today - Monday 5 August

Events and times are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that are made. Beloware some of the events we expect to show.

9am - Climbing - Men's Boulder & Lead Semi-Final

10.45am -Gymnastics - Men's Parallel Bars Final

11am - Athletics- Women's 400m Round One

11.35am - Gymnastics - Women's Beam Final -Team USA's Simone Biles in action

12.30pm -Gymnastics - Men's Horizontal Bar Final

1.20pm -Gymnastics - Women's Floor Final - Team USA's Simone Biles in action

2pm - Diving - Women's 10m Platform Semi-Final

2pm - Shooting - Mixed Skeet

3.55pm - Canoe Slalom - Women's Kayak Cross Final

4pm - Canoe Slalom - Men's Kayak Cross Final

4.30pm - Hockey - Women's Quarter-Final

6pm -Athletics - Men's Pole Vault Final

6.55pm - Cycling - Women's Team Spring Final

6.55pm -Athletics - Men's 200m Round One -Team GB's Zharnel Hughes in action

7.30pm -Athletics - Women's Discus Final

7.45pm -Athletics - Women's 200m Semi-Finals - TeamGB's Daryll Neita, Bianca Williams & Dina Asher-Smith in action

8.10pm -Athletics- Women's 5,000m Final

8.45pm - Athletics - Women's 800m Final - Team GB's KeelyHodgkinson in action

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Watch Paris 2024 Olympics on TV and BBC iPlayer

There is live TV coverage acrossBBC One, BBC TwoandBBC iPlayer,providing access to all 32 events at Paris 2024, plus a nightly highlights programme will recap all the best bits.

Alongside the extensive coverage on network TV, Olympics Extra, a fully scheduled live stream onBBC iPlayer, follows the biggest moments across every event so that audiences can simply soak up the action.

  • Find out more about the Paris 2024 Olympic Games presenters

Listen to Paris 2024 Olympics on Radio and BBC Sounds

BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds have a special Olympics schedule for listeners, bringing all day coverage of the Games, along with the hustle and bustle of Parisian life. Whether it’s at home, work, or on the move, fans can catch every Team GB medal with 12 hours of consecutive coverage a day from 10am-10pm, plus medal winners live throughout 5 Live Breakfast every morning.

Live from Salford, Naga Munchetty and Adrian Chiles kick off 5 Live’s daily Olympics schedule. From 10am-1pm they’ll take listeners through the excitement of the rowing and diving finals, as well as the athletic and swimming heats.

On the ground, Mark Chapman takes listeners through the afternoon, inviting guests into 5 Live’s Parisian café studio 1pm-3.30pm. Tony Livesey and Eleanor Oldroyd are presenting together from 3.30pm-6.30pm. They will be out and about in the French capital, as well as presenting live from gymnastics and track cycling events. Kelly Cates picks up the baton in the evening to bring listeners the medals being won in the swimming pool and at the athletics track.

5 Live Breakfast’s Rachel Burden and Rick Edwards will hear from team GB medalists, families and fans every morning, as well as bringing all the Olympics news.

Some of 5 Live’s best-loved voices will be calling the biggest moments at the Games. Athletics commentary will come from Olympic bronze medalist Katharine Merry alongside Allison Curbishley. Away from the track Alistair Bruce-Ball, Jonathan Overend, Steve Bunce and Sonja McLaughlan are also part of the team.

They are joined by Olympians Victoria Pendleton, Louis Smith, Steve Parry, Karen Pickering and Jess Eddie.

On BBC World Service English, there’ll be coverage and commentary from Paris in special editions of Sportsworld and Sport Today, hosted by Lee James, with on-site reporters, Ade Adedoyin and Ed Harry. Isaac Fanin will have reports and interviews on the Newsday programme, while Sportshour, presented by Caroline Barker, will provide the human-interest stories behind the medals.

Building on the success of Tokyo in 2021, where it received 27 million visitors, the BBC Sport website and app is going to be the destination for big medal-winning moments, news stories, reports, live text and video highlights this summer.

Live text runs from 6.30am-midnight across the entire event, so that audiences can keep up to date with every single GB medal and big international moments, plus an automated medals table that allows fans to keep an eye on every team’s success.

Highlights videos are easily accessible on the website and app through a newly introduced vertical video carousel – perfect for anyone keeping up with the action on their phone. The new storytelling tool will showcase the best video content from the Games but in an easy-to-find way.

Across BBC Sport’s social channels, fans can expect to see the best moments and be brought closer to the athletes, BBC Sport presenters and pundits with engaging, bite-sized content.

Finally, push notifications will alert audiences to the big events and how to follow them across the BBC. Daily social media posts will let followers know how they can watch, listen and follow the next day’s events.

Paris 2024 Olympics Schedule

Events are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that are made. Some sports have rest days not listed below.

Opening ceremony

26July

River Seine

Archery

25 July to 4 August

Invalides

Artisticgymnastics

25 July to 4 August

Bercy Arena

Artisticswimming

5-10 August

Bercy Arena

Athletics

1-11 August

Stade de France (track & field), Trocadero (race walks), Invalides (marathons)

Badminton

27 July to 5 August

La Chapelle Arena

3x3Basketball

30 July to 5 August

La Concorde

Basketball

27 July to 11 August

Pierre Mauroy Stadium (group phase) & Bercy Arena (finals)

Beachvolleyball

27 July to 10 August

Eiffel Tower Stadium

Boxing

27 July to 10 August

North Paris Arena & Roland-Garros Stadium

Breaking

9-10 August

La Concorde

Canoeslalom

27 July to 5 August

Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium - White water

Canoesprint

6-10 August

Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium - Flat water

CyclingBMX

30 July to 2 August

La Concorde (freestyle), BMX Stadium (racing)

Cyclingmountainbike

28-29 July

Elancourt Hill

Cyclingroad

27 July to 4 August

Pont Alexandre III (time trials), Trocadero (road races)

Cyclingtrack

5-11 August

National Velodrome

Diving

27 July to 10 August

Aquatics Centre

Equestrian

27 July to 6 August

Chateau de Versailles

Fencing

27 July to 4 August

Grand Palais

Football

24 July to 10 August

Bordeaux Stadium, Geoffroy-Guichard Stadium, La Beaujoire Stadium, Lyon Stadium, Marseille Stadium, Nice Stadium & Parc de Princes (finals)

Golf

1-10 August

Le Golf National

Handball

25 July to 11 August

South Paris Arena (group stage), Pierre Mauroy Stadium (knockout phase)

Hockey

27 July to 9 August

Yves-du-Manoir Stadium

Judo

27 July to 3 August

Champ-de-Mars Arena

Marathonswimming

8-9 August

Pont Alexandre III

Modernpentathlon

8-11 August

North Paris Arena (ranking round), Chateau de Versailles

Rhythmicgymnastics

8-10 August

La Chapelle Arena

Rowing

27 July to 3 August

Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium - Flat water

Rugbysevens

24-30 July

Stade de France

Sailing

28 July to 8 August

Marseille Marina

Shooting

27 July to 5 August

Chateauroux Shooting Centre

Skateboarding

27 July to 7 August

La Concorde

Sportclimbing

5-10 August

Le Bourget Climbing Venue

Surfing

27 July to 4 August

Teahupo’o, Tahiti

Swimming

27 July to 4 August

Paris La Defense Arena

Tabletennis

27 July to 10 August

South Paris Arena

Taekwondo

7-10 August

Grand Palais

Tennis

27 July to 4 August

Roland Garros

Trampolinegymnastics

2 August

Bercy Arena

Triathlon

30 July to 5 August

Pont Alexandre III

Volleyball

27 July to 11 August

South Paris Arena

Waterpolo

27 July to 11 August

Aquatics Centre, Paris La Defense Arena

Weightlifting

7-11 August

South Paris Arena

Wrestling

5-11 August

Champ-de-Mars Arena

Closingceremony

11 August

Stade de France

Meet the Paris 2024 Olympics BBC Presenting Team

Leading BBC Sport’s TV coverage are presenters Clare Balding, Gabby Logan, Hazel Irvine, Isa Guha, Jeanette Kwakye, JJ Chalmers and Mark Chapman. Joining the stellar guest line up for the first time are most decorated female Olympian Laura Kenny, TV personality Fred Sirieix, British long jumper Jazmin Sawyers, Olympic gold medalist Moe Sbihi, and Olympic bronze medalist Vicky Holland. Adrian Chiles, Eleanor Oldroyd, Kelly Cates, Mark Chapman, Naga Munchetty and Tony Livesey lead BBC Radio 5 Live’s extensive coverage.

  • Find out more about the Paris 2024 Olympic Games presenters

Where can I watch the Olympics Opening Ceremony?

You can watch the opening ceremony onBBC iPlayer

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