THE start of the Paris 2024 Olympics is just days away, with the official opening ceremony taking place this Friday.
329 medal events across 32 sports will take over the world for the next 19 days – and SunSport has all the information you need so you don’t miss a second.
When is the Paris 2024 Olympics?
- The official opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympics will take place on Friday, July 26 on the River Seine.
- The ceremony will begin at 6.30pm BST (7.30pm local time)
- Preliminary action starts on the slightly earlier date of Wednesday, July 24, with football and rugby sevens, then also handball and archery will begin on Thursday, July 25.
- The Paris 2024 Olympics will run until Sunday, August 11.
How to watch the Paris 2024 Olympics and can the games be live streamed FREE?
Discovery+ is the main rights holder for the Paris 2024 Olympics and will provide “wall-to-wall linear coverage on its Eurosport channels (1 and 2), along with seven dedicated Olympic ‘pop-up’ channels”.
A special Olympics offer is available for £3.99 per month, which will grant you access to the discovery+ streaming service.
You can access discovery+ by downloading the app onto your smartphone/tablet or by visiting discovery+.com.
The BBC will be broadcasting any events with British interest and major competitions across all of their channels, app, website and on iPlayer for FREE, providing you have a valid TV license.
BBC One and Two will air the biggest events from the 33rd Olympic Games and will provide an Olympics Extra channel available on iPlayer, Red Button and online.
However, the BBC can only show two events happening at any moment live at the same time due to discovery+ being the main European rights holder.
Who are the Eurosport presenters and pundits for Paris 2024 Olympics?
Here are all the Eurosport presenters and pundits for the Paris 2024 Olympics:
Presenters:
- Laura Woods
- Orla Chennaoui
- Craig Doyle
Reporters:
- Reshmin Chowdhury
- Radzi Chinyanganya
- Jaydee Dyer
- Caroline de Moraes
- Becky Ives
- Rachel Stringe
- Laura Winter
- Matt Smith
- Kate Mason
Pundits:
- Adam Blythe
- Tom Daley
- Laura Robson
- Shauna Coxsey
- Carl Frampton
- Stef Reid
- Joanna Roswell
- Ellie Simmonds
- Lizzie Simmonds
- Iwan Thomas
- Nile Wilson
Who are the BBC presenters and pundits for Paris 2024 Olympics?
Here are all the BBC presenters and pundits for the Paris 2024 Olympics:
Presenters:
- Clare Balding
- Gabby Logan
- Hazel Irvine
- Isa Guha
- Jeanette Kwakye
- JJ Chalmers
- Mark Chapman
Studio guests/pundits:
- Beth Tweddle
- Chris Hoy
- Denise Lewis
- Fred Sirieix
- Jessica Ennis-Hill
- Kate Richardson-Walsh
- Katherine Grainger
- Laura Kenny
- Mark Foster
- Michael Johnson
- Nicola Adams
- Rebecca Adlington
- Tonia Couch
Radio:
- Adrian Chiles
- Eleanor Oldroyd
- Kelly Cates
- Mark Chapman
- Naga Munchetty
- Tony Livesey