How To Watch The Olympics 2024 Online
| When: from Friday, July 26 until Sunday, August 11 |
| Channel: NBC (US) |
| US stream: Peacock TV |
| FREE international streams: 9Now (AU) BBC iPlayer (UK) | CBC Gem (CA) |
| Watch anywhere: Stream with NordVPN |
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We’re almost half way through the 2024 Games and the jaw-dropping skill and medal-worthy talent on display never cease to amaze. With heaps of unmissable events still to come, including Simone Biles at the Individual All-Around Final on August 1, you won’t want to miss one breath-taking second. Read on for our guide below, which explains how to watch the Paris 2024 Olympics online and stream free 24/7 coverage from anywhere now.
The Paris 2024 Olympics has been nothing short of spectacular. The Opening Ceremony delivered a magical celebration of the City of Love, with performances from Lady Gaga – flanked by pink pom poms, giving a rendition of "Mon Truc En Plumes" (My Thing With Feathers) along the River Seine – and Celine Dion, who astounded spectators by appearing on the Eiffel Tower to give her first live performance in four years.
Competitive events in artistic gymnastics, basketball, fencing, swimming, and judo are among those now well underway, and Olympians are being handed medals left, right, and center.
China is currently top of the Olympic leaderboard, closely followed by Japan. The People's Republic of China has bagged the most gold medals so far, with Yawen Deng taking the top prize in Cycling BMX Freestyle, and medals being awarded for swimming and diving (in both the Men's and Women’s Synchronized 10m Platform) too.
In third place, host country France are putting up some stiff competition. Swimmer Leon Marchand helped to bring the country’s tally of gold to six – now tying with Great Britain – after smashing the Olympic record in the Men’s 400m Individual Medley Final. They’ve got a medal haul of 21, the second highest of all competing nations – that is, after Team US and their grand total of 27.
The Games have been a particular success for US artistic gymnasts. Simone Biles’ highly-anticipated comeback has been followed by a caravan of celebrity fans (Tom Cruise, Ariana Grande, Snoop Dogg) who watched her dazzling performance in the qualifiers at Bercy Arena.
Her gymnastic domination continued after Team USA earned the States another glorious gold at the Women’s Team Final on Tuesday. Meanwhile, after incredible acrobatic displays from Brody Malone and his team, the US men’s team won the bronze – the first US medal in that event in 16 years.
And there's still so much TV gold to look forward to: the athletics, the Men’s 100m Final event, the Olympic debut of breakdancing on August 9, marathon swimming, weightlifting, and Simone Biles in the Women’s Individual All-Around Final on August 1.
Ready to squeeze every last drop of sporting glory out of the summer? Then simply read the following guide explaining how to watch the Olympics 2024 online, and enjoy every event from anywhere – and for free!
Paris 2024 Olympics Medal Table
| National Olympics Committee (NOC) | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| People's Republic of China | 8 | 6 | 2 | 16 |
| Japan | 7 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| France | 6 | 9 | 6 | 21 |
| Great Britain | 6 | 6 | 5 | 17 |
| Australia | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| Republic of Korea | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| United States of America | 4 | 12 | 11 | 27 |
| Italy | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 |
| Canada | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Germany | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Above accurate as of July 31 (10am ET / 7am PT)
Where to find the best free Paris 2024 Olympic Games coverage
There’s no shortage of options to watch Paris Olympic Games 2024 online. Australia surely offers the most in-depth coverage, with Channel 9 and 9Now promising 24-hour, around-the-clock live reporting via their dedicated Olympic channels. And 9Now is, thankfully, 100% free to use.
Meanwhile, there’s a wealth of coverage across the BBC and BBC iPlayer in the UK, and on CBC and CBC Gem in Canada. And both of these on-demand platforms are utterly free to use.
Other countries with free coverage include France on France Télévisions, ARD and ZDF in Germany, and RTE in Ireland.
Out of the country? We explain below how to use a VPN to port yourself home.
How to watch the Paris Olympics 2024 online from anywhere
If you're abroad on vacation or working overseas, you can still watch Paris Olympics 2024 just as you would at home.
While streaming services like 9Now and BBC iPlayer restrict access from IP addresses outside of their licensed country, there's a piece of software called a VPN which can change your IP address to make it look like you're accessing streaming services from any country in the world.
For example, Aussies vacationing anywhere in the world can subscribe to a VPN, join a Australia-based server and watch The Olympics 2024 on 9Now from anywhere in the world, just like they would back home.
How to use a VPN to unblock streaming services:
1. Choose your ideal VPN and install – our go-to recommendation for unblocking is NordVPN, costing from $3.99 a month with its 2-year plan
2. Connect to a server – for 9Now, for example, you'll want to connect to a server based in the Australia.
3. Go to the stream you wish to access - for Paris Olympics 2024, head to 9Now.
How to watch The Olympics 2024 online FREE in Australia
Viewers Down Under will be able to watch the Olympics 2024 thanks to Channel Nine and 9Gem, which will be providing sports fans with nigh-unbeatable 24-hour coverage of the 16-day event.
The Paris Olympics officially began on Saturday, July 27 at 5:30am AEST with the Opening Ceremony, and end with the Closing Ceremony Monday, August 12.
A free streaming option for cord-cutters is 9Now. Providing 40 channels of live and on-demand programming, the Australian streaming service is completely FREE. All you need to do is create an account using your email and password.
Alternatively, purchasing the Stan Sport add-on on top of a basic Stan plan might be tempting for avid followers of the Olympics. Stan Sport provides a HD, ad-free experience for starters. Plus, it provides eight exclusive international Olympics channels to boot. New subscribers can get their base plan free for the first 30-days (beginning from AU$12 for Stan Basic), but Stan Sport is charged at AU$15 a month, with no free trial period available.
An Aussie out of the country? If you find yourself abroad during the 2024 Olympics, subscribe to a VPN to access regional services like 9Now or Stan and continue streaming like you were right back home.
How to watch the Olympics 2024 in the US
You know Team USA are going to win big. So luckily it’s easy to watch the Olympics 2024 in the States. Gold medal-winning events will air up until Sunday, August 11, with the Closing Ceremony being broadcast on August 11.
There’ll be hours of live, daily coverage available on NBC, Spanish-language channel Telemundo, USA and CNBC, as well as through Peacock, NBC’s streaming service.
A Peacock subscription will let you watch all the main events and more. This starts from $7.99 a month for Peacock Premium, or, get Premium Plus at $13.99 a month, and cut the commercials. With a 12 month annual plan on either option, you’ll save and only pay for the equivalent of 10 months. Even better, if you’re a student, a monthly subscription only costs $1.99 a month.
For a detailed rundown of NBC’s planned Olympic coverage, you can find their daily schedule here.
Great budget offering Sling TV offers dozens of channels, and from only $20 for your first month. You'll need the Sling Blue plan to stream NBC and USA content, and therefore watch the best of the 2024 Paris Olympics live online.
Alternatively, FuboTV is a comprehensive, though pricier, cable-replacement service. In addition to NBC, it's got heaps of sports coverage and a varied selection of channels – including ABC, ESPN, USA, FX and Telemundo.
The platform’s entry-level Pro plan comes packed with over 140 channels for a very reasonable $79.99 a month – and that’s only after you’ve enjoyed its FREE FuboTV trial deal.
How to watch Paris Olympics 2024 online FREE in the UK
In the UK, Olympic 2024 coverage comes courtesy of the BBC. We’re promised over 250 hours of sporting action – sprinting, boxing, swimming, cycling, athletics, you name it – across BBC One, BBC Two, and BBC Sport. Coverage is currently ongoing until Sunday, August 11, with the Closing Ceremony officially concluding the 2024 Games.
For those without cable, BBC iPlayer allows UK viewers to stream footage live and on-demand, while also offer a second curated live stream channel dubbed Olympics Extra. BBC iPlayer is available on a number of devices and it’s absolutely FREE to watch. To create a BBC account, all you need is an email address and a UK postcode (e.g. W12 7FW), in addition to a valid TV licence.
NB: If you’re a UK citizen traveling abroad, you can subscribe to a VPN to access a regionally-restricted service like BBC iPlayer and watch UK TV online, including streaming the 2024 Paris Olympics just as you would back home.
How to watch the Olympics 2024 online FREE in Canada
Canadian viewers can watch the Paris Olympics 2024 on the CBC channel, and its sister networks TSN and Sportsnet, with the main event broadcast daily from Friday, July 26, up until the closing ceremony on Sunday, August 11.
CBC will provide live coverage and replays of the biggest Olympics happenings. But if you’ve cut the cord, head to on-demand platform CBC Gem. Watch CBC content live, view a 24-hour digital Olympic Channel, or catch-up simply by creating an account. Oh, it’s 100% free to use.
If you’re currently on vacation, subscribe to a VPN to access Canada-specific services and stream The Olympics 2024 just as you would back home.
Everything You Need To Know About The Paris Olympics 2024
What is the full schedule of Olympic events?
Below we've listed each Olympic discipline and the range of dates during which they have scheduled events.
Note that some sports have rest dates that aren’t indicated below. Additionally, there are five sports – archery, handball – that will begin prior to the official opening of the Olympics Games.
You’ll find the official timetable of scheduled Olympic events here
- Olympic 2024 Opening Ceremony: July 26
- Archery: July 25 to August 4
- Artistic gymnastics: July 25 to August 4
- Artistic swimming: August 5 to August 10
- Athletics: August 1 to August 11
- Badminton: July 27 to August 5
- 3x3 Basketball: July 27 to August 5
- Basketball: July 27 to August 11
- Beach Volleyball: July 27 to August 10
- Boxing: July 27 to August 10
- Breaking: August 9 to August 10
- Canoe slalom: July 27 to August 5
- Canoe sprint: August 6 to August 10
- Cycling BMX: July 30 to August 2
- Cycling mountain bike: July 28 to July 29
- Cycling road: July 27 to August 4
- Cycling track: August 5 to August 11
- Diving: July 27 to August 10
- Equestrian: July 27 to August 6
- Fencing: July 27 to August 4
- Football: July 24 to August 10
- Golf: August 1 to August 10
- Handball: July 25 to August 11
- Hockey: July 27 to August 9
- Judo: July 27 to August 3
- Marathon swimming: August 8 to August 9
- Modern pentathlon: August 8 to August 11
- Rhythmic gymnastics: August 8 to August 10
- Rowing: July 27 to August 3
- Rugby sevens: 24 July to 30 July
- Sailing: July 28 to August 8
- Shooting: July 27 to August 5
- Skateboarding: July 27 to August 7
- Sport climbing: August 5 to August 10
- Surfing: July 27 to August 4
- Swimming: July 27 to August 4
- Table tennis: July 27 to August 10
- Taekwondo: August 7 to August 10
- Tennis: July 27 to August 4
- Trampoline gymnastics: August 2
- Triathlon: July 30 to August 5
- Volleyball: July 27 to August 11
- Water polo: July 27 to August 11
- Weightlifting: August 7 to August 11
- Wrestling: August 5 to August 11
- Olympic 2024 Closing Ceremony: August 11
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Where is the Paris Olympics 2024 being held?
En France, of course! While events will take place in 35 different locations – including French Polynesia – the bulk of these will be held in the city of Paris, at locations including the Trocadero, Versailles Palace, the Place de la Concord and the Stade de France.
When does the Paris Olympics 2024 officially begin?
While some disciplines kicked off a few days early, the Paris Olympics 2024 officially began with the Opening Ceremony on Friday, July 26 at: 10:30am PT / 1:30pm ET / 6:30pm BST / 7:30pm CEST (local time).
When is the 2024 Paris Olympics closing ceremony?
The Olympic torch will be extinguished on Sunday, August 11 at the Olympics 2024 Closing Ceremony, which will take place at the Stade de France just outside of Paris.
