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

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.

When is the Paris 2024 Olympics?

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

When is the Paris 2024 Olympics opening ceremony?

The opening ceremony is on Friday 26 July at 5.45pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.

Clare Balding previews the next 16 days of incredible sporting action in France and introduces live coverage of a unique Opening Ceremony held along Paris’ main artery: the Seine. 

Watch Paris 2024 Olympics on TV and BBC iPlayer

There is live TV coverage across BBC One, BBC Two and BBC 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 on BBC iPlayer, follows the biggest moments across every event so that audiences can simply soak up the action.

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-1:00pm 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 1:00pm-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.