How to watch Athletics at Olympics 2024: free live streams and key dates, Hellen Obiri favourite for women's marathon

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Watch athletics at Olympics 2024 with the track and field, for many, the highlight of any Summer Games. Below we have all the information on how to watch athletics at the 2024 Paris Olympics Games from anywhere in the world with details on worldwide TV channels, broadcasters and free streams.

There was lots of action to enjoy on the final night of the competition at the Stade de France. It all began with the men's high jump final in the field and the men's 800m final on the track. Hamish Kerr of New Zealand and Emmanuel Wanyoni picked up the golds in those. Team GB's Georgia Bell won bronze in a brilliant 1500m race, won expertly by the now 3-time champion Kenyan Faith Kipyegon. All eyes were on Jakob Ingebrigtsen as he powered to victory in the men's 5000m final. The USA were unstoppable in the two 4x400m relay finals, with Team GB picking up bronze in both. Masai Russell also added to a successful night for Team USA by winning gold in the women's 100m hurdles.

The day started with the men's marathon, won by Tamirat Tola of Ethiopia. The women's race takes place on Sunday as they close the athletics competition at Paris 2024. Kenyan Hellen Obiri is the favourite to take gold on the streets of the French capital.

Here's where to watch athletics and 2024 Olympics live streams online from anywhere – including FREE options.

Watch Athletics at Olympics 2024 Quick Guide

Key Dates

  • Event dates: August 1 – August 11
  • Daily start: 4am ET / 9am BST

Best free streams

FREE Athletics Olympics 2024 live stream broadcasters

You can watch athletics at Olympics 2024 for free with English language commentary on the BBC and iPlayer in the UK, RTE in Ireland, CBC in Canada and Channel 9 in Australia.

Channel 9 and the 9Now streaming service in Australia have the most comprehensive Olympics 2024 free-to-air coverage of all.

You can watch almost every session from every single 2024 Olympic event live and on demand through dedicated channels on the 9Now streaming service, including Olympic athletics.

Other, non-English language Olympics free streams can be found on ORF (Austria), RTBF (Belgium), VRT (Belgium), RDS (Canada), Chilevision (Chile), Caracol (Colombia), DR (Denmark), France TV (France), RAI (Italy), Yle (Finland), ARD (Germany), ZDF (Germany), RUV (Iceland), JioCinema (India), TV3 (Lithuania), NOS (Netherlands), NRK (Norway), TVP (Poland), SABC (South Africa), RTVE (Spain), SNRT (Morocco), Canal 5 (Mexico) and the SRG SSR channels (Switzerland).

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How to watch Athletics Olympic 2024 live streams in the US

The athletics live stream from Olympics 2024 is on Peacock and NBC in the USA.

Broadcast rights to the 2024 Paris Olympics belong to NBC. All Olympics 2024 sessions are available to watch on Peacock. Select events will also be on the NBC, USA and MSNBC cable channels.

If you don't have cable, Peacock is the best option. You'll need a subscription to the ad-supported Peacock Premium which is $7.99 per month, or ad-less Peacock Plus which is $13.99 per month.

How to watch athletics Olympic 2024 live streams in the UK and Europe

While many public and national TV broadcasters have the TV and live stream rights to the Paris Olympic Games in the UK and Europe, it's the Discovery Plus subscription service that offers comprehensive coverage across the region.

Plans start at £6.99 per month, or the local equivalent, with 3,800 hours of live coverage across 55 channels. There's also a special offer running until 10 August where new subscribers pay £3.99 per month until the end of 2024.

The BBC and RTE are the places for free Olympics 2024 live streams in the UK and Ireland. You can find a list of other public broadcasters with Olympics 2024 broadcast rights across Europe in the Rest of the World section below.

Official Olympic Athletics broadcasters by region

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Can I watch 2024 Olympic athletics for free?

Check your local broadcaster above but people in the UK, Australia, Canada, Ireland and many other nations listed have free Olympics 2024 coverage as well as subscription broadcasters.

Those in Australia and Canada can watch almost every session of every Olympics 2024 event for free on 9Now and CBC. That will very likely include athletics free live streams.

Remember that, if you're traveling away from home, you can use a VPN to watch the 2024 Olympics free from abroad on your usual streaming service.

When is the athletics at the 2024 Olympics?

The 2024 Olympic athletics takes place between August 1 – 11. Start times are at approximately 4am ET/9am BST each day.

The next session is on Sunday, August 11 at 2am ET/7am BST. It is going to be available on Peacock and NBC/USA in the USA and on BBC iPlayer, BBC One/ BBC Two and  Discovery Plus and Eurosport One/Eurosport Two in the UK.

The 2024 Olympic athletics medal days and finals take place between August 1-11.

Can I watch 2024 Olympic athletics on my mobile?

Of course, most broadcasters have streaming services that you can access through mobile apps or via your phone's browser.

You can also stay up-to-date with all 2024 Olympic Games events on the official social media channels on X/Twitter (@Olympics), Instagram (@Olympics), TikTok (@Olympics) and YouTube (@Olympics).

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