How to watch Sailing Olympics 2024: free live streams and key dates, 4 medal races set for final day

John Gimson and Anna Burnet representing GBR Nacra 17 Mixed racing during day seven of the Paris 2024 Sailing Test Event at Marseille Marina on July 15, 2023 in Marseille, France.
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Watch Sailing at Olympics 2024 for a sport that requiring huge technical skill in a real battle between athletes and the elements. Below we have all the information on how to watch sailing at the 2024 Paris Olympics Game from anywhere in the world with details on worldwide TV channels, broadcasters and free streams.

The action on the water has been incredible, despite some disturbances thanks to the weather. It means that Thursday should be the final day of the competition, with 4 medal races set to take place. The first is the mixed dinghy, a new event for Paris 2024. This will be followed by the mixed multihull medal race. This race features two-time Olympic silver medallist Anna Burnett and John Gimson in the Team GB boat. The pair are two-time World Champions already so will fancy there chances of being top of the podium by the end of the day.

The last races will be the men's and then the women's kite, another class making its Olympic debut. Any kind of surfing is always dramatic to watch so is well worth checking out as the athletes battle the elements. French kiteboarder Lauriane Nolot led the men's field by 18 seconds during qualifying so could end the competition with gold for the hosts. Annelous Lammerts of the Netherlands is also a strong performer.  For the women, Brit Eleanor Aldridge and American Daniela Moroz are the ones to watch. 

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

Watch sailing at Olympics 2024 Quick Guide

Key Dates

  • Event dates: July 28 – August 8
  • Daily start: 6.05am ET / 11.05am BST
  • Finals dates: 6 – 8 August

Best free streams

FREE sailing Olympics 2024 live stream broadcasters

You can watch sailing 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 sailing.

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 sailing Olympic 2024 live streams in the US

The sailing live stream from Olympics 2024 is on just Peacock 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 sailing 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 sailing broadcasters by region

Africa

Americas

Europe

Asia

Oceania

Middle East

Can I watch 2024 Olympic sailing 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 sailing 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 sailing at the 2024 Olympics?

The 2024 Olympic sailing takes place between July 28 – August 8. Start times are at approximately 5:43am ET / 11:43am BST each day.

The next session is on Saturday, August 3 at 6:05am ET / 11:05am BST. It is available on Peacock in the USA and Eurosport 1 and Discovery Plus in the UK.

The 2024 Olympic sailing medal days and finals are on 6 – 8 August.

Can I watch 2024 Olympic sailing 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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