How to watch Taekwondo at Olympics 2024: free live streams, two more golds on offer at the Grand Palais

Jonathan Daniel Healy (Red) of Team USA competes against Carlos Adrian Sansores (Blue) of Team Mexico during the Men's Taekwondo Kyorugi +80 Kg at the Santiago 2023 Pan Am Games ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics
(Image credit: Buda Mendes/Getty Images)

Watch taekwondo at Olympics 2024, eight new champions to be decided at the Grand Palais over four days of combat. Below we have all the information on how to watch taekwondo at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games from anywhere in the world with details on worldwide TV channels, broadcasters and free streams.

After a thrilling third day where 18-year-old Hungarian Viviana Marton won a surprise gold medal in the women's 67kg and Tunisia's Firas Katoussi was the dominant victor in the men's 80kg, two final Olympic titles will be decided on Saturday.

And with neither of Tokyo's +67kg or +80kg champions returning to defend their titles, it's all up for grabs.

France's own Althéa Laurin is hoping to give the home crowd something to cheer when she steps into the arena and, having won world championship gold last year, is a genuine hope for a last gasp push up the medals table. Lee Da-bin (who hails from South Korea, which is the founding country of Taekwondo) will be out to upgrade her silver from last time, while Turkey's Nafia Kuş is another force to be reckoned with in this weight class.

The men's heavyweight category is looking near impossible to call. Throw any of the big names in the air – Ivan Šapina (Croatia), Carlos Sansores (Mexico), Caden Cunningham (Great Britain) – and it's easy to imagine any one of them landing at the top of the podium. But Ivory Coast's knows what it requires to taste gold, having won the 80kg category eight years ago.

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

Watch taekwondo at Olympics 2024 Quick Guide

Key Dates

  • Event dates: August 7 10
  • Daily start: 3am ET / 8am BST

Best free streams

FREE taekwondo Olympics 2024 live stream broadcasters

You can watch taekwondo at Olympics 2024 for free with English language commentary on the BBC and iPlayer in the UK, RTÉ 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 taekwondo.

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).

Use a VPN to watch Olympic taekwondo for free on your usual streaming service above if you are away from home.

Use a VPN to watch any Olympics 2024 stream

NordVPN – try it risk-free for 30 days
Exclusive deal

NordVPN – try it risk-free for 30 days
Use NordVPN to watch your usual Olympics 2024 free stream from abroad. We test all the providers and we rate Nord as the best VPN. There's 24/7 support available, a money-back guarantee and, best of all, there's currently over 60% off with this deal.

How to watch taekwondo Olympic 2024 live streams in the US

The taekwondo live stream from Olympics 2024 is on Peacock and a combination of CNBC and USA Network in the US.

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, MSNBC and other NBC 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 taekwondo 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 taekwondo broadcasters by region

Africa

Americas

Europe

Asia

Oceania

Middle East

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

The 2024 Olympic taekwondo takes place between August 7-10.

The heats start each day at 3am ET / 8am BST, with the medal fights and finals taking place from 2.19pm ET / 7.19pm BST.

Can I watch 2024 Olympic taekwondo 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).

Disclaimer

We test and review VPN services in the context of legal recreational uses. For example: 1. Accessing a service from another country (subject to the terms and conditions of that service). 2. Protecting your online security and strengthening your online privacy when abroad. We do not support or condone the illegal or malicious use of VPN services. Consuming pirated content that is paid-for is neither endorsed nor approved by Future Publishing.

Dan Sung
How to Watch Editor

Dan is How to Watch Editor at Future. His job is to make sure our readers (and our staff) know how to watch their favourite sports and entertainment online and on TV wherever they go. Dan has worked in tech journalism for over a decade, writing for Tech Digest, Pocket-lint, MSN Tech, Wareable and What Hi-Fi? as well as freelancing for T3, Metro and the Independent. Dan has a keen interest in playing and watching football. He has also written about it for the Observer and FourFourTwo and ghost authored John Toshack's autobiography, Toshack's Way.