How to watch Triathlon at Olympics 2024: free live streams and key dates, Belgium withdraw from relay after athlete falls ill

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Alex Yee of Team England runs to the finish line during the Men's Individual Sprint Distance Triathlon Final during the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games ahead of the Paris Olympics 2024
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Watch triathlon at Olympics 2024. This event gives us some of the most well-rounded athletes in the world, as they take on three gruelling events in one race. Below we have all the information on how to watch triathlon at the 2024 Paris Olympics Game from anywhere in the world with details on worldwide TV channels, broadcasters and free streams.

The mixed team relay was one of the surprise highlights at Tokyo 2020 and it is back again at Paris 2024. Unfortunately, Belgium have decided to pull out of the race. One of their athletes, Claire Michel, finished 38th in the women’s race last week but has since fallen ill. Some reports suggest she is suffering from E coli. There had previously been concern about the pollution levels of the River Seine, where the swimming part of the race takes place. Swiss athlete Adrien Briffod has also fallen ill since competing in the men’s race and will not take part in the relay. If the water quality is not found to be safe, the race can go ahead on Tuesday instead.

Team GB are the defending champions and have already won gold in the men’s race and bronze in the women’s race. Alex Yee’s last gasp win in the men‘s race was particularly breathtaking. The team trying to win once again is set to include Yee alongside fellow medal winner Beth Potter, as well as Georgia Taylor Brown and Sam Dickinson. French athletes have also medalled in both the individual races so expect them to put in a strong team performance too.  

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

Watch triathlon at Olympics 2024 Quick Guide

Key Dates

  • Event dates: July 30 / July 31/ Aug 5
  • Daily start: 2am ET / 7am BST
  • Finals dates: July 30 / July 31/ Aug 5

Best free streams

FREE triathlon Olympics 2024 live stream broadcasters

You can watch triathlon 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 triathlon.

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 triathlon Olympic 2024 live streams in the US

The triathlon live stream from Olympics 2024 is on Peacock, USA 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 triathlon 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 triathlon broadcasters by region

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

The 2024 Olympic triathlon takes place on July 30, July 31 and August 5. Start times are at approximately 2am ET / 7am BST each day.

The next session on Monday, August 5. It starts at 2am ET / 7am BST and is on Peacock and USA in the USA and BBC One, BBC iPlayer, Eurosport and Discovery+ in the UK.

The 2024 Olympic triathlon medal days and finals are on July 30, July 31 and August 5.

Can I watch 2024 Olympic triathlon 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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