How to watch men’s 800m final at Olympics 2024: free live streams and today's start time

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The men's 800m final gets underway in just a couple of hours. Featuring a stacked field that includes some of the fastest middle-distance runners in history, this is a final that you won't want to miss. Below we have all the information on how to watch the men’s 800m final at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games from anywhere in the world with details on worldwide TV channels, broadcasters, free streams and start times.

One month ago at a Diamond League event in Paris, three runners all finished inside 1:42 in the men’s 800m final. They were Algeria’s Djamel Sedjati, Kenya’s Emmanuel Wanyonyi and European champion Gabriel Tual of France. All three will be in today’s Olympic final, along with reigning world champion Marco Arop of Canada. 

The quartet all impressed in the semi-finals and will be determined to not only win gold but run on world-record pace. Sedjati is the slight favorite having run two of the 10 fastest times in history in the last month, but Wanyoni has shown his consistency over the past year and Arop dominated just one year ago in Budapest when he became world champion. Tual can’t be ruled out either, especially when running in front of a home crowd. It really should be a thriller. 

Here's where to watch the men’s 800m final and all the 2024 Olympic athletics live streams online from anywhere – including FREE options.

Watch Men’s 800m Final at Olympics 2024 Quick Guide

Key Dates

  • Event date: August 10
  • Start time: 1.05pm ET / 6.05pm BST

Best free streams

FREE men’s 800m final Olympics 2024 live stream broadcasters

You can watch the men’s 800m final 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 the men’s 800m final.

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 men’s 800m final Olympic 2024 live streams in the US

The men’s 800m final live stream from Olympics 2024 will be shown exclusively on Peacock 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 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 men’s 800m final 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.

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Can I watch the men’s 800m final at the Olympics 2024 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 men’s 800m final 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 men’s 800m final at the 2024 Olympics?

The men’s 800m final takes place on Saturday, August 10 at 1.05pm ET / 6.05pm BST.

Can I watch men’s 800m final at 2024 Olympic 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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Adrian is a freelance journalist and copywriter based in the UK. He’s written about sport for a vast range of publications including World Soccer Magazine, Newsweek, Yahoo, FourFourTwo and Red Bull. Although he has covered everything from the NBA Finals and French Open, to the London Olympics and Formula 1 in Abu Dhabi, his great passion remains football – a sport he could write and talk about all day long.