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What’s on at the Olympics TODAY? All the events taking place as Paris 2024 kicks off with Opening Ceremony
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THE PARIS 2024 Olympics heads into full throttle on Friday - when it officially kicks off with the opening ceremony!
SunSport brings you all the action taking place in the French capital on the day that the flame is LIT.
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What's on at the Olympics today?
Only one show in town today.. just about!
Friday, July 25
The historic Opening Ceremony which is taking place on the River Seine rather than a stadium ends proceedings on Friday evening.
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While there has been football and rugby sevens among events which started before the ceremony this week, they will not be taking place on the day of the big bash.
Only shooting pre-event training will take place on the day of the Opening Ceremony.
Lady Gaga and Celine Dion are expected to be performing together at the opening ceremony.
While rumours have also surfaced that Taylor Swift could be making a surprise appearance.
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There is expected to be approximately 3,000 artists and 400 dancers who will take part in the spectacle.
While around 600,000 people will be in attendance watching it all unfold.
All times UK/US
- 8am BST/3am ET - Shooting: 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team Pre-Event Training
- 9am BST/4am ET - Shooting: 10m Air Pistol Men's Pre-Event Training
- 10.45am BST/5.45am ET - Shooting: 10m Air Pistol Women's Pre-Event Training
- 6.30pm BST/1.30pm ET - Olympics Opening Ceremony
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How to watch the Paris 2024 Olympics
Discovery+ is the main rights holder for the Paris 2024 Olympics and will provide “wall-to-wall linear coverage on its Eurosport channels (1 and 2), along with seven dedicated Olympic ‘pop-up’ channels”.
A special Olympics offer is available for £3.99 per month, which will grant you access to the discovery+ streaming service.
You can access discovery+ by downloading the app onto your smartphone/tablet or by visiting discovery+.com.
The BBC will be broadcasting any events with British interest and major competitions across all of their channels, app, website and on iPlayer for FREE, providing you have a valid TV license.
BBC One and Two will air the biggest events from the 33rd Olympic Games and will provide an Olympics Extra channel available on iPlayer, Red Button and online.
However, the BBC can only show two events happening at any moment live at the same time due to discovery+ being the main European rights holder.
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In the US, you can watch the Paris Olympics on NBC and the USA Network.
Live streaming is available via Peacock and the NBC Sports app.