Famous British cyclist Laura Kenny is gearing up to make an appearance on the BBC's coverage of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Along with the BBC, Eurosport has also enlisted a star-studded lineup of presenters, pundits, and commentators for the highly-anticipated event. As sports fans eagerly await the opening ceremony, they are eager to know who will be gracing their TV screens for the duration of the Games. Luckily, we have all the details right here.
Over on Eurosport, presenter Laura Woods will be joined by a diverse group of experts including Olympic diver Tom Daley, former British tennis player Laura Robson, retired boxer Carl Frampton, and Paralympic champion Ellie Simmonds. Meanwhile, the BBC has secured big names such as track and field legend Jessica Ennis-Hill, cycling icon Laura Kenny, and French TV personality Fred Sirieix to join presenter Clare Balding on their team.
But that's not all - there are plenty more presenters, pundits, and commentators set to join the action in Paris. Let's take a closer look at who will be bringing us all the live coverage and analysis during the Games.
Eurosport's lineup includes hosts Orla Chennaoui, Craig Doyle, and Laura Woods. Woods, known for her work on ITV and TNT Sports, will surely bring her expertise and charm to the Olympic coverage. As for the pundits, we have a star-studded group of athletes including Tom Daley, Laura Robson, Adam Blythe, Shauna Coxsey, Carl Frampton, Stef Reid, Joanna Roswell, Ellie Simmonds, Lizzie Simmonds, Iwan Thomas, and Nile Wilson. And let's not forget about the reporters - Reshmin Chowdhury, Radzi Chinyanganya, Jaydee Dyer, Caroline de Moraes, Becky Ives, Rachel Stringer, Laura Winter, and Matt Smith will all be on the ground in Paris, as well as The Agency columnist Kate Mason.
Turning our attention to the BBC, we can expect to see French maître d'hôtel and First Dates star Fred Sirieix making an appearance. Other notable guests include Olympic champions Chris Hoy, Nicola Adams, Rebecca Adlington, Laura Kenny, Beth Tweddle, Denise Lewis, Jessica Ennis-Hill, Kate Richardson-Walsh, Katherine Grainger, Mark Foster, Michael Johnson, and Tonia Couch. As for presenters, we have a stellar lineup with the likes of Clare Balding, Gabby Logan, Isa Guha, Mark Chapman, Hazel Irvine, JJ Chalmers, and Jeanette Kwakye.
For those tuning in to the BBC's radio coverage, you can expect to hear from Adrian Chiles, Kelly Cates, Eleanor Oldroyd, Naga Munchetty, and Tony Livesey. With such a talented team, we have no doubt that the coverage will be top-notch.
Now, let's take a look at what's on the schedule for the next few days. The Games officially kick off with the opening ceremony tonight at 6:30pm UK time. However, the football and rugby seven events have already begun on Wednesday, two days before the opening ceremony. Yesterday saw the start of archery and handball, but there's still plenty more action to come over the next two weeks.
For today, the opening ceremony is the main event starting at 6:30pm UK time. But on Saturday, we can expect to see a variety of events getting underway. Here's a breakdown of what's in store:
Saturday 27 July 2024
Artistic gymnastics: 11:00-13:30; 15:30-18:00; 20:00-22:30: Men's qualifications
Badminton: 08:30-12:00: Men's/Women's/Mixed singles & doubles group stage; 14:00-17:30: Men's/Women's/Mixed singles & doubles group stage; 19:30-23:00: Men's/Women's singles & doubles group stage
Basketball: 11:00-15:15: Men's group phase ; 17:15-19:00: Men's group phase ; 21:00-22:45: Men's group phase
Beach volleyball: 14:00-16:00: Men's/Women's preliminary phase ; 18:00-20:00: Men's/Women's preliminary phase ; 22:00-00:00: Men's/Women's preliminary phase
Boxing: 15:30-17:55: Women's 54kg, Women's 60kg, Men's 63.5kg, Men's 80kg round of 32 or round of 16; 20:00-22:55: Women's 54kg, Women's 60kg, Men's 63.5kg, Men's 80kg round of 32 or round of 16
Canoe slalom: 15:00-19:10: Men's C1 heats, Women's K1 heats
Diving: 11:00-12:00: Women's synchronised 3m springboard final
Equestrian: 09:30-18:30: Eventing dressage
Fencing: 10:00-16:40: Women's épée, Men's sabre through quarters; 19:00-22:50: Women's épée, Men's sabre semis, medal finals
Football: 15:00-23:00: Men's group stage
Handball: 09:00-12:30: Men's preliminaries ; 14:00-17:30: Men's preliminaries ; 19:00-22:30: Men's preliminaries
Hockey: 10:00-15:00: Men's pool stage ; 10:30-15:30: Men's pool stage ; 17:00-22:00: Men's/Women's pool stage ; 17:30-22:30: Men's/Women's pool stage
Judo: 10:00-14:00: Women's -48kg, Men's -60kg elimination rounds; 16:00-19:00: Women's -48kg, Men's -60kg medal rounds
Road cycling: 14:30-18:30: Men's/Women's individual time trial finals
Rowing: 09:00-13:10: Men's single sculls, Women's single sculls, Men's double sculls, Women's double sculls, Men's quadruple sculls, Women's quadruple sculls heats
Rugby sevens: 14:30-20:45: Men's placement matches, semis, medal finals
Shooting: 09:00-13:45: Men's/Women's 10m air pistol, Mixed team 10m air rifle qualification; 10:30-11:50: Mixed team 10m air rifle finals
Skateboard: 12:00-15:30: Men's street preliminaries; 17:00-19:00: Men's street medal final
Surfing: 19:00-04:30 : Men's/Women's round 1
Swimming: 11:00-13:00: Women's 100m butterfly, Women's 400m freestyle, Men's 100m breaststroke, Men's 400m freestyle, Women's 4x100m freestyle relay, Men's 4x100m freestyle relay heats; 20:30-22:30: Women's 100m butterfly semis, Men's 400m freestyle, Women's 400m freestyle finals, Men's 100m breaststroke semis, Women's 4x100m freestyle relay, Men's 4x100m freestyle relay finals
Table tennis: 15:00-18:00: Men's/Women's singles preliminary round, Mixed doubles round of 16; 20:00-23:00: Men's/Women's singles round 1
Tennis: 12:00-17:00 : Men's/Women's singles; 19:00-23:00 : Men's/Women's singles; 12:00-19:00 : Men's/Women's singles, doubles; 12:00-19:00 : Men's/Women's singles, doubles; 12:00-19:00 : Men's/Women's singles, doubles
Volleyball: 09:00-11:30: Men's preliminary round; 13:00-15:30: Men's preliminary round; 17:00-19:30: Men's preliminary round; 21:00-23:30: Men's preliminary round
Water polo: 14:00-17:00: Women's preliminary round ; 18:30-21:30: Women's preliminary round.
