The Tokyo Olympic games will maintain its opening ceremonies on July 23 after a one-year delay, welcoming hundreds of athletes from 205 international locations and states. The worldwide competitors will proceed by way of August eight with occasions from 33 totally different sports activities.
NBC would be the main broadcaster for the Olympics within the US, together with the opening ceremonies and everyday protection. The Tokyo Opening Ceremony shall be broadcast stay on July 23 at 6:55 a.m. ET, with a primetime replay scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET. The opening ceremony will embrace particular performances by Japanese artists, the parade of countries, and the lighting of the Olympic torch.
Dwell broadcasts and streamed occasions from Tokyo shall be accessible day by day on NBC and different NBC affiliate networks. You could find an everyday schedule for all 33 sports activities at NBCOlympics.com. Free highlights may also be accessible on Peacock, NBC’s streaming service.
As a result of the occasion was initially deliberate for the final 12 months, this 12 months’ Summer season Olympics are nonetheless being referred to as the Tokyo 2020 games. Japan hosted the Winter Olympics in 1998 and finally hosted the summertime games in 1964.
Learn how to watch the Olympics opening ceremony
The opening ceremony for the Tokyo Olympics shall be broadcast stay on July 23 at 6:55 a.m. ET on NBC. The ceremony shall be rebroadcast a number of instances beginning at 7:30 p.m. ET for primetime audiences.
You may watch the opening ceremony in your native NBC affiliate station, or stream it through NBCOlympics.com, the NBC Sports activities app, or any stay TV streaming service with entry to NBC.
Learn how to watch the Olympics
Megan Rapinoe and the US Ladies’ Soccer staff defeated Japan to win the gold medal in the 2012 Olympics.
To look at the Olympics you will want entry to NBC and its affiliated networks. Olympic protection shall be unfolded throughout a number of NBC channels, together with NBC Sports activities Community, CNBC, the Olympic Channel, the Golf Channel, and the USA; Telemundo and Universo will carry Spanish language protection.
In case you have a pay-TV supplier with entry to NBC’s numerous channels, you should use your account data to stream each Olympic occasion online through the NBC Sports activities app or the NBC Olympics website. You can too go to NBCOlympics.com to view the everyday Olympics schedule with particular channel data for every occasion.
NBC’s streaming service, Peacock, may also function everyday highlights, docuseries, and commentary free of charge. Peacock is on the market on iOS and Android gadgets, Roku, Amazon Fireplace, Xbox, internet browsers, and choose good TVs.
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Dwell TV companies with NBC protection of the Olympics
When you do not have already got a cable or TV supplier, you should use a stay TV streaming service like YouTube TV, Hulu Live TV, Sling TV, or FuboTV to look at the Olympics stay on channels like NBC, NBC Sports activities, and the USA.
Of these choices, Sling’s Blue plan is probably the most inexpensive at $35 a month ($10 in your first month) for NBC, USA, and NBC Sports activities. Nonetheless, to look at all of NBC’s stay Olympic protection on Sling, you will want so as to add the $11 sports activities bundle to get entry to the Olympic Channel and Golf Channel, in addition to the $6 information bundle for CNBC.
Key dates for the Tokyo Olympics
- July 20 — Olympic competition begins with softball matches at 8 p.m. ET
- July 23 — Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremony at 6:55 a.m. ET
- July 24 to July 31 — Swimming: daily coverage at 9:30 p.m. ET
- July 27 — Gymnastics: Women’s team final, 6:45 a.m. ET
- July 29 — Gymnastics: Women’s individual all-around, 6:50 a.m. ET
- July 31 — Track and Field: Women’s 100-meter finals, 6 a.m. ET
- August 1 — Track and Field: Men’s 100-meter finals, 6 a.m. ET
- August 6 — Basketball: Men’s gold medal game, 10:30 p.m. ET
- August 8 — Last day of the Tokyo Olympics
