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The 2024 Olympics is here as thousands of athletes from countries worldwide head to Paris with the dream of winning a medal.
Paris becomes just the second city to host the games three times, after London, with this year marking 100 years since the Olympics were last there.
The city has been transformed and will host most events with the opening ceremony taking place on Friday across the iconic River Seine.
There will be 206 countries competing in 32 sports across the next two weeks from athletics to aquatics and the sport of breaking which is making its Olympic debut this year.
You won’t want to miss a minute of the action, so we’ve got all the information on how you can watch every second of this year’s games.
The latest Olympics odds can be found on the Paddy Power website and Paddy Power app, otherwise, here’s how you can watch the Olympics in the UK and Ireland.
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Olympics TV channel in the UK
Those in the UK will be able to watch up to 500 hours of action across the BBC, with coverage running from 08:00 to 22:00 each day.
There will be even more live coverage on Eurosport 1 and Eurosport 2 but they require a subscription.
Olympics TV channel in Ireland
National broadcaster RTE have pledged to show up to 250 hours of live coverage to viewers in Ireland, with up to 14 hours of coverage a day across three blocks on TV and online.
If you’re after greater more in-depth coverage then Eurosport is where you’ll need to go.
Olympics live stream in the UK
As well as their TV coverage, BBC is offering a separate live feed daily on iPlayer. You will also be able to catch up with anything you’ve missed.
If you’re happy to pay for more coverage then you can subscribe to Discovery+ for a wider selection of sports.
Olympics live stream in Ireland
You can stream all of the free-to-air coverage in Ireland on RTE Player or pay for a subscription to Discovery+ for a more in-depth showing.
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