This page contains all the information you need to watch the Olympic Games on Nine, with a comprehensive list of ways you can watch the Olympics live and free.
Paris 2024 start and finish dates
The Olympic Games will run from July 26 to August 11, 2024. However, due to the time differences between Australia and Paris, the Olympics will be broadcast from July 27 to August 12 for Australian viewers.
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When is the Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony?
The 2024 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony is set to take place in Paris' Seine River on July 26, 2024, at 7:30 pm local Paris time.
For Australian viewers, the Opening Ceremony is scheduled to begin early on Saturday morning, July 27, 2024, at 3:30 am AEST.
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When is the Paris 2024 Closing Ceremony?
The Olympic Games will come to a close at the Stade de France stadium on August 11, 2024, at 8:00 pm local Paris time.
For Australian viewers, one final early morning will conclude the Games as the Closing Ceremony is scheduled to begin on Monday, August 12, 2024, at 4:00 am AEST.
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Paralympic Games Paris 2024 start and finish dates
Following the excitement of the Olympics, the Paralympic Games will run from August 28 to September 8, 2024.
How to watch the Olympics on TV in Australia - live and free with Nine
Nine Network is the official broadcaster of the Olympic Games with exclusive rights to show all Olympic events and action across Nine's television channels and streaming platforms.
During the Olympic Games Paris 2024, you can tune into Channel 9 for 22 hours of daily Olympics coverage, only stopping for 2 hours to broadcast the 11:00 am and 6:00 pm news segments. Additionally, 9Gem will broadcast 24-hour nonstop action daily throughout the Olympics.
Alternatively, during Nine's NRL matches each Thursday night, Friday night and Sunday afternoon, Channel 9's Olympics coverage will shift to 9Go! due to Nine Network's pre-existing contract with the NRL before reverting back to Channel 9.
Get ready to have unlimited access to Olympic highlights and fast-paced action through Nine's Olympics schedule with Australia's most experienced television presenters:
Channel 9
6:30 am - 11:00 am AEST: Sarah Abo and Karl Stefanovic, as Australia wakes up
11:00 am - 12:00 pm AEST: 9News bulletin
12:00 pm - 3:00 pm AEST: Todd Woodbridge capturing the magic moments of the day
3:00 pm - 7:00 pm AEST: Leila McKinnon and Dylan Alcott as live sport begins
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm AEST: 9News state bulletins
7:00 pm - 1:00 am AEST: Ally Langdon and James Bracey with all the prime-time action
1:00 am - 6:30 am AEST: Eddie McGuire from Paris including competition Finals
9Gem
5:00 pm - 10:00 pm AEST: Sylvia Jeffreys
10:00 pm - 3:00 am AEST: Nick McArdle
3:00 am - 8:00 am AEST: Sam McClure
8:00 am - 5:00 pm AEST: Hosted long-form replays
Along with this schedule and television presenters, we will also see Nine's expert commentators including Ian Thorpe, Georgie Parker and Andrew Gaze providing further commentary and insight into the events.
How to stream the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on 9Now and Smart Devices
9Now is the live, free and full HD destination for every moment of the 2024 Paris Olympic & Paralympic games.
WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS COVERAGE IN FULL HD
All day Olympics coverage from Nine's expert commentary team across Channel's 9 & 9Gem all in Full HD 1080p, 50FPS & 5.1 Dolby surround sound.
WATCH EVERY OLYMPICS MOMENT LIVE
Stream every live sporting event on 9Now, capturing every Olympic + Paralympic moment Live and in Full HD 1080p.
THE MORNING DESTINATION FOR AUSSIE FANS
Stream Daily Highlights every morning, full event, race and session replays and packaged highlights for the major sports & Aussie moments available on demand in Full HD 1080p.
BROWSE & WATCH ALL IN ONE PLACE
Browse & discover all that the Olympics & Paralympics have to offer whilst never missing a minute of coverage with our all new Homepage across every 9Now supported device.
This comprehensive coverage allows Australian viewers to access all 1,027 Olympic events within the games via 9Now for free and not miss a moment of the history-making action.
Users will need to login or create a free Nine Account to access the streams.
The 9Now app supports live streaming on the following platforms:
Desktop
Web – Check which web browsers are supported here.
Live streaming with 9Now on Phone and Tablet
For iPad or iPhone, you need iOS 12.4+
For Android tablets or phones you need 8.0+
Chromecast to your TV
Connected TV
Apple TV 4th generation, or older models can Airplay from iPad or iPhone
Telstra TV set top box
Fetch TV
Sony Android TV
TCL Android TV
Nvidia Shield connected devices
Vodafone TV
Kogan TVs
LG TVs (2018+)
Samsung TVs (2018+)
Amazon Fire TV stick lite
Foxtel iQ
Hisense (U4, U5 and U6)
Roku
To check if the 9Now app can be accessed on your device, please visit 9Now's ways to watch.
Where can I find the Olympic Games viewing schedule?
To access the viewing schedule for Channel 9, 9Gem, and 9Now, you can find the detailed viewing schedule along with the streaming guide here. 9Now will also provide all the scheduled live-streamed events for the upcoming Olympic day from 6:00 am AEST each morning.
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Can I watch all sporting events at Paris 2024?
You can access all 1,027 Olympic sporting events from Paris 2024 including anything from Athletics, Aquatics, and Gymnastics, to sports such as Basketball, Football and Tennis. Nine will provide 24/7 coverage of every single Olympic event across Channel Nine, 9Gem and Nine's streaming platform 9Now.
How many people are going to the Olympic Games from Australia?
Australia is sending 460 athletes to the Olympic Games, with half the Australian team this year making their Olympic debut. Australia's competitive team is made up of 256 female and 204 male athletes across 33 different sports including Football, Athletics, Swimming, Diving and more.
How to follow the Olympics on Nine
The Nine Network is the only place you can watch all of Paris 2024 live and for free.
Nine, the publisher of this website, will be providing 24/7 coverage across its main TV channel, 9Gem and 9Now.
Nine's Wide World of Sports will also be covering the Olympic Games with detailed live blog coverage, results, schedules, medal tallies, exclusive video highlights and more. You can access our content here through our Olympics hub.
How to watch Paris 2024 highlights and replays
You can immerse yourself in all of the Paris 2024 highlights and replays across the Nine Network.
For Daily highlights, Nine's presenters and commentators will provide you with broadcasted highlights across Channel 9 and 9Gem.
For more highlights and replays covering all 1,027 Olympic events, 9Now will offer free and on-demand streaming for all video highlights and replays across the Games.
For a recap of all the events and highlights that took place overnight, the Daily Highlights Show hosted by Sam McClure will be available at 9:00 am AEST each day on 9Now. Along with 9Now's Daily Top 10 Moments and Daily Team Australia Highlights every morning.
Additionally, Wide World of Sports' Olympics hub will contain daily live blogs, video highlights, schedules, medal counts, results and more for you to access, search and explore.
How to check the Paris 2024 schedule, results and medal tally
Follow Wide World of Sports for all the latest Olympics coverage and to keep track of the 2024 Olympics schedule, results, medal tally and athletes.
International viewers
For our international viewers, the Wide World of Sports YouTube channel will be the best place to follow all the latest video highlights and replays. For more live updates, be sure to follow our Olympics coverage on WWOS.
