How to Watch the Equestrian Events at the 2024 Paris Olympics
It can sometimes be tricky to figure out where you can tune in for Olympics coverage, so we did some research for you! Here’s a handy guide for where you can find coverage in your country.
It’s go time for the 2024 Summer Olympics, hosted this year in Paris, France. We’re excited to bring back our Olympic Happy Hours as we cover Dressage, Jumping, and Eventing from July 27 – August 6. However, our sister site, Evening Nation, will be providing eventing coverage from July 27-29. You can read previous entries here.
For now, we’ve gathered as much information as is available regarding watching the action live, no matter what sport you want to tune in for. The easiest way to tell exactly when you’ll need to tune in is to check this page, which will automatically convert the times into your local time zone. WorldTimeBuddy is another free resource that allows you to easily calculate time differences — click here to use it.
The Schedule
Eventing will kick off the Paris Games, with the First Horse Inspection at 9:30 a.m. local time/3:30 a.m. ET on Friday, July 26 (Eventing Nation will not be live-streaming the trot-ups, but they will be keeping everyone up to date via Threads — you can follow them here).
Opening Ceremonies: Friday, July 26 — 7:30 PM local time/1:30 PM ET
Eventing (Team & Individual Dressage): Saturday, July 27 — 9:30 AM local time/3:30 AM ET
Eventing (Team & Individual Cross Country): Sunday, July 28 — 10:30 AM local time/4:30 AM ET
Eventing (Team & Individual Jumping)*: Monday, July 29 — 11:00 AM local time/5:00 AM ET
Dressage Team & Individual Grand Prix Day 1: Tuesday, July 30 — 11:00 AM local time/5:00 AM ET
Dressage Team & Individual Grand Prix Day 2: Wednesday, July 31 — 10:00 AM local time/4:00 AM ET
Jumping Team Qualifier: Thursday, August 1 — 11:00 AM local time/5:00 AM ET
Jumping Team Final*: Friday, August 2 — 2:00 PM local time/8:00 AM ET
Dressage Team Grand Prix Special*: Saturday, August 3 — 10:00 AM local time/4:00 AM ET
Dressage Individual Grand Prix Freestyle*: Sunday, August 4 — 10:00 AM local time/4:00 AM ET
Jumping Individual Qualifier: Monday, August 5 — 2:00 PM local time/8:00 AM ET
Jumping Individual Final*: Tuesday, August 6 — 10:00 AM local time/4:00 AM ET
* Denotes a medal ceremony
The full equestrian timetable can also be found here.
Timetable Guides
Live Streaming and On Demand Options
The full list of Media Broadcast Rights Holders, or networks on which you can find Olympic coverage in your country, can be found here. Some worldwide content will be available on the Olympic channel here.
Please note: The list below is a collection of information we have found based on the document linked above provided by Paris. We cannot guarantee the availability of all sports and/or on-demand access — you’ll want to check the specifications for your home platform for the most up to date information! If we have missed any information, please feel free to let us know at [email protected]
Below are links to the various platforms you can tune in to for the countries the majority of our readers hail from:
USA
Peacock is your best bet in the U.S. to access all events from Paris. Some coverage will also be shown live on NBC’s family of platforms, but we recommend getting a Peacock subscription so as not to miss a moment and also to have access to on demand replays. We are not sure how quickly events will be available for replay but will update this article with more information as we find it.
Canada
CBC is the sole broadcast rights holder in Canada. The streaming schedule for CBC can be found here. Your options include “Equestrian – Eventing,” “Equestrian – Dressage,” “Equestrian – Show Jumping,” and “Equestrian – General.” You may have to play around to view the schedule for all the events and phases.
United Kingdom and Europe
Warner Brothers Discovery is the rights holder in the UK and Europe, but for the UK audience BBC has licensed these rights to allow it to also provide streaming coverage of the Games. You can stream the BBC’s coverage via its iPlayer platform here. Eurosport will also carry some broadcasts, which will be found here. Discovery+ is another option for accessing Olympic robust coverage. In European countries, check your local listings as there may also be additional sub-licensing that was granted from Warner Brothers.
[Update] Additionally, Warner Brothers Discovery has rolled out Max, which together with Discovery+ has been touted as the primary source for Olympic coverage in the UK and Europe. You can view more information on this platform here, and check your local Max platform for more details if you’re in Europe.
Australia
Nine is the provider of Olympic broadcast for Australia, the Christmas Islands, and the Cocos Islands. You can view their Olympic channel here.
New Zealand
Sky Sport is the host broadcaster for New Zealand. Click here to view their platform and options for watching.
Asia
CMG is the Olympic broadcast host in China. Japan Consortium is the provider in Japan. SBS is the provider in Korea. To view all carriers in Asia and beyond, click here.
We know Horse Nation readers hail from many more regions than what we have listed above! Click here to see where you can view Olympic coverage in your country. Additional information may also be found here during the Games.
