U.S. Olympians are on the big screen this summer.
In March, NBCUniversal and AMC Theaters announced that “select hours” of the 2024 Paris Olympics will air live at about 160 AMC locations across the U.S.
Tickets to the daytime showings (July 27 to August 11) will be available through AMC and Fandango.
“The Olympic Games always provide a wonderful, shared experience, and this summer communities across the country will have the opportunity to cheer for Team USA or their own hometown hero in local AMC Theatres,” said Gary Zenkel, president of NBC’s Olympics coverage. “The afternoon broadcasts on NBC will offer many of the most compelling live moments from Paris.”
Viewers in sports betting states can also place wagers on the Olympics from their mobile devices. AMC won’t have on-site betting.
Team USA is the betting favorite to win the most gold and most total medals in Paris. Online sportsbooks haven’t yet posted odds for many individual events, but those will be made available closer to the start of the Olympics.
How to Stream the Olympics
Not everyone will have easy access to an AMC Theater to watch the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Fans at home or on the go can watch on NBC’s Peacock.
The finals for many track and field events will take place in the evenings in Paris, meaning a daytime schedule for U.S. audiences. The 2021 Olympics were held in Tokyo.
Paris Olympics Schedule
The Paris 2024 Olympics will feature a robust schedule spanning from July 24 to August 11, 2024. The games will kick off with some events starting even before the Opening Ceremony, which is scheduled for July 26.
Key Dates and Events
- July 24: Initial events include handball, rugby and football
- July 26: Opening Ceremony
- July 27: The first medals will be awarded in sports like cycling, judo and fencing
- August 3-4: A packed weekend with finals in sports such as tennis, table tennis and judo
- August 11: Closing Ceremony
Notable Competitions
- Swimming: Finals will occur in the evenings from July 27 to August 3
- Athletics: Evening finals August 1-11 at Stade de France
- Gymnastics: Men’s and women’s events, with the men’s team final on July 29
- Football: Men’s and women’s tournaments, with the finals in the second week
Other Highlights
- July 27: Medals in cycling, judo, fencing, rugby sevens and swimming.
- July 28: Events in archery, badminton, beach volleyball, boxing, canoe slalom, equestrian and fencing
- July 29: Men’s gymnastics team final, men’s and women’s rugby sevens and various swimming finals
The full schedule can be found on the official Olympics website.
Lyles & Richardson Look For Gold
For the first time in over two decades, the U.S. has the fastest man and woman in the world.
Noah Lyles and Sha’Carri Richardson won gold in the 100 meters at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest last year, marking the definitive return of American sprinting excellence. Both athletes are looking for their first Olympic gold medals.
Lyles, the American record holder in the 200 meters, also won gold in that event in Budapest as a -280 favorite. Barring injury, he should be the betting favorite to win gold in both events in Paris. He also has a chance to break Usain Bolt’s Olympic record in the 200 meters, which the Jamaican legend set in 2008.
The 26-year-old Lyles will have competition from a pair of sensational 20-year-olds in Letsile Tebogo of Botswana and Erriyon Knighton of the U.S.
Richardson, who became the fifth fastest woman in history with her performance in Budapest, has a chance to break the Olympic 100-meter record. The 23-year-old was a +550 betting underdog in the 100 meters heading into last year’s world championships.
World records for Lyles and Richardson are unlikely but not impossible.
“Track and field is one of the most watched sports during the Olympics,” said Tiara Williams, a track and field journalist and content creator. “Bigger screens mean bigger exposure opportunities for all athletes, especially Team USA members Noah Lyles and Sha’Carri Richardson. Of course, there are questions about which events will be shown, how the time zone will affect these live showings, etc. All in all, [track] fans are super excited.”
The Olympic Trials for track and field were held in June in Eugene, Oregon.
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