Live Tokyo 2020 on TV – Olympics & Paralympics

How to follow the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games throughout the summer of 2021 on UK television.

The Olympic Games, which was postponed from 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will take place from 23 July to 8 August, while the Paralympic Games will be staged shortly after, from 24 August to 5 September.

Every moment from every televised sport at the Olympics will be broadcast live across Eurosport platforms, including 9 dedicated TV channels, plus live streaming via Eurosport Player and Discovery+.

More than 350 hours of free-to-air coverage will be broadcast by the BBC, which will operate two dedicated live Olympics channels – the main network TV coverage across BBC One and BBC Two, plus an additional live stream via the Red Button. Both will be available to watch online via BBC iPlayer.

The Paralympic Games will be broadcast exclusively on Channel 4 with over 300 hours of round-the-clock coverage from Tokyo. Both Channel 4 and More4 will run daily live TV coverage, while up to 16 extra live streams, showcasing 1,000 hours of live coverage, will be made available via the Channel 4 Paralympics website.

Scroll down for an overview of when and where to follow all the action from the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics, including links to SOTB’s daily TV guides and complete event schedules for every sporting discipline across both Games.