BeIN Sports: How To Watch Paris 2024 Olympics On TV In UAE, Saudi And Across MENA

beIN Sports has announced its comprehensive coverage plans for the upcoming Olympic Games Paris 2024.

Scheduled to run from July 26 until August 11 in the French capital, one of the world’s most popular sporting events will be broadcast across 17 channels, ensuring beIN airs more live Olympics than any other television network on the planet.

Continuing its legacy of excellence in sports broadcasting, beIN Sports will deliver access to the event that brings together some 10,500 athletes from 206 countries, offering extensive live coverage of almost 100 per cent of Olympic events.

Watch 2024 Olympics on TV on beIN Sports

With numerous athletes from the MENA region having qualified for the quadrennial event, the broadcaster will place a special focus on Arab participants competing in the Games.

beIN’s pre-event studio coverage will kick off on July 19 with a nightly preview show, Welcome to Paris, which will air at 10.30pm MECCA on beIN Sports 1.

Live coverage of the preliminary stages of the football matches featuring qualified Arabic nations, Morocco, Egypt and Iraq, as well as the rugby sevens events will air starting July 24, leading up to the Olympics Opening Ceremony on July 26 which will be broadcast on beIN SPORTS at 8.30pm MECCA.

Starting July 27, all events will be broadcast live across 17 dedicated beIN Sports channels with Arabic and English commentary.

The main Arabic studio coverage on beIN Sports will broadcast live for 14 hours daily from 10am to midnight, followed by a daily highlights program in English and Arabic, repeated until the next day’s live events begin at 10am MECCA.

beIN will also broadcast all premium events on their dedicated 4K Olympic channel, the only 4K sports channel in the region.

beIN’s award-winning world-class coverage will be delivered by the best line-up of talent, made up of more than 65 regional and international pundits, including 10 on-the-ground reporters in Paris, and a team of 42 expert Arabic commentators.

Viewers can expect real-time updates and in-depth analysis of the international multi-sport event, in both Arabic and English.

Expert studio analysis will be delivered by an impressive roster of over 10 world-class analysts including:

  • Acclaimed swimmer and three-time Olympic medallist, Oussama Mellouli, who won gold at the Beijing 2008 and London 2012 Summer Olympics
  • Four-time Olympian Inès Boubakri, a Rio 2016 bronze medallist in foil fencing
  • Olympic gold medalist, Ahmad Abughaush, who snagged the first-ever Olympic medal for Jordan at the Rio 2016 Olympics in taekwondo

Anchoring beIN’s Arabic coverage will be an esteemed panel of presenters, featuring Asya Abdullah, Jamal Alhasni, Areej Sleem, Mohammad Kidan, Jehad Yousef, Hala Mashharawi, and Shaima Alhammadi.

Mohammed Al-Bader, Managing Director of beIN Channels: “We are thrilled to provide extensive coverage of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 to the MENA region. beIN SPORTS continues to be the premier platform for showcasing the world’s biggest sporting events to our audience.

“With state-of-the-art world-class studios complete with Virtual and Augmented Reality technologies, and a talented team of analysts, presenters, reporters and commentators, we are fully prepared to deliver an exceptional viewing experience for this landmark event in the international sporting landscape and ensuring viewers across the region don’t miss a moment of the action.”

In a commitment to accessibility, beIN Sports will produce 400 hours of free-to-air coverage across its platforms, including live and first-run Olympic events.

beIN Sports XTRA 1 and beIN Sports XTRA 2 will offer complimentary access to Olympic content, while a daily Olympics studio show will also be available on the free-to-air sports channel, beIN SPORTS.

Additionally, beIN Sports NEWS will provide comprehensive coverage of Olympic news and updates, also free-to-air.

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