Léo Bergere of France is no. 1 in Olympic men's qualifying rankings and could win France's first-even gold in the triathlon. Reigning gold medalist Kristian Blummenfelt of Norway, Alex Lee of Great Britain (silver medalist in 2020) and Hayden Wilde of New Zealand (bronze in 2020) are other names to watch among the men.
For the women, Katie Zaferes of the US won bronze in the 2020 Tokyo games and should challenge for another medal. She'll face rivals Flora Duffy of Bermuda (gold in 2020) and Great Britain's Georgia Taylor-Brown (silver in 2020).
The best Olympic triathletes will complete the 1,500m swim, 40km bike and 10km run in less than two hours.
Alistair Brownlee of Great Britain holds the men's Olympic triathlon record of 1 hour, 45 minutes, 1 second. He set this record in the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro. He also won gold in the 2012 London Games and is the only man to win two gold medals in the triathlon.
Duffy set the Olympic record at the 2020 Tokyo Games with a time of 1 hour, 55 minutes and 36 seconds.
The mixed relay is more of a sprint than the individual competitions. Two men and two women are on each relay team, and each member will swim for 300 meters, cycle for 6.8 kilometers and run for 2 kilometers before tapping their teammate to pass the relay. The order is fixed -- female, male, female, male -- and a typical time for a team to finish is less than 90 minutes.
The men's race will take place on Tuesday, July 30, starting at 8 a.m. local Paris time. That's 2 a.m. ET (11 p.m. PT on Monday) in the US, 7 a.m. BST in the UK and 4 p.m. AEST in Australia.
The women's race begins a day later on Wednesday, July 31, at the same times.
The mixed relay triathlon that will be run on Monday, Aug. 5, also at the same times.
Paris is 6 hours ahead of New York and the rest of the Eastern time zone. It's 7 hours ahead of the Central time zone, 8 hours ahead of Mountain time and 9 hours ahead of Pacific time.
This difference means that most events will be shown live in the morning and afternoon for US viewers.
Nope, you can watch the triathlon events on TV, but Peacock will give you access to every event.
In the US, you need five TV channels for the Olympics: NBC, USA Network, E!, CNBC and Golf Channel. The men's and women's triathlons will be shown on USA Network.
Sling TV is the most affordable option if you live in one of the few markets where it offers NBC. Failing that, YouTube TV is the best service for the Olympics because its base plan, which costs $73, offers all five channels you'll need.
If Sling takes a conditional gold medal and YouTube TV gets the silver among live TV streaming services for watching the Olympics, then Hulu with Live TV is awarded the bronze. It costs only $4 more per month than YouTube TV and includes all five channels for watching the Olympics.
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With a live TV streaming subscription (or cable-satellite plan), you'll be able to authenticate yourself as a paying TV subscriber to watch live streams of every event on NBCOlympics.com, NBC.com, the NBC app or the NBC Olympics app. That's a great option if you don't want to sign up for Peacock and want to pick and choose which events to watch.
Sling TV's $40-a-month Blue plan includes NBC, USA Network and E!. You can add CBNC for an extra $6 a month and the Golf Channel for another $11 a month. Even with those add-ons, Sling TV is the cheapest way to get all five channels for the Olympics -- provided you live in one of the few markets where Sling offers NBC.
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YouTube TV costs $73 a month and includes NBC, USA Network, E!, CNBC and Golf Channel. Plug in your ZIP code on its welcome page to confirm which local networks are available in your area.
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Hulu with Live TV costs $77 a month and includes NBC, USA Network, E!, CNBC and Golf Channel. Click the "View channels in your area" link on its welcome page to confirm which local channels are offered in your ZIP code.
Read our Hulu with Live TV review.
All of the live TV streaming services above allow you to cancel anytime and require a solid internet connection. For more information, check out our live TV streaming services guide.
If you find yourself unable to view the Olympics triathlon locally, you may need a different way to watch the games -- that's where using a VPN can come in handy. A VPN is also the best way to stop your ISP from throttling your speeds on race day by encrypting your traffic, and it's also a great idea if you're traveling and find yourself connected to a Wi-Fi network, and you want to add an extra layer of privacy for your devices and logins.
With a VPN, you're able to virtually change your location on your phone, tablet or laptop to get access to the game. Most VPNs, like our Editors' Choice, ExpressVPN, make it really easy to do this.
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The BBC will broadcast the 2024 Games on its free-to-air channels, but coverage is limited to BBC One and BBC Two. You can also live stream all the action from Paris on the BBC iPlayer.
The BBC iPlayer has dedicated apps available for Android and Apple mobile devices, as well as a vast array of smart TVs and streaming boxes, all you need is a valid UK TV license to stream the tournament.
The BBC promises more than 250 hours of live coverage of the Olympics across the two channels, but that might not include the triathlon events. For those in the UK wanting more comprehensive coverage of both tournaments, as well as the Olympics as a whole, Discovery Plus is where it's at, which is offering 3,800 hours of live coverage across 55 dedicated online channels.
A subscription to Discovery Plus in the UK costs £7 per month or £60 for the year.
The service is available on a wide array of devices, and also includes access to all Eurosport TV channels.
Aussies can watch the Olympic triathlon on the Nine Network. The Network will have select live coverage of the Olympics, and you can watch on-demand highlights on the network's streaming service 9Now.
Meanwhile, pay-TV service Stan Sport will show all 329 Olympic events ad-free and in 4K Ultra HD.
Channel 9's streaming service 9Now is free to use for viewers in Australia, with dedicated apps for Android and Apple devices, as well as Amazon Fire, plus a wide range of smart TVs.
Stan Sport costs AU$10 a month (on top of an AU$10 Stan subscription), but the streaming service is currently offering a seven-day free trial. It will show every event -- ad-free and in 4K -- and you'll be able to stream live or on-demand.
In Canada, the Games will be broadcast on TV channels CBC, TSN and Sportsnet. They will be shown on the free CBC Gem streaming service also.
The free CBC Gem streaming service will show live events each day of the 2024 Olympics.
Source: cnet.com