As Tokyo Olympics is going to start on 23rd July 2021. Although, the Olympics 2020 is supposed to be held last year. Because of the Covid19 outbreak, the Olympics Games were postponed to the year 2021. The Games are set to starts on 23rd July 2021 at the newly constructed Japan National Stadium in Tokyo. You’re here to know how to watch the opening ceremony and sports events of Olympic games 2020, Then you’re at the right place. Here in this article, we will list all the networks all over the globe which are going to broadcast the Tokyo Olympics.
The 32nd Olympic Games will start on 23rd July 2021 and it will end on 8th August 2021. There will be around 11,000 athletes from 206 countries who are participating in the games. The players are participating across 36 sports for 339 gold medals.
The opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics 2020 will begins at 8 PM in Tokyo, Japan on 23rd July 2021. We have listed starting time of the Opening Ceremony of Tokyo Olympics 2020 in all the major countries along with their time zone below in a table.
| Cities/Country | Time Zone | Opening Ceremony Time |
|---|---|---|
| Tokyo, Japan | UTC: +09:00 (JST) | 8 PM |
| Darwin, Australia Adelaide, Australia | UTC: +09:30 (ACST) | 8:30 PM |
| Sydney, Australia Canberra, Australia Melbourne, Australia Brisbane, Australia | UTC: +10:00 (AEST) | 9:00 PM |
| Perth, Australia Manila, Philippines Taipei, Taiwan Macau, Hongkong Shanghai, China Beijing, China Irkutsk, Russia | UTC: +08:00 (AWST, PHST, CST, IRKT) | 7:00 PM |
| Jakarta, Indonesia Bangkok, Thailand Hanoi, Vietnam | UTC: +07:00 (WIB) | 6:00 PM |
| Dhaka, Bangladesh Almaty, Kazakhstan | UTC: +06:00 | 5:00 PM |
| New Delhi, India Mumbai, India Kolkata, India Bangalore, India | UTC: +05:30 (IST) | 4:30 PM |
| Male, Maldives Lahore, Pakistan Tashkent, UZbekistan | UTC: +05:00 (MVT, PKT, UZT) | 4:00 PM |
| Dubai, UAE | UTC: 04:00 | 3:00 PM |
| Athens, Greece Nairobi, Kenya Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Istanbul, Turkey Bucharest, Romania Moscow, Russia Helsinki, Finland | UTC: 03:00 (EAT, EEST, MSK) | 2:00 PM |
| Cape Town, South Africa Oslo, Norway Budapest, Hungary Vienna, Austria Prague, Czechia Frankfurt, Germany Paris, France Madrid, Spain | UTC: 02:00 (SAST, CEST) | 1:00 PM |
| London, United Kingdom | UTC: +01:00 (BST) | 12:00 Noon |
| Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | UTC : -03:00 (BRT) | 8:00 AM |
| New York, USA Washington DC, USA Toronto, Canada Ottawa, Canada Montreal, Canada | UTC: -04:00 (EDT, | 7:00 AM |
| Bogota, Colombia Mexico City, Mexico Houston, USA Dallas, USA Chicago, USA | UTC: -05:00(ECT, CDT) | 6:00 AM |
| Denver, USA Calgary, Canada Regina, Canada | UTC: -06:00 (MDT) | 5:00 AM |
| Los Angeles, USA Las Vegas, USA San Francisco, USA Vancouver, Canada | UTC: -07:00 (PDT) | 4:00 AM |
Moving forward If you want to watch the opening ceremony and all the sporting events of Tokyo Olympics 2020. And you don’t know on which channel or network the live broadcast is going ON. Then just follow the list below in which we have written all the networks all over the globe that are streaming Tokyo Olympics 2020 live.
United States
The United States of America is the most successful country with the highest number of medals in the Olympic games record. However, the live broadcast of Tokyo Olympics 2020 will be streamed on NBC Network. As NBC paid $7.75 Billion to IOC for broadcasting rights, and it’s important to tell you here that NBC gets the deal to cover six Olympics from 2021 to 2032.
Olympics gaming events can be seen on NBC, USA, CNBC, NBCSN, Peacock, NBCOlympics.com, and NBC Sports App. You can also cast all the Olympic events you’re watching on NBC Sports App or Peacock to your TV if you need to switch to a bigger display instantly.
Canada
If you are living in Canada then all the Olympics action will be broadcasting live on Sportsnet, TSN, CBC, and TLN. If you’re not at home, then you can watch the Tokyo Olympics 2020 online on Sports, TSN, and CBC. By subscribing to their streaming packages.
United Kingdom
If you’re living in the United Kingdom then you can watch the Tokyo Olympics action on BBC Eurosport. If you’re not in front of the TV then you can watch the Games on BBC iPlayer or Eurosport Player streaming service. The Eurosport Player streaming service will costs you £6.99/month or £39.99/year.
Australia
People living in Australia can watch the Olympics action on Channel 7. However, If you’re not at home or in front of the TV, then here is a 7Plus streaming service that brings you all the action of Olympics 2020 Live. You can also check out our guide to cast 7Plus streaming service to tv using Chromecast.
New Zealand
If you’re living in New Zealand then you can watch all the action of Olympics 2020 on Television New Zealand (TVNZ). The TVNZ is available for free in New Zealand. If you’re not in front of the TV, then you can watch Olympics 2020 via TVNZ OnDemand streaming service or Sky Go.
Germany
The Olympic Games are very popular in Germany. The country has finished 6th in the medal tally in Rio Olympics. People of Germany can watch all the Olympics action on ARD ZDF.
France
People living in France can watch Tokyo Olympics 2020 action on Eurosport. If you’re not in front of the TV then you can stream the gaming action on the Eurosports Player streaming service on your smartphone or Tablet.
Spain
In Spain, you can watch the live broadcast of the Olympics 2020 on RTVE. Moreover, RTVE also has an online platform on which you can stream the gaming action if you’re not in front of the TV.
Italy
People of Italy can watch the Tokyo Olympics 2020 on RAI – Radiotelevisione Italiana.
India
In India, you can watch the Tokyo Olympics 2020 on Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN). The Gaming action will be live-streamed on SonyLiv and National network Parsar Bharati. You can check out the guides for how to cast SonyLiv on TV using Google Chromecast.
Japan
Japanese people can watch all the live action of the Olympics 2020 on the country’s official TV channel.
Watch Tokyo Olympics 2020 on the below-listed Streaming Services apps
From Quite some time the use of streaming services like Fubo, sling, etc. is increased. So if you have a subscription to any such app. Then just check the list below to know which streaming service app will broadcast Tokyo Olympics 2020 action.
Fubo TV
It is an American streaming television service that includes various channels. It is available in United States, Canada, and Spain. Fubo TV has limited coverage rights from NBC to broadcast all the major events. So if you’re using Fubo TV then you can easily enjoy the Olympics 2020 games.
YouTube TV
YouTube TV is also a streaming service in the United States. It includes all the major networks such as ABC, CBS, IFC, NBC, Fox, etc. It also has limited coverage rights of all the major events of the Tokyo Olympics 2020.
Hulu TV
It is also served in the United States, Hulu includes various Live TVs. It also streaming live-action from Olympics 2020.
