How to Watch Dressage at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris?

Tue, 07/16/2024 - 14:23
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The highlight sports event ever four years is round the corner: the Olympic Games. After one hundred years the 2024 edition will return to Paris. Equestrian sport takes place in the garden of the palace of Versailles.

We are often asked, "where can be watch the live stream?" but much depends on the country you live in and if you want to pay for streaming services. 

Which Channels?

The sources we found that provide live stream coverage are

  • Australia / New Zealand
    free to air: Channel 9  - you can register with an email address and Australian zip code
    subscription: Sky 
     
  • Canada
    CBC Sports 
     
  • Europe
    Discovery / Eurosport (subscription - HBO Max falls under these providers)

    Discovery+ is currently available in the following locations: Austria, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Germany, India, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom
     

  • Great Britain
    BBC - The BBC will broadcast some of the Olympic action on BBC Sport and BBC iPlayer, however, the BBC won’t have all the action
     
  • Germany
    ARD/ZDF will have a sub-licence from Discovery/Eurosport
     
  • Belgium
    VRT (under sub-licence so not full coverage) - HBO Max (part of Discovery/Eurosport) 
     
  • U.S.A.
    partly subscription based - NBC Sports
     
  • Middle East
    BeIN

  • Mexico / Latin America
    Claro Sports
    (Those who have America Movil phone line will be able to have it free - In Mexico those who have Telmex phone line will also be able to watch for free)

  • Caribbean
    IMC - SportsMax
     

  • South East Asia (Incl. Hong Kong) 
    Dentsu
     

  • South Africa
    SABC or Supersport
     

The full list of channels and countries can be found here.

VPN

Many of the channels streams their services via the internet, but are "geo-restricted."

A Virtual Private Network (VPN) helps you get around this geo-block. A VPN creates a private connection between your device and the internet, ensuring that all the information passing back and forth is entirely encrypted. VPN services can be used legally for recreational use but are not to be exploited commercially. Eurodressage does not endorses watching pirated content.

Olympic Schedule

Dressage competition will take place on four days. 

  • Tuesday 30 July 2024 - 11h00 - Grand Prix - 1st Group - Team & Individual Qualifier (30 starters)
  • Wednesday 31 July 2024 - 10h00 - Grand Prix - 2nd Group - Team & Individual Qualifier (30 starters)
  • Saturday 3 August 2024 - 10h00 - Grand Prix Special - Team Medal Competition   (30 starters)
  • Sunday 4 August 2024 - 10h00 - Kur to Music - Individual Medal Competition  (18 starters)

There will be two horse inspections:

  • Sunday 28 July 2024 - (not broadcast)
  • Sunday 4 August 2024 - before the Kur to Music - (not broadcast)

Complete day schedule of all equestrian disciplines here.

Related Link
Eurodressage Coverage of the 2024 Olympic Games