Matildas and Aussie Sevens on Stan Sport to kick off Olympic Games Paris 2024 – After years of waiting, the Olympic Games Paris 2024 has arrived, with Football and Rugby Sevens kicking off the action from 11:00pm AEST Wednesday, July 24, ahead of the Opening Ceremony at 3:00am AEST Saturday, July 27.
Stan Sport will be the only place to watch every event from Paris 2024 ad-free, live and on demand with the biggest moments in 4K.
Kickstarting Stan’s live offering will be a special broadcast ahead of the games. The Olympics Daily – Preview Show from 10:00am AEST Wednesday, July 24, will give viewers a taste of what to expect throughout the Olympics on Stan Sport, all the way up until the Closing Ceremony on Monday, August 12.
On Wednesday’s show, hosts Tara Rushton and Adam Peacock will be joined in studio by Grant Hackett, Elise Kellond-Knight and Michael Hooper, with a feature interview with Aussie golf sensation Min Woo Lee in Paris.
Also joining throughout the Olympics, Chris Stubbs and Michael Atkinson will report on the ground in Paris as they speak with special guests and immerse themselves in everything France has to offer.
This will be followed by two special preview shows from 8:30am AEST on Thursday, July 25 and Friday, July 26, focusing on the Football and Rugby Sevens specifically, as some of Australia’s medal hopes get their campaigns underway.
Two exclusive daily shows will then be available on Stan Sport throughout the Games:
- Olympics Daily hosted by Tara Rushton at 7:00am AEST daily starting Saturday, July 27
- Paris Preview hosted by Adam Peacock at 8:30am AEST daily starting Sunday, July 28
The shows will include opinion and analysis from some of Australia’s most experienced Olympic voices and elite athletes, including Ash Barty, Grant Hackett, Stephanie Rice, Nova Peris, Michael Hooper, John Steffensen and more. The full talent lineup is below.
Paris 2024 gets underway at 11:00pm AEST Wednesday, July 25 as the football and rugby sevens competitions get a headstart on the Olympics action. Powerhouses Spain and Argentina will both be in action in the Men’s Football, hoping to mirror their countries success last week at Euro 2024 and Copa America 2024 respectively.
All eyes will be on the Matildas, as they take to the field for their opening blockbuster match against Germany at 3:000am AEST Friday, July 27. Australia’s Rugby Sevens teams will also kick off their Olympic campaigns with the women looking to replicate their Gold medal heroics at Rio 2016.
The 16 days of competition will then commence full time following the Opening Ceremony at 3:00am AEST Saturday, July 28.
Key highlights this week:
Wednesday, July 24:
- 11:00pm AEST – Men’s Football – Argentina v Morocco, Uzbekistan v Spain
- 11:30pm AEST – Men’s Rugby Sevens – Australia v Samoa
Thursday, July 25:
- 2:00am AEST – Men’s Rugby Sevens – New Zealand v Japan
- 3:00am AEST – Men’s Rugby Sevens – Australia v Kenya
- 5:30am AEST – Men’s Rugby Sevens – New Zealand v South Africa
- 10:30pm AEST – Men’s Rugby Sevens – Argentina v Australia
Friday, July 26:
- 12:30am AEST – Men’s Rugby Sevens – New Zealand v Ireland
- 3:00am AEST – Women’s Football – Germany v Australia
- From 5:00am AEST – Men’s Rugby Sevens – Quarter-Finals
Saturday, July 27:
- 3:00am AEST – Opening Ceremony
For the first time in Australian history, all 329 events from the Olympic Games will be available ad-free, live and on demand on Stan Sport with 4K Ultra HD available for the biggest moments.
Viewers can navigate between the largest range of Paris 2024 coverage, including:
- More than 40 individual sport channels, covering every event ad-free, live and on demand, with 4K Ultra HD
- 4 feature channels crossing between the best action ad-free, live and exclusive
- 24/7 Olympics News channel ad-free, live & exclusive
- 8 international / multi-language channels ad-free, live, exclusive and on demand, including:
- UK (via Eurosport) featuring experts James Cracknell (Rowing), Iwan Thomas (Athletics), Jo Roswell (Cycling), Ugo Monye (Rugby Sevens), Tom Daley (Diving) and more
- France (in French via Eurosport) featuring experts Arnaud Tournant (Cycling), Alain Bernard (Swimming), Endy Miyem (Basketball), Thierry Anti (Handball) and more
- Italy (in Italian via Eurosport) featuring experts Roberta Vinci (Tennis), Roberto Cammarelle (Boxing) and more
- Germany (in German via Eurosport) featuring experts Navina Omilade (Football), Fabian Hambüchen (Gymnastics), Boris Becker (Tennis), Pascal “Pommes” Hens (Handball), Jens Voigt (Cycling), Mischa Zverev (Tennis) and more
- Spain (in Spanish via Eurosport) featuring experts Alberto Contador (Cycling), Carla Suárez Navarro (Tennis), Patricia Garcia Rodrigue (Rugby Sevens) and more
- Greece (in Greek via Eurosport)
- India (in English via Viacom18)
- New Zealand (via Sky) featuring experts Andrew Mulligan, James McOnie and more
An accomplished lineup of Olympic champions across a range of sports will join Paris Preview and Olympics Daily shows as experts to provide world class analysis and opinion. Three-time Grand Slam winner, former tennis World No. 1 and Tokyo 2020 Bronze medallist Ash Barty will, for the first time since retiring in early 2022, provide Australian audiences unique insights into the tennis competition.
Also joining the expert lineup on the daily shows throughout the Games, includes:
- Australian tennis star and two-time Olympian, Casey Dellacqua
- 2006 U.S Open Golf champion, Geoff Ogilvy
- 4x Gold medallist at the Oceania Gymnastics World Championships, Heath Thorpe
Stan Sport’s full Olympics Daily and Paris Preview expert lineup:
| Tennis | Ash Barty (Tokyo 2020 – Bronze) Casey Dellacqua (Beijing 2008, London 2012) |
| Swimming | Grant Hackett (Sydney 2000 – 2 Gold, Athens 2004 – Gold & 2 Silver, Beijing 2008 – Silver & Bronze) Stephanie Rice (Beijing 2008 – 3 Gold, London 2012) |
| Athletics | John Steffensen (Athens 2004 – Silver, Beijing 2008, London 2012) Nova Peris (Sydney 2000) |
| Rugby Sevens | Alicia Lucas (née Quirk) (Rio 2016 – Gold) Michael Hooper (125 Wallabies Caps) Morgan Turinui (20 Wallabies Caps) |
| Football | Elise Kellond-Knight (Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020) Mark Bosnich (Barcelona 1992) Craig Foster (29 Socceroos Caps) |
| Basketball | Shane Heal (Barcelona 1992, Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, Athens 2004) |
| Rowing | Nick Green (Barcelona 1992 – Gold, Atlanta 1996 – Gold) |
| Cycling | Stuart O’Grady (Barcelona 1992 – Silver, Atlanta 1996 – 2 Bronze, Sydney 2000, Athens 2004 – Gold, Beijing 2008, London 2012) |
| Hockey | Jamie Dwyer (Athens 2004 – Gold, Beijing 2008 – Bronze, London 2012 – Bronze, Rio 2016) Nova Peris (Atlanta 1996 – Gold) |
| Gymnastics | Heath Thorpe (4x Gold at Oceana World Championships) |
| Golf | Geoff Ogilvy (2006 U.S. Open Winner) |
To watch Stan’s coverage of Paris 2024, customers will need an active Stan Sport subscription.
Coverage commences on Wednesday, July 25 ahead of the opening ceremony on Saturday, July 27 (AEST).
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Matildas and Aussie Sevens on Stan Sport to kick off Olympic Games Paris 2024
