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Nine confirms Olympics scheduling, commentators for Paris 2024

Round-the-clock coverage across Nine later this month, plus 40 Live channels in HD on 9Now.

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Nine has today revealed its full schedule, as well as its hosting and commentatary line-up for the Paris Olympics.

Nine’s coverage begins the week leading into the Opening Ceremony from Monday, July 21, with Today, A Current Affair and Nine News broadcasting from Paris plus the special Let The Games Begin.

Following the special, competition kicks off with the Men’s Rugby Sevens and the Men’s Football, both screening from 11.00pm AEST. The following night the Matildas start their Olympic medal campaign.

Nine’s coverage of the Olympics starts early on Saturday, July 27 with the Opening Ceremony beginning at 3am AEST continuing until the Closing Ceremony on Monday, August 12.

The two week broadcast will come live from Nine’s ‘Trocadero studio’ opposite the Eiffel Tower.

Nine
6.30am-11.00am AEST: Sarah Abo and Karl Stefanovic, as Australia wakes up
11.00am-12.00pm AEST: 9News bulletin
12.00pm-3.00pm AEST: Todd Woodbridge capturing the magic moments of the day
3.00pm-7.00pm AEST: Leila McKinnon and Dylan Alcott as live sport begins
6.00pm-7.00pm AEST: 9News state bulletins
7.00pm-1.00am AEST: Ally Langdon and James Bracey with all the prime-time action
1.00am-6.30am AEST: Eddie McGuire from Paris including competition Finals

9GEM
5.00pm-10.00pm AEST: Sylvia Jeffreys
10.00pm-3.00am AEST: Nick McArdle
3.00am-8.00am AEST: Sam McClure
8.00am-5.00pm AEST: Hosted long-form replays

9Now also streams every moment of every event in full HD across more than 40 dedicated channels.

Nine’s commentary team for swimming includes Cate Campbell, Ian Thorpe, Giaan Rooney, Ellie Cole, Mat Thompson and Roz Kelly.

“While I might have missed out on being part of the Australia Olympic team and competing in Paris, I am so excited to still be heading over the Games as part of the Channel 9 broadcast team,” said Cate Campbell.

“This will be the first Olympic Games I have watched since Athens 2004 and I can’t wait to cheer on our swimmers as they hit the pool. I hope Australia falls in love with our swimmers and I look forward to shining a spotlight on the incredible talent we have on the Olympic team.”

Gerard Whateley will be the 9Network’s voice of athletics, joined by Tamsyn Lewis-Manou, Olympic gold medalist pole vaulter Steve Hooker, Dave Culbert, Olympic four-time gold medalist sprinter Michael Johnson and Tony Jones.

“I’m most looking forward to Track and Field in the iconic Stade De France, which will be the venue for Paris’ biggest sporting and entertainment events,” said Gerard Whateley. “After the main stadium in Tokyo was largely empty, the athletes will this time compete in front of 80,000-strong crowds. And while athletics has a galaxy of stars, the face of the sport will be determined by the races at these Olympic Games.”

Other experts and commentators are Cadel Evans, Andrew Gaze, Phil Liggett, Kerri Pottharst, James Tomkins, Sam Fricker, Scott McGrory, Kate Bates, Caroline Buchanan, Mitch Tomlinson, Ryan Williams, Nick Boserio, Georgie Parker, Richard Fox, Andy Raymond, Todd Woodbridge, Drew Mitchell, Sera Naiqama, Grace Gill, Emma Snowsill, Will McCloy, Brenton Speed, Peter Psaltis, Adam Papalia, Russell Mark, Sean Maloney, Annabelle Williams, Matt Hill, Will Davies, Mark Taylor, Sophie Smith, Shane McInnes, and Jenna O’Hea.

More details on Paralympics will follow later.

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  1. I assume Live NRL match coverage during the Olympics will remain on the local 9/9HD channels (Imparja Television in remote outback areas of Australia excluding WA) in NSW/ACT/QLD and Darwin, pushing Live or replayed Olympics coverage over to 9GO ! in all these areas ?

  2. Are they freaking serious? Eddie Maguire – have we not progressed passed this?
    Less than a week post massive job losses you’re telling me they are giving Eddie god knows how much during peak Olympic time – what an embarassment

    1. McGuire would have been hired by the likes of Mike Sneesby (who is under pressure from within his organisation to resign or quit Nine) or other executives that either resigned or were fired as a result of the latest fallout of Nine Entertainment’s “work culture issues.”

      Despite McGuire being not liked by you and other people across Australia, he can be a good commentator and host at times when it comes to covering events like the Olympics.

  3. I assume coverage of NRL matches for VIC/TAS/SA and WA viewers during the Paris Olympics will be moved to the 9GO ! channel, seeing as 9GEM will be utilised for extra Olympics competition coverage (especially when Australia is competing for Gold, Silver or Bronze medal in 2 different sports at the same time ?

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