Hold on to your butts — the 2024 Olympics are right around the corner. This summer’s Olympic Games in Paris, France, begin on Jul. 26 and run through Aug. 11. This year’s weightlifting events, though, don’t kick off until Aug. 7.
If you’re a Parisian, this article probably isn’t for you. But if you’re trying to figure out how to watch weightlifting events at the 2024 Olympics, we’ve got you covered. This article will explain your viewing options and provide an overview of BarBend’s own in-house coverage.
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2024 Olympics Weightlifting Schedule
Remember: The Games may kick off on Jul. 26 with the opening ceremonies — which will include all of the 2024 Olympians floating down Paris’ Seine river — but weightlifting events will not begin until Aug. 7.
Here’s a breakdown of the timetable for all weightlifting events at the 2024 Olympics. All times are listed in Eastern Standard Time and are subject to change:
Wednesday, August 7
- 9:00 a.m.: Men 61KG
- 1:30 p.m.: Women 49KG
Thursday, August 8
- 9:00 a.m.: Women 59KG
- 1:30 p.m.: Men 73KG
Friday, August 9
- 9:00 a.m.: Men 89KG
- 1:30 p.m.: Women 71KG
Saturday, August 10
- 5:30 a.m.: Men 102KG
- 10:00 a.m.: Women 81KG
- 2:30 p.m.: Men +102KG
Sunday, August 11
- 5:30 a.m.: Women +81KG
How To Watch Weightlifting at the 2024 Olympics
For viewers in countries other than the United States, refer to this document from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to find out which organizations have broadcast rights in your country or territory.
American viewers (as well as anyone in territories belonging to or associated with the U.S.) have a couple different options when it comes to watching the 2024 Olympics live.
Whether you’re a cord-cutter who prefers streaming from the comfort of your couch (or bed) or you’re holding on to your primetime cable subscription, you can have all the action at your fingertips.
Cable Broadcasting
- NBCSports will showcase their “Primetime in Paris” coverage nightly at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.
- NBC has published its complete cable broadcast schedule, which you can refer to at any time to learn what events are currently airing on NBC.
- After verifying a cable subscription, cable users can also stream any Olympic event on NBCOlympics.com and on the NPC Sports app.
“We will also be posting daily listings that look two days ahead each day of the Olympics,” an NBC Sports representative tells BarBend. Those previews start Monday, Jul. 22, and you can find them here.
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Live Stream
- Streamers can watch all 329 medal events during the 2024 Olympics by subscribing to NBC’s streaming service, Peacock.
- Peacock’s event streams include full replays at any time as well as bonus commentary content.
- Peacock offers a variety of subscription options, including month-to-month rates starting at $7.99 (with ads).
“Peacock will feature all linear programming, full-event replays, originals, clips, and much more,” explains NBC Sports to BarBend.
2024 Olympics Coverage by BarBend
As the leading name in strength sports news, BarBend is proud to offer extensive and up-to-the-minute written coverage of all weightlifting events at the 2024 Olympics. Readers can tune in to BarBend for written reporting of all the action from every weight class event as well as the medalists in each division.
You can also stop by our homepage at any time between Aug. 7 and 11 to check in on our all-in-one results page as the Games progress. Until then, we encourage you to whet your appetite by checking out our extensive pre-Paris editorial catalog.
[Related: Our 2024 Olympics Weightlifting Predictions]
Team USA Athlete Profiles by BarBend & USA Weightlifting
- Hampton Morris (61KG)
- Jourdan Delacruz (49KG)
- Olivia Reeves (71KG)
- Wes Kitts (102KG)
Fans of Women’s super-heayweight Mary Theisen-Lappen (+81KG) can find her profile live on BarBend on Saturday, Jul. 20 at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.
Editorial Coverage
BarBend is proud to offer a variety of different editorial articles and lead-up content ahead of the action in Paris. Feel free to check out any of our pre-Games lead-up content while the barbells are being loaded!
BarBend correspondent Brian Oliver talks shop with 71-kilogram leaderboard topper Olivia Reeves of Team USA and her coach Steve Fauer.
After a multi-year hiatus from the sport, Team North Korea rewrote weightlifting’s record books in 2023 and 2024. But they won’t be in Paris this August.
Years of bureaucratic corruption have led to the repeated diminishment of weightlifting at the Olympic Games. Correspondent Brian Oliver explains why some weightlifters will march in Paris under blank flags.
BarBend sits down with 2020 Olympian Caine Wilkes to predict the podium in each weight class event at the 2024 Olympics.
Many of the Olympic records in weightlifting stand unclaimed — for the time being. Here’s what the record book looks like before new names are inked in Paris this summer.
2024 Olympics Commentary by Weightlifting House
Our friends at Weightlifting House will also offer live video commentary of the lifting in Paris. While WH does not hold any broadcasting rights, founder Seb Ostrowicz and commentator Max Aita will conduct round-table “watch parties,” including discussions and commentary of each weightlifting event live and after the sessions wrap.
- “We’ll be hosting daily previews and post-event recaps live on WH.tv,” founder and commentator Seb Ostrowicz tells BarBend.
You can tune in to the WH coverage by subscribing to Weightlifting House TV, which also contains behind-the-scenes promotional material and documentaries of the weightlifters who made it to Paris. A WH.tv subscription costs $9.99 per month.
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Featured Image: USA Weightlifting
