beIN Sports to provide extensive coverage of Paris Olympics

Doha, Qatar: beIN Sports, the leading sports broadcaster in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), has announced its comprehensive coverage plans fo...

Doha, Qatar: beIN Sports, the leading sports broadcaster in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), has announced its comprehensive coverage plans for the upcoming Olympic Games Paris 2024. Scheduled to run from July 26-August 11 in the French capital, one of the world’s most popular sporting events will be broadcast across 17 channels, ensuring beIN airs more live Olympics than any other television network on the planet.

Continuing its legacy of excellence in sports broadcasting, beIN Sports will deliver unparalleled access to the event that brings together some 10,500 athletes from 206 countries, offering extensive live coverage of almost 100 per cent of Olympic events. With numerous athletes from the MENA region having qualified for the quadrennial event, the broadcaster will place a special focus on Arab participants competing in the Games.

beIN’s pre-event studio coverage will kick off on July 19 with a nightly preview show, Welcome to Paris, which will air at 22:30 MECCA on beIN Sports 1. Live coverage of the preliminary stages of the football matches featuring qualified Arabic nations, Morocco, Egypt and Iraq, as well as the rugby sevens events will air starting July 24, leading up to the Olympics Opening Ceremony on July 26 which will be broadcast on beIN Sports at 20:30 MECCA.

Starting July 27, all events will be broadcast live across 17 dedicated beIN Sports channels with Arabic and English commentary. The main Arabic studio coverage on beIN Sports will broadcast live for 14 hours daily from 10:00 to 00:00 MECCA, followed by a Daily Highlights program in English and Arabic, repeated until the next day’s live events begin at 10:00 MECCA. beIN will also broadcast all premium events on their dedicated 4K Olympic channel, the only 4K sports channel in the region.

beIN’s award-winning world-class coverage will be delivered by the best line-up of talent, made up of more than 65 regional and international pundits,including 10 on-the-ground reporters in Paris, and ateam of 42 expert Arabic commentators. Viewers can expect real-time updates and in-depth analysis of the international multi-sport event, in both Arabic and English.