Split into three disciplines, Olympians will compete in both individual and team competitions, including dressage, eventing, and jumping. Whether you're looking to follow one specific event or watch equestrian with a Olympics 2020 live stream in full, we've got all the details below.
Dates: Saturday, July 24 - Saturday, August 7
Venue: Equestrian Park and Sea Forest Cross-Country Course
FREE live streams: BBC iPlayer (UK) | 7Plus (AUS) | CBC (Can) | TVNZ (NZ)
US coverage: NBC channels (or Sling TV / Fubo TV)
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In the Olympics, some nations consistently outrank others - a prime example of this is Germany in equestrian sport. The gap between Germany and its competitors is simply astronomical. One look at the country’s medals and you’ll see it - 25 gold, 13 silver, and 14 bronze.
This year you’ll want to look out for Germany’s Isabell Werth, who is the most decorated Olympian in the equestrian category. She has participated in the Olympics five times since 1992 and, at 52, she’ll be competing again. But she’ll likely face fierce competition from Great Britain’s Charlotte Dujardin, who bagged gold at the 2016 and 2012 Olympics in the individual dressage event.
Keen on seeing these stellar equestrian displays? You’ve come to the right place. In this article, we explain how you can watch equestrian at Olympics 2020. We’ve covered some of the essential equestrian event dates, but for information on other games, check out this detailed guide to the Olympics live stream.
Olympics 2020 equestrian: key dates and times
- Dressage Team Grand Prix Special: Tuesday, July 27 from 5pm JST / 9am BST / 4am ET
- Dressage Individual Grand Prix Freestyle: Wednesday, July 28 from 5:30pm JST / 9:30am BST / 4:30am ET
- Eventing Cross Country Team and Individual: Sunday, August 1 from 7:45am JST / 11:45pm BST (July 31) / 6:45pm ET (July 31)
- Eventing Jumping Team Final and Individual Qualifier: Monday, August 2 from 5pm JST / 9am BST / 4am ET
- Eventing Jumping Individual Final: Monday, August 2 from 5pm JST / 9am BST / 4am ET
- Jumping Individual Final: Wednesday, August 4 from 7pm JST / 11am BST / 6am ET
- Jumping Team Final: Saturday, August 7 from 7pm JST / 11am BST / 6am ET
Free Olympics equestrian live stream
Broadcasters worldwide are covering the delayed Tokyo Olympics. While the online Olympics Channel looks to pinpoint the highlights and other programming, you'll find more in-depth coverage through your domestic broadcaster. For those in the UK, you can watch BBC channels on linear TV or BBC iPlayer online, where they'll be showing key events.
TF1 in France, RTE in Ireland, and Channel 7 in Australia are amongst some of other countries that are airing the 2020 Olympics for free, with Channel 7 and its online platform, 7Plus, set to have the most comprehensive coverage.
Keep reading below for more worldwide Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games live streams options.
How to watch your Olympics live stream when abroad
No matter where you are around the world, there should be an Olympic Games stream to ensure you can watch Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, whether paid-for or free. However, you may find your preferred domestic coverage is geo-restricted when abroad, or that your place of work, college, or school has prevented the ability to access your chosen service and watch online.
Thankfully, there's any easy work-around. Simply download a VPN and you can spoof your device into appearing as if it's located somewhere else. Essentially, then, you can appear as if you're where your coverage is geo-locked to and watch as if you're right at home.
Use a VPN to watch Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games from anywhere
Three simple steps to using a VPN to bypass geo-restrictions:
1. Download and install a VPN - our recommendation is ExpressVPN
2. Connect to the relevant server location - launch the VPN app, click on 'choose location' and select the right location, i.e. UK for iPlayer, US for Sling TV
3. Head to the chosen broadcaster's live stream - so if you're from the UK, just head to BBC iPlayer
FREE Olympics equestrian live stream in the UK
How to watch Olympics equestrian in the US with and without cable
How to watch Olympics equestrian in Canada
How to live stream equestrian at the Olympics for FREE in Australia
How to watch Olympic equestrian in New Zealand
Other 2020 Olympics broadcasters around the world
With many countries around the world taking part in the Olympic Games, you can find a broadcaster to watch Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in most countries, whether free or platforms that charge.
For those countries we haven't mentioned above, Wikipedia's dedicated page allows you to see a breakdown of Olympic Games TV channels to tune into.
