How to watch Weightlifting at Olympics 2024: free live streams, women's 81kg closes lifting competition

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Karlos Nasar of Bulgaria competes in the Men's 81 kg within the Weightlifting European Championships 2021 ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics
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Watch Weightlifting at Olympics 2024 in an event that always leaves jaws on the floor at the competitors' extraordinary combination of strength and technique. Below we have all the information on how to watch Weightlifting at the 2024 Paris Olympics from anywhere in the world with details on worldwide TV channels, broadcasters and free streams.

From yesterday's busiest day of weightlifting in Versailles, to its least – the competition is topped off by just one weight class today. And if you were hoping to see a close contest, you may end disappointed. World record holder Li Wenwen is expected to dominate the women's +81kg event to make it five golds of 10 across weightlifting for China.

If anybody is going to test the Chinese lifter then it could be one of the three medallists from the World Championship in Riyadh last year. Park Hye-jeong of South Korea, Mary Theisen-Lappen of the US and Lisseth Ayoví of Ecuador will be straining every sinew to go kg-for-kg with Li Wenwen today.

Here's where to watch Weightlifting and 2024 Olympics live streams online from anywhere – including FREE options.

Watch Weightlifting at Olympics 2024 Quick Guide

Key Dates

  • Event dates: August 7 – 11
  • Daily start: 9am ET / 10.30am BST

Best free streams

FREE Weightlifting Olympics 2024 live stream broadcasters

You can watch Weightlifting at Olympics 2024 for free with English language commentary on the BBC and iPlayer in the UK, RTÉ in Ireland, CBC in Canada and Channel 9 in Australia.

Channel 9 and the 9Now streaming service in Australia have the most comprehensive Olympics 2024 free-to-air coverage of all.

You can watch almost every session from every single 2024 Olympic event live and on demand through dedicated channels on the 9Now streaming service, including Olympic Weightlifting.

Other, non-English language Olympics free streams can be found on ORF (Austria), RTBF (Belgium), VRT (Belgium), RDS (Canada), Chilevision (Chile), Caracol (Colombia), DR (Denmark), France TV (France), RAI (Italy), Yle (Finland), ARD (Germany), ZDF (Germany), RUV (Iceland), JioCinema (India), TV3 (Lithuania), NOS (Netherlands), NRK (Norway), TVP (Poland), SABC (South Africa), RTVE (Spain), SNRT (Morocco), Canal 5 (Mexico) and the SRG SSR channels (Switzerland).

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How to watch Weightlifting Olympic 2024 live streams in the US

The Weightlifting live stream from Olympics 2024 is on Peacock. The women's +81kg will be repeated on the USA Network at 9.30am ET / 6.30am PT in the US.

Broadcast rights to the 2024 Paris Olympics belong to NBC. All Olympics 2024 sessions are available to watch on Peacock. Select events will also be on the NBC, USA, MSNBC and other NBC cable channels.

If you don't have cable, Peacock is the best option. You'll need a subscription to the ad-supported Peacock Premium which is $7.99 per month, or ad-less Peacock Plus which is $13.99 per month.

How to watch Weightlifting Olympic 2024 live streams in the UK and Europe

While many public and national TV broadcasters have the TV and live stream rights to the Paris Olympic Games in the UK and Europe, it's the Discovery Plus subscription service that offers comprehensive coverage across the region.

Plans start at £6.99 per month, or the local equivalent, with 3,800 hours of live coverage across 55 channels. There's also a special offer running until 10 August where new subscribers pay £3.99 per month until the end of 2024.

The BBC and RTE are the places for free Olympics 2024 live streams in the UK and Ireland. You can find a list of other public broadcasters with Olympics 2024 broadcast rights across Europe in the Rest of the World section below.

Official Olympic Weightlifting broadcasters by region

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Can I watch 2024 Olympic Weightlifting for free?

Check your local broadcaster above but people in the UK, Australia, Canada, Ireland and many other nations listed have free Olympics 2024 coverage as well as subscription broadcasters.

Those in Australia and Canada can watch almost every session of every Olympics 2024 event for free on 9Now and CBC. That will very likely include Weightlifting free live streams.

Remember that, if you're traveling away from home, you can use a VPN to watch the 2024 Olympics free from abroad on your usual streaming service.

When is the Weightlifting at the 2024 Olympics?

The 2024 Olympic Weightlifting takes place between August 7-11.

Day 5 on Sunday sees the women's +81kg event start at 5.30am ET / 10.30am BST.

Can I watch 2024 Olympic Weightlifting on my mobile?

Of course, most broadcasters have streaming services that you can access through mobile apps or via your phone's browser.

You can also stay up-to-date with all 2024 Olympic Games events on the official social media channels on X/Twitter (@Olympics), Instagram (@Olympics), TikTok (@Olympics) and YouTube (@Olympics).

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Dan is Editor-in-Chief, VPN and How to Watch, at Future. He heads up all the VPN content and how to watch articles. So, if you want to know about what is the best VPN or how to watch just about anything on TV, anywhere in the world, he's a good bet to ask. Dan has worked in tech journalism for over a 15 years, writing for Tech Digest, Pocket-lint, MSN Tech, Wareable and What Hi-Fi? as well as freelancing for T3, Metro and the Independent. Dan has a keen interest in playing and watching football. He has also written about it for the Observer and FourFourTwo and ghost authored John Toshack's autobiography, Toshack's Way.