The Olympics stands as arguably the pinnacle of global sports events, bringing together athletes from hundreds of nations every four years.
Competitors battle for medals and national pride, displaying their skills and talent against the rest of the world's elite in disciplines ranging from football and athletics to sailing, shooting, and breakdancing.
The city of Paris is the host of the 2024 Summer Olympics. While some events got underway earlier in the week, the opening ceremony is on July 26, while they close on August 11. The next couple of weeks mark the city's third Games and its first since 1924.
In the UK, the Olympics will be shown on the BBC and Discovery+, as was the case with the Tokyo Games in 2021. This means there will be two distinct broadcasting teams bringing you the best of the action from the French capital.
The Sporting News looks at the famous faces who will appear on screen over the coming weeks.
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Who are the presenters and commentators for the Olympics on the BBC?
BBC Sport's TV coverage will be led by veteran presenters Clare Balding, Gabby Logan, Hazel Irvine, Isa Guha, Jeanette Kwakye, JJ Chalmers, and Mark Chapman.
Kwakye and Chalmers will kick off each day from the Paris studio, with Irvine taking over in the afternoons. Balding will cover swimming and the opening ceremony, while Logan will focus on athletics, overseeing the major evening medal events.
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Irvine will then be joined by fellow Scotsman Andrew Cotter for commentary on the opening ceremony.
Joining the punditry team are new faces such as Laura Kenny, Team GB's joint-most decorated female Olympian, and TV personality Fred Sirieix. The Frenchman, who is best known in the UK for Channel 4's First Dates and BBC Two's Million Pound Menu, will hope to see his daughter Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix challenge for a medal in the diving.
Other notable pundits include multiple medal winners such as Beth Tweddle, Chris Hoy, Denise Lewis, Jessica Ennis-Hill, Kate Richardson-Walsh, Katherine Grainger, Mark Foster, Michael Johnson, Nicola Adams, Rebecca Adlington, and Tonia Couch.
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Who are the presenters and commentators for the Olympics on Discovery+?
The Discovery+ team boasts Olympic and Paralympic medal-winners and includes familiar faces as regular hosts.
Orla Chennaoui, well-known to cycling and rugby enthusiasts, will host Bonjour Paris each morning. Laura Woods, who fronted ITV's Euro 2024 coverage and also presents TNT Sports' Champions League broadcasts, will take charge of the evening show Bonsoir Paris. Woods and Craig Doyle are set to lead the coverage of the opening ceremony on July 26.
Among the pundits announced by the broadcaster are Shauna Coxsey, the nation's most-decorated sport climber, and double rowing gold-medallist James Cracknell. Tom Daley will also contribute after he attempts to defend his diving title.
An extensive punditry team will also include Lutalo Muhammad, twice an Olympic medallist in taekwondo, and former Paralympic swimming star Ellie Simmonds. We'll also see former world champion boxer Carl Frampton, 2012 mixed doubles silver-medallist Laura Robson, and Iwan Thomas, the former 400m UK record-holder.
