Want to know how to watch women's Olympic marathon live streams at Paris 2024? This guide will tell you everything you need to know, wherever you are in the world today. There are free viewing options in Australia, Canada and the UK, and we also explain how you can use a VPN to watch your usual coverage if you're away from home when the starting gun fires.
• Date: Sunday, August 11
• Time: 11pm PT / 2am ET / 7am BST / 4pm AEST
• FREE Streams: 9Now (Australia), CBC Gem (Canada), BBC iPlayer (UK)
• US: Peacock
• UK: Discovery Plus
• Watch from anywhere: try NordVPN 100% risk free
The marathon has been on the Olympic calendar since the very first modern Games in 1896, but the Paris route has to be among the most iconic in the event's history – especially as it recognizes the historic women's march on Versailles in 1789, during the French Revolution. The 26-and-a-bit-mile route starts at the Hôtel de Ville, passes the Louvre and the banks the River Seine, before crossing the city to the famous palace at Versailles. It then heads back across town via the Eiffel Tower before finishing at Esplanade Des Invalides. Beyond the numerous tourist-friendly landmarks – not that the runners will be stopping to take any snaps – it's a surprisingly hilly course, with 1430 feet (436 meters) of uphill to negotiate.
The women's race starts early in the Parisian morning, bringing the curtain down on the athletics program. The reigning champion and 2024 London Marathon winner, Kenya's Peres Jepchirchir, will be out to regain her title, but she's sure to face stiff competition from the Ethiopian contingent, Megertu Alemu, 2023 world champion Amane Beriso Shankule, and world record holder Tigst Assefa.
Scroll down for all the information you need to watch a women's Olympic marathon live stream on the final weekend of the 2024 Games. And if all this talk of going the distance has got you in the mood to hit the road for yourself, check out our guides to starting marathon running and the best road running shoes 2024.
Watch free women's Olympics marathon live streams in Australia
When it comes to watching the Olympics, Aussies have it better than pretty much everyone. That's because Down Under, Channel 9 and its 9Now streaming service host the most comprehensive free-to-air Paris 2024 coverage anywhere in the world. That means that almost every session from the Games is available live via Channel 9's various platforms.
Your viewing options aren't limited to Channel 9, either, because subscription service Stan is also covering Paris 2024 ad-free, live and in 4K resolution. You can add Stan Sport to your Stan subscription for $15 per month. (Stan is also home to numerous other sports, including Champions League football and rugby union.)
Don't worry if you're adventuring overseas during the Olympics. Fans of distance running can watch women's Olympics marathon live stream as they would back home. All you need is a quality VPN, such as NordVPN, to watch your usual free stream when overseas. Find out more below.
Use a VPN to watch the women's Olympics marathon from anywhere
If you’re traveling abroad during the Olympics, geo-blocking restrictions mean you probably won't be able to watch your usual TV service as you would in your front room.
That doesn't mean you have to miss out on the Olympics marathon, however. All you need to do to watch as if you were back home is get yourself a VPN (Virtual Private Network) – assuming it complies with your broadcaster’s T&Cs, of course. A VPN creates a private connection between your device and the internet, meaning the service can’t work out where you are. As an added bonus, the info going back and forth is also entirely encrypted.
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How to watch the women's Olympics marathon for free in Canada
There's loads of free Olympics coverage available on CBC and the CBC Gem streaming service. And if you have an issue with watching commercials, you can ditch the adds by paying $5.99 per month for CBC's Premium service. (You can take advantage of a seven-day free trial before you buy.)
Subscription services Sportsnet and TSN are also showing Olympics coverage.
How to watch women's Olympic marathon live streams in the US
NBCUniversal has a massive Olympics offering for US viewers, with coverage spread across broadcast and cable channels (including NBC, CNBC, the USA Network and the Golf Channel), and the Peacock streaming service.
A Peacock Premium subscription costs $7.99 per month or $79.99 per year. If you want to go ad-free, Peacock Premium Plus will cost you $13.99 per month or $139.99 per year.
You'll be able to watch women's Olympics marathon live streams on Peacock and the USA Network.
Don't have cable? It doesn't have to be a problem. Sling is a smart TV service that allows viewers based in the US to watch cable channels on their TV, laptop or tablet without actually having to subscribe to an annual cable TV package. USA Network is available on Sling with the Sling Blue package, which costs $40 per month ($20 for the first month).
How to watch women's Olympic 2024 marathon live streams in the UK
The BBC has long been synonymous with the Olympics, and the UK's national broadcaster is delivering loads of free-to-air Olympics action throughout the duration of the Games. Terrestrial channels, the Red Button and the BBC iPlayer streaming service will all be part of the Beeb's offering, but remember that you will need a valid TV Licence to tune in.
But you won't be able to watch every moment of the games in the company of the BBC, as the broadcaster only has rights to air two live streams at any time. In other words, if the BBC overlords aren't pointing their cameras at the marathon course then you'll have to look elsewhere.
If you want to guarantee you get to watch an Olympics 2024 women's marathon live stream, the most comprehensive service is provided by subscription services Eurosport and Discovery Plus. They're offering a whopping 3,800 hours of live coverage across 55 streams.
A Discovery Plus Standard plan would usually set you back £6.99 a month but if you subscribe before August 11, the fee is reduced to £3.99 a month – and new subscribers will be able to take advantage of that discounted rate until the end of 2024.
