SuperSport is proud to announce its comprehensive Paris 2024 Olympic Games coverage, designed to bring you Closer to Your Champions and immerse viewers into the heart of the action.
From 26 July to 11 August, SuperSport will broadcast all gold medal events live, ensuring that sports enthusiasts across Africa experience every triumphant moment as it unfolds.
SuperSport will boast an elite line-up of Olympic analysts, including South African gold medallists Ryk Neethling, Lyndon Ferns, and Sizwe Lawrence Ndlovu, silver medallist Godfrey Khotso Mokoena, and bronze medallist Bridgitte Hartley, plus Olympians such as Geraldine Pillay and Alyssa Conley.
SuperSport’s rest of Africa content offering will also boast strong insights from stars such as former Nigeria women's national football team striker Ugochi Oparanozie, Kenya’s 2008 Beijing Olympics 800m gold medallist Wilfred Bungei and Nigerian football legend Victor Ikpeba, who was part of the 1996 Atlanta Olympics gold medal-winning men’s team.
NON-STOP ACTION
From the riveting and historic opening ceremony, where a flotilla of boats will make their way down the Seine River that runs through the heart of the city, to non-stop action from 35 venues around Paris, SuperSport will bring you every nail-biting moment as the world’s best athletes go for gold.
From athletics, swimming, football, rugby and boxing to gymnastics, diving, surfing and skateboarding, and much more – the Games promise something for everyone.
DEDICATED SUPERSCREEN
We’re excited to introduce our dedicated SuperScreen channel on DStv channel 199, available in Sub–Saharan Africa.
This innovative channel features eight split screens, providing viewers with an overview of all our Olympic channels, ensuring that viewers never miss a moment.
“We’ve truly pulled out all the stops to ensure that SuperSport viewers are immersed in the action during this year’s Paris Olympic Games,” says SuperSport CEO Rendani Ramovha.
“In what world can you get all the gold medal events live, one dedicated DStv channel with eight screens showing the action as it unfolds plus big-name analysts that will unpack the drama for viewers at home?
“The more we ask the question, In What World?, the more apparent it becomes that you get a whole galaxy of sporting entertainment on Your World of Champions. And this is especially true for the tournament that’s a celebration of the sporting and human spirit, the Olympic Games.”
Sports fans can effortlessly navigate across SuperSport’s eight dedicated Olympic linear channels, five streaming channels and four overflow channels, ensuring they never miss a moment of their favourite events.
24-HOUR NEWS AND HIGHLIGHTS CHANNEL
And if you just want to catch the highlights, our SuperSport Grandstand channel has you covered, curating the best of Paris 2024 to bring you the must-watch events and most memorable performances.
SuperSport's commitment extends beyond live events with the launch of our 24-hour Olympic Update Channel (DStv channel 217), a dedicated news and highlights channel available to DStv Access subscribers across the continent.
That’s right, we’re offering viewers 24/7 continuous viewing of iconic moments and compelling stories from the Games, celebrating the essence of the Olympic movement.
EXCLUSIVE OLYMPIC-THEMED FILMS
To further enrich our viewers experience, SuperSport is premiering two exclusive Olympic themed films, to enhance our storytelling around the Games:
Pierre De Coubertin: An Olympic Life – which premiered on 10 July on SuperSport Variety 4, a film that explores the legacy of the visionary who revived the ancient Olympics in 1896.
Told through the eyes of Lauren Rembi, Olympic Fencing Champion, we learn more about Coubertin’s vision and commitment that led to an enduring sporting legacy.
Paris Olympic 1924 – first airing on 11 July, is a remastered film commemorating the centennial return of the Games to Paris, capturing a pivotal moment of unity and celebration post-World War I.
The beautifully shot footage, which was the first Olympic Games to be captured on film, has endured for 100 years and vividly captures the electrifying atmosphere of the Games.
Both films are available on SuperSport, Showmax and DStv CatchUp, as well as to GOtv channels in the rest of Africa.
PROFILE PIECES
In keeping with the consistent storytelling throughout the Games, SuperSport will feature regular content pieces profiling our current Olympic stars, including Akani Simbine, Ferdinand Omanyala, Lythe Pillay, Miyanda Maseti, Patrick Chinyemba, Worknesh Mesele and Noah Lyles.
These segments, available on DStv CatchUp, aim to connect audiences with the personal journeys and achievements of their favourite athletes, bringing you even Closer to Your Champions.
