How to follow Brits in Paris #Olympics #BriFri
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Last week, I reviewed The Narrowboat Summer by Anne Youngson.
I like to get British news from British sources, when possible. So, I looked up ways for us to follow British athletes during the Olympics. The Opening Ceremony is today!
The BBC has the broadest and deepest coverage for the Olympics, outside of subscribing to Discovery+, which has the Olympic broadcast contract for the UK right now. The television and radio programs will only be accessible in the UK, I assume. But the BBC has other platforms to release content.
BBC Olympics. This is the web page where the BBC will gather news from the games. Leading up to the Olympics, I enjoyed this piece with lots of interesting graphs of statistics about British medals won through history.
The BBC compiled a list of young stars to watch at the Olympics, British and otherwise. My favorite was Penny Healey who was inspired to take up Archery by the Disney movie Brave when she was 12.
BBC Sport channel. I subscribed to this on YouTube. Goofy gems like these will definitely keep me entertained.
Guardian Olympics 2024. For a look at the Olympics outside of the BBC bubble, The Guardian is well-known for excellent writing, and that includes their sports coverage. They had the most in-depth article about Olympic coverage in the UK.
I’ve been fascinated for months about the plan for Paris to clean up the Seine for open water swimming events, and wondered if they would finish on time. The Guardian included this video of the mayor of Paris swimming in the Seine and talking about the benefits of the clean-up, long after the Olympics are complete.