Paris Summer Olympics 2024: When To Watch Oceanside Athletes Compete

SAN DIEGO, CA — Twenty-Four athletes from San Diego County, including three from Oceanside, will be competing in the Paris Summer Olympic Games, which open Friday. The Games of the XXXIII Olympiad continue through Aug. 11.

Many details of the opening ceremonies have been kept under wraps. NBC’s live coverage of the Olympics starts at 9 a.m. Friday, and the opening ceremony will begin at 10:30 a.m. Both NBC and its streaming service, Peacock, will broadcast the ceremony live, and NBC will re-air it at 7:30 p.m. Friday.

Representing San Diego County on Team USA are:

• Nia Akins, Track and Field, San Diego
• Gavin Bottger, Skateboarding, Vista
• Alex Bowen, Water Polo, Santee
• Chase Budinger, Volleyball, Beach Volleyball, Encinitas
• Kayla Canett, Rugby, Fallbrook
• Tate Carew, Skateboarding, San Diego
• Josh Cinnamo, Paralympian, Para Track and Field, San Diego
• Azja Czajkowski, Rowing, Chula Vista
• Logan Edra, Breaking, San Diego
• Catalina Gnoriega, Archery, San Diego
• Joel Gomez, Paralympian, Para Track and Field, Encinitas
• Noah Jafesport, Para Swimming, Carlsbad
• Sarah Levy, Rugby, San Diego
• Ruby Lilley, Skateboarding, Oceanside
• Dana Mathewson Paralympian, Wheelchair Tennis, San Diego
• Garrett Maugututia, Volleyball, Oceanside
• Steffen Peters, Equestrian, San Diego
• Kelsey Plum, Basketball, Poway
• Courtney Ryan Paralympian 2020, Wheelchair Basketball, San Diego
• Xander Scuaffele, Golf, San Diego
• Caitlin Simmers, Surfing, Oceanside
• Jennifer Valente, Cycling, San Diego
• Megan Valzonis, Field Hockey, San Diego
• Bryce Wettstein, Skateboarding, Encinitas

Team USA is favored to win the most medals overall, according to a forecast by Nielsen’s Gracenote Sports, which supplies statistical analysis for sports leagues around the world.

More than 10,500 athletes from around the world will compete in 32 sports in the Paris Games. Team USA is projected to win 112 medals overall — 39 gold, 32 silver, and 41 bronze. China is forecast to win 86 overall — 34 gold, 27 silver, and 25 bronze.

NBC and its affiliated channels again have exclusive U.S. broadcasting rights. The network has said it will provide at least nine hours of daytime coverage during the Paris Games, including live broadcasts of favorite event finals.

NBC will broadcast certain events live. Here’s the full Olympic broadcast schedule, based on Paris local time, which is six hours ahead of the Eastern Time Zone.

Peacock is streaming the Games. Other ways to watch the Olympics are through the NBC Sports App or on NBCOlympics.com. On cable, NBC, USA Network, Golf Channel, E! and Telemundo will all provide coverage.

Paris hosts the Summer 2024 Paralympic Games, also held in Paris, will take place from Aug. 28 to Sept. 8.

NBC and its affiliated channels again have exclusive U.S. broadcasting rights. The network has said it will provide at least nine hours of daytime coverage during the Paris Games, including live broadcasts of favorite event finals. The NBC streaming service Peacock will provide coverage of every sport and event. The full broadcast and streaming schedules haven’t been announced yet.