Olympic Wrestling debuted in the very first Olympic Games in 1896 which took place in Athens, Greece, and has been a cornerstone event ever since. The U.S. had its best-ever finish in the last Summer Games in Tokyo. The U.S. won nine medals, the most of any country and the most medals the U.S. had won since the 1984 games.
In this year's 2024 Summer Olympics, 16 wrestlers qualified for the Olympics for Team U.S.A., the most of any country. With all the success achieved in 2020, the team will be looking to top that in Paris this summer. Some U.S. wrestlers to watch this summer are Helen Maroulis, Kyle Snyder, Amit Elor and Kayla Miracle. All of these wrestlers have successful track records at the national level and are looking to add to their impressive resumes with some more hardware. Everything kicks off with the Opening Ceremony July 26th at 1:30 pm EST, so make sure to tune in.
The Olympic Wrestling event will be streamed on USA Network and Peacock. Below is a chart of which top streaming platforms will include USA Network in its packaging.
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Peacock is changing the way the Olympics are being viewed. As an NBC-owned service, Peacock has streaming rights to every event of the Summer Games. That’s right, every trial, qualifying, and medal event will be able to be viewed live on Peacock. Olympics content is available on both the Premium and Premium Plus plans, but you’ll need the Premium Plus plan to watch your local NBC channel.
DIRECTV STREAM will have wrestling fans covered, as it includes USA Network in its Choice package channel list. With USA Network, fans will be able to watch all the wrestling matches that will take place in the 2024 Olympics and see which country will rise to the top. DIRECTV STREAM also has unlimited Cloud DVR storage for users who are subscribed to any of their plans.
If you are wanting to watch wrestling in the Olympics with Fubo, you are in luck as they include USA Network in their base plan, giving fans access to all Olympic Wrestling. In addition to the Olympics, Fubo offers ESPN, NFL Network, MLB Network, regional sports networks and more for staying tuned into sports all year. You'll also get unlimited Cloud DVR storage at no extra charge with all of Fubo's plans.
Hulu plans provides another streaming option to view your favorite Olympic events. USA Network is included in their base plan, and fans will also receive a Disney Plus and ESPN Plus subscription with Hulu + Live TV, adding even more live and on-demand content to the subscription. If you miss an event or want to watch your favorite Olympic moment again, Hulu provides unlimited Cloud DVR storage.
Sling TV plans offers two separate base streaming options giving the viewer the opportunity to select the plan that best fits their liking. USA Network will broadcast every Olympic wrestling event this summer, and you can find USA Network on Sling’s Blue Plan. An alternative option is the Orange & Blue plan to get the entire Sling TV channel lineup. Sling includes 50 hours of Cloud DVR storage with the ability to purchase more through an add-on.
YouTube TV is another service with which you will have no trouble watching any Olympic wrestling event, as they include USA Network in their base plan. Similar to other streaming services, YouTube TV will provide plenty of access to the 2024 Paris Olympics, with NBC, USA and E! all included in the YouTube TV channel list, along with Telemundo for Spanish-language coverage. Along with a solid channel lineup, YouTube TV also includes unlimited hours of Cloud DVR storage.
You can find the schedule for every single wrestling weight class event here. The first event will kick off on August 5, and events will run through August 11.
Yes, Peacock will provide coverage to every event during the 2024 Paris Olympics. You can watch with Peacock Premium, or upgrade to Premium Plus for additional coverage and access to your local NBC station.
Yes, there will be two different types of wrestling styles for athletics in the Olympics: Greco-Roman and Freestyle.
There is a large number of wrestlers attending the Olympics due to all the weight classes that are offered. With there being a total of 18 classes and 16 wrestlers invited per class, there is a total is 288 wrestlers that will be attending the 2024 Paris Olympics.