THE OLYMPICS are the biggest sporting event in the world, which means it takes a big team to cover them.
The BBC has sent two of the nation’s most loved sports journalists to cover the track cycling.
Co-hosting the commentary for the track cycling at Paris 2024 is Tony Livesey.
Listeners might remember his voice from his Drive show on BBC Radio 5 Live.
Away from his Paris 2024 coverage, he is known for delving into cheeky and outrageous projects.
These include 2005’s Crumpet!: A Very British Sex Symbol and his book called Babes, Booze, Orgies and Aliens: The Inside Story of Sport Newspapers.
Tony also worked as a culture reporter for The One Show and has appeared on late night chat shows, such as Never Mind the Buzzcocks.
Joining Tony, on the commentary panel for track cycling at Paris 2024 is Eleanor Oldroyd.
The broadcaster began her career on BBC Radio Shropshire, working as a sports producer.
She became known as the “First Lady of ‘Fighting Talk'” when she would regularly appear on 5 Live’s show of the same name.
The roving reporter is no stranger to presenting the Olympics as she led the coverage of the 2014 Sochi Winter Games.
Many viewers might remember her as the broadcaster who had the difficult and sad task of covering Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral.
Eleanor sat in a small, specially built studio above the high altar.
She was the only reporter or broadcaster present in St George’s Chapel for the funeral.
As the track cycling events haven’t taken place yet, there are no medal winners.
However, Team GB has picked up several non-track cycling medals.
Tom Pidcock scooped gold in the men’s cross-country mountain biking.
Anna Henderson won silver in the women’s time trial.
Another silver went to Kieran Reilly in the men’s BMX freestyle.
WHAT TO WATCH TODAY
TODAY’S BRIT MEDAL HOPES
Keely Hodgkinson is among the favourites to win gold in the women’s 800m final (8.45pm), three years on from silver in Tokyo.
Kimberley Woods, Mallory Franklin and Joe Clarke could secure a triple-header in the maiden Olympic kayak cross finals (3.55pm).
GB will hope to retain their triathlon mixed relay (7am) and the women’s cycling team sprint (6.55pm) offers a real medal chance on the opening day in the velodrome.
BRITS TO WATCH
The sport climbing gets underway with four Brits – Hamish McArthur and 19-year-old sensation Toby Roberts starting with their bouldering in the boulder and lead event (9am).
And the women’s hockey team face a nightmare quarter-final against the all-conquering Dutch (4.30pm).
GLOBAL STARS TODAY
Sweden’s Mondo Duplantis will try and break his own latest world record once again in the men’s paul vault final (6pm).
The men’s football reaches the semi-finals with hosts France facing Egypt (8pm) after Spain vs Morocco (5pm).
And this will be the last we see of Simone Biles in Paris. She is set to go in the women’s balance beam (11.30am) and floor finals (1.20pm).
FANCY SOMETHING DIFFERENT?
It is the final day for both the 3×3 basketball and the surfing.
The 3×3 basketball finishes with the gold medal matches from 9pm at La Concorde.
Over in Tahiti, Gabriel Medina appeared to defy gravity with THAT incredible levitating photo and has a shot at gold today.
STATS MAD
0 – A rule change to the artistic swimming (formerly synchronised swimming) means men are now able to compete in the team event for the first time in Olympics history… but the new legislation only came in 18 months and precisely ZERO males were selected.
Follow all the action as it unfolds with our Paris 2024 Olympics LIVE blog.
