How to watch climbing for the Tokyo Olympics: Schedule, channels, etc.

How to watch climbing for the Tokyo Olympics: Schedule, channels, etc.

The men's and women's combined finals of sport climbing at the Tokyo Olympics will take place soon. Sport climbing, one of the newer disciplines along with skateboarding in the Olympics, will be a serious competition due to the speed at which some disciplines can be completed.

In fact, some climbers have finished in just six seconds. However, the speed that Japan's Tomoa Narazaki is expected to dominate is only one of three disciplines for climbers.

In bouldering, all eyes are on Kayla Condie of Team USA. She has to make unusual and risky movements to navigate things because of limited mobility in her back due to scoliosis, which immobilized the top of her spine as a child.

Leads are perhaps the toughest, with long routes designed to be virtually unclimbable. Adam Ondra from the Czech Republic is the leader of this competition and is famous for climbing with his body contorted into strange shapes.

Among the services you'll want for these games, Peacock helps you watch the highlights at night, and Sling TV and Fubo TV help you catch the games on tape delay.

The Olympics are a global event and can be seen in almost every country on earth. However, if you are not in your home country and your usual service does not allow you to watch the Tokyo Olympics climbing events, or if you prefer to watch them in your native language, you are not out of luck.

With a virtual private network, or VPN, you can pretend you are surfing the web from your hometown (or anywhere else not hit by power outages) and access the same streaming services you are already paying for. VPNs are completely legal, inexpensive, and easy to use.

Not sure which VPN is right for you? After testing a variety of services, the best VPN overall is ExpressVPN. It offers great speed and excellent customer service. However, there are other VPN options out there.

The VPN is incredibly easy to use.

1. Install the VPN of your choice. As we have mentioned, ExpressVPN is our favorite.

2. select the location you want to connect to with the VPN app. For example, if you are in the US and want to see UK services, select UK from the list.

3. Sit back and enjoy the action. Go to your favorite website or streaming service and tune in.

If you want to watch the Tokyo Olympics climbing live, you'll need a NBCOlympics.com login, so it's time to find a caffeine and cable/streaming login. It may also be broadcast on USA and NBC at reasonable times (often rerun on tape delay).

Of course, Peacock's nightly broadcasts are also likely to include updates.

USA and NBCSN are part of the $35/month Sling TV Blue package, and Olympic watchers will want the Blue package, which also has NBC. Olympic channels are also available as an add-on for $11/month.

Sling is one of the best streaming services, along with other streaming services recommended for watching the Olympics: Fubo TV has over 100 channels (more than Sling), including all of the above networks.

To watch all the competitions live, we recommend subscribing to Discovery Plus, which provides coverage of all the Tokyo 2020 Games.

Discovery is currently offering a free three-day trial of this service, after which a full subscription is available for £6.99 per month or £29.99 per year. Additionally, the service is streamable on a number of devices, including Chromecast, Apple TV, Android TV, and apps for iOS and Android.

BBC iPlayer used to be the primary source for all Olympic coverage for people in the UK, but things have changed.

The BBC no longer has a monopoly on Olympic coverage in the UK, as the IOC has sold its major European broadcasting rights to the Discovery network. As a result, BBC coverage, while still good, is limited to no more than two live events at a time.

Americans abroad can use any service they like by logging in via a VPN such as ExpressVPN.

Details are not necessarily strong here; with Sportsnet, CBC, and TSN sharing Olympic coverage, we have some, but not all, of the details you might need. Sadly, none of the networks list the climbs.

That said, TLN does broadcast most of the games.

Again, Americans can use Peacock, Sling, Fubo, and other services by logging in via ExpressVPN or other VPNs.

Downunder, Aussies can watch the Olympic climbing competitions for free on the 7Plus network streaming service. Simply add 14 hours to the following Eastern Standard Time to get the start time of the games in Western Australia Eastern Standard Time.

I am currently out of the country. Please use ExpressVPN to access paid services.

(All times listed in Eastern)

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