The Tokyo Olympics, postponed for a year due to a pandemic, will finally be held. It is a chance to see some incredible feats and athletic competitions.

NBC, home of the U.S. Olympic Games, is notorious for its broadcast methods, and commercial interruptions are almost always the root cause. Fortunately, however, there are ways to avoid commercials or minimize their interruption. [For example, in Canada, Australia, and Ireland, the Olympics are all shown on channels with commercials; even the NBC-owned Peacock streaming service has ad-free Premium and Premium Plus subscription tiers, but in the U.S., Olympic commercials air during the live broadcast of the Olympics

In fact, the BBC is the only channel that broadcasts the Olympics in English without advertising. In addition, all of the BBC's various channels can be streamed online through the BBC iPlayer.

Of course, watching feeds from British broadcasters means that many of them will focus on British athletes, and most of the commentary and many of the pundits will be equipped with several British accents. 200m and 400m former world champion Michael Johnson a mainstay of the Beeb's track and field coverage, will provide an American perspective on the events on the track. [BBC iPlayer is not available outside the UK, but that doesn't mean the live stream is blocked. In fact, as long as you have a simple VPN (virtual private network), you can watch the BBC's Olympic coverage from anywhere you like. Just remember that UK law prohibits the use of iPlayer without a valid UK TV license.

Not sure which VPN is right for you? We tested a variety of services and chose ExpressVPN as the best VPN overall.

Using a VPN couldn't be easier. All you need to do is install a VPN of your choice. Any will do, but we like ExpressVPN the best. In this case, we would choose the UK

Once connected, the VPN will allow you to access the BBC iPlayer as if you were in the UK. All you have to do is sit back, relax, and enjoy a commercial-free stream of the Tokyo Olympics.