We’re all trying ahead to 11 days of horse sport from Versailles (27 July-6 August) and the Paris Olympics equestrian commentators can be just about everlasting friends in your house for the length, so it’s time to seek out out who they’re.
Clearly who you’ll hear will depend upon what channel you view the game on, however we’re right here to convey you the low down.
If you’re watching the BBC – which is able to cowl some equestrian sport however not all of it – the Paris Olympics equestrian commentators can be Nick Luck, Andy Austin, Tina Prepare dinner and Bobby Hayler, with Rishi Persad because the reporter.
Between them, they carry a wealth of commentary and equestrian expertise to the desk – Nick and Rishi are skilled professionals within the broadcast business, whereas Tina is a three-time Olympic eventing medallist, Bobby a grand prix dressage rider and Andy a global showjumper. All three riders even have commentary expertise underneath their belts.
Sonja McLaughlan, who can be working at her eighth consecutive Olympics, is the equestrian voice on BBC 5 Dwell radio.
Discovery+ is the one channel which is able to carry protection of all of the equestrian motion if you’re watching from the UK. We now have requested commentator info for the horse sport on Discovery+ and can add it to this story as soon as it’s out there.
The Olympic Broadcasting Companies (OBS) commentators are John Kyle and Lucinda Inexperienced. OBS commentary is on the market to a number of totally different tv channels, so you’ll hear John and Lucinda all over the world if a station has chosen to not make use of their very own commentators.
Lucinda is an Olympic eventing crew silver medallist who has commentated on a number of Olympics for tv. That is John’s third summer season Video games engaged on horse sport for OBS and he was additionally a part of the on-site commentary crew at Greenwich for London 2012.
Paris 2024 on-site equestrian commentators
The Paris Olympics equestrian commentators on the venue in Versailles have additionally been launched. Alison Drummond – who supplies the English commentary at many main French exhibits – would be the English voice for these on-site all through the Video games, with Steven Wilde taking the microphone on eventing cross-country day (Sunday, 28 July).
The French announcer is totally different for every sport – Jean Baptiste André for eventing, Arnaud Bertero for dressage and Yannick Bichon for showjumping. Jean Baptiste labored on the commentary groups at London 2012 and the 2014 World Championships, whereas Arnaud and Yannick are each skilled commentators too.
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The Palace of Versailles, with the Apollo Fountain within the foreground, which sits between the grand canal and the palace. The Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic equestrian venue can be positioned on the far finish of the canal, with views up in direction of this facet.
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Laura Collett in her Paris Olympics equipment.
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Charlotte Fry and Glamourdale on the 2022 FEI World Championships in Herning in Denmark.
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