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Usain Bolt aims to add another gold medal to his collection, entering the men’s 200-metre sprint as the red-hot favourite to take the crown. This is The Roar‘s ultimate guide to the starting time of the race,as well as how to stream the race online, or watch it on TV.
The race is scheduled to get underway at 11:30am (AEST) on Friday, August 19 however due to the nature of the scheduling for both TV and on track events this is subject to change. For example, there were weather delays on the track on Tuesday due to heavy rain.
However, with the weather cooperating the races generally start bang on the money, so make sure you’re at your computer or in front of your television at 11:30am AEST sharp, as the race only takes 20 seconds to complete!
Bolt has already won the 100-metre race in Rio and he will be looking to do the double for the third straight time.
Channel 7 have the exclusive rights to the Olympic Games in Australia across both TV and any digital or pay networks.
To stream the race online in its entirety, you will need to have access to the Olympics on 7 app which allows you to stream every single event of the Olympic Games.
This comes with a free option, allowing you to stream Channel 7, 7TWO and 7mate or the premium option which costs $19.95, allowing every event to be unlocked for your viewing.
This app is available on PC or any other mobile or tablet device you may own.
Furthermore, if you wish to stream one of the main channels of the Seven Network you can use the plus7 app which runs 24/7 streams of all seven network stations and programs.
There will also be highlights of the race on The Roar as soon is it is over.
The Roar will also carry a live blog of the match where you can follow all the latest updates and get involved in the banter and discussion.
As mentioned, Channel 7 have exclusive access to the Olympic Games. Because this is such a big race it’s likely it will be shown in its entirety on one of the Free-to-Air stations.
To find out which station this will be, you will need to check your local guides closer to event start time, however most of the Athletics has been on the main Channel Seven, which on digital is channel 70 in High definition or 71 in Standard definition, while it is 107 on Foxtel.