[RhysJR]

Brilliant!

So the BBC One schedule:
Morning: Jeanette Kwayke/JJ Chalmers
Afternoon: Hazel Irvine
Evening: Gabby Logan and Clare Balding
Highlights: Mark Chapman and Isa Guha

Surprised they split up the Chalmers/Guha partnership from Birmingham, but very pleased that means JJ is presenting live coverage and we also get Mark Chapman on the TV. Not sure why the morning shift is double headed like it was in Birmingham; maybe Jeanette will present from the athletics in the second week and JJ likewise at the swimming in the first week? Good to see that Gabby and Clare will be at the venues of the swimming and athletics in the evenings. The 2012 approach of having Gary and Clare/John anchoring in the venings felt a bit disjointed in 2012, and the atmosphere inside the stadia is preferable to a studio, as was demonstrated in 2021 amongst others.

Fred Sirieix is hardly Kelly Clarkson, Snoop Dogg or Cookie Monster when it comes to random celebrity contributor! Worth noting, that although on first glance he is a random non-athlete in amongst the pundits, his daughter is Team GB diver.

5 Live's line-up:
10:00-13:00: Naga Munchetty/Adrian Chiles
13:00-15:30: Mark Chapman in a café
15:30-18:30: Tony Livesey and Eleanor Oldroyd
18:30-: Kelly Cates

On the commentary front, it's great to see Chris Hoy listed after his recent health struggles. Hopefully he will be well enough to contribute in full. Confirmation, as suspected from previous assignments, that Gary Herbert has left the rowing commentary, with Katie Smith in that role. Nobody gets the gig in Tahiti. Sam Smith and Simon Reed get my favourite assignment of tennis, table tennis and badminton. Simon one of two Eurosport regulars on the BBC team, Patrick Winterton of nordic skiing for Eurosport and canoeing for the BBC the other. Simon did commentate on the ceremonies for Eurosport in Tokyo (but I don't think did much else) with Nick Lester the other racket sport voice on the BBC. Ed Leigh another voice who is doing multiple sports.

Now really looking forward to it!!


PS Are there any other French artists other than Édith Piaf? That's three major sporting events in France in the last eight years where one British broadcaster has used her as their theme (BBC at Euro 2016 and ITV at 2023 Rugby World Cup).