Rio Olympics 2016 Equestrian coverage guide
The highly anticipated Rio 2016 Olympic games is nearly upon us, with 16 days of what promises to be a sensational showcase of sporting talent, from 205 different nations. The games will commence on Friday the 5th of August with a vibrant and electrifying opening ceremony, which will certainly exhilarate everybody’s taste buds for Olympic fever to take hold once again. The BBC will be broadcasting live every day on BBC1 and BBC 4, from 1pm to 3am as well as their being up to 24 live Olympic channels on the BBC sport website and BBC red button. The four-hour time difference from Rio to Britain means that a lot of the coverage will be continuing into the early hours of the morning, not something that particularly aligns with an equestrian lifestyle. The BBC1 morning show will provide a catch up show and BBC2 will replay last night’s coverage in full every morning. We have also compiled a schedule of the Rio 2016 Equestrian coverage, to ensure you don’t miss a hoof beat of the excitement.
Friday 5 August
23.40 – 04.00 : Opening Ceremony – Live on BBC One
Saturday 6 August
14.00 – 20.00 : Eventing, Dressage phase (Day 1)
Sunday 7 August
14.00 – 20.00 : Eventing, Dressage phase (Day 2)
Monday 8 August
14.00 – 18.20 : Eventing, Cross-Country phase
Tuesday 9 August
14.00 – 18.50 : Eventing, Showjumping phase
Wednesday 10 August
14.00 – 20.30 : Dressage, Grand Prix (Day 1)
Thursday 11 August
14.00 – 20.30 : Dressage, Grand Prix (Day 2)
Friday 12 August
14.00 – 20.20 : Dressage, Grand Prix Special
Thursday 14 August
14.00 – 17.30 : Jumping, Team and Individual Qualifier
Monday 15 August
14.00 – 17.30 : Dressage, Grand Prix Freestyle
Tuesday 16 August
14.00 – 17.27 : Jumping, Team Round One and Individual Qualifier
Wednesday 17 August
14.00 – 16.20 : Jumping, Team Final
Friday 19 August
14.00 – 15.40 : Jumping, Individual Final (first round)
17.30 – 18.20 : Jumping, Individual Final (second round)
Here at Everything Horse we wish all of our team GB athletes, those with two legs and with four, the best of luck. We look forward to supporting them and enjoying this momentous occasion, together as a proud Equestrian nation.
