Yahoo Sports Here's how to watch the 3,775 hours of Olympic coverage from CBC, partners
Canadians won't miss a moment of Olympic action once the Tokyo 2020 Games officially begin on Friday. In fact, the coverage includes live streaming of both the Canadian women's soccer and softball teams on Wednesday morning.
A total of 3,775 hours of coverage will be broadcast by CBC and partners TSN and Sportsnet. Free streaming options include CBC Gem, cbc.ca/tokyo2020 and the CBC Olympics app, with CBC TV, CBC News Network and CBC Radio also providing wide coverage.
Opening ceremony
Fans can watch the extensive opening ceremony beginning Friday at 7 a.m. ET.
Festivities kick off at 6:30 a.m. ET with the pre-ceremony show hosted by Olympic Games Morning's Andi Petrillo.
Thirty minutes later, the opening ceremony will be co-hosted by Olympic Games Primetime's Scott Russell and The National's Adrienne Arsenault.
The opening ceremony will also be presented in an accessible manner with closed captioning, described video and ASL integrations. It will also be offered in eight Indigenous languages including Eastern Cree, Dehcho Dene, Dënësųłinë́ Yałtı, Gwichʼin, Inuktitut, Inuvialuktun, Tłı̨chǫ and Sahtu Dene.
Live coverage airs on CBC, CBC News Network, TSN and Sportsnet.
Tokyo 2020: The Olympic Opening Ceremony with Described Video
Tokyo 2020: The Olympic Opening Ceremony with American Sign Language
Tokyo 2020: The Olympic Opening Ceremony - Eastern Cree
Tokyo 2020: The Olympic Opening Ceremony - Dënësųłinë́ Yałtı
Tokyo 2020: The Olympic Opening Ceremony - Gwichʼin
Tokyo 2020: The Olympic Opening Ceremony - Inuktitut
Tokyo 2020: The Olympic Opening Ceremony - Inuvialuktun
Tokyo 2020: The Olympic Opening Ceremony - Sahtu Dene
Tokyo 2020: The Olympic Opening Ceremony - Dehcho Dene
Tokyo 2020: The Olympic Opening Ceremony - Tlicho
Streaming options
Free live streams of the opening ceremony and plenty of other Olympic events will also be available via CBC Gem, CBC's dedicated Tokyo 2020 website (cbc.ca/tokyo2020), and the CBC Olympics app available for iOS and Android.
Selected events will be available through Amazon Prime Video. Audiences will also be able to watch CBC's coverage on CBC Gem's and CBC TV's Smartv apps, as well as external devices like Apple TV, FireTV, Google Chromecast and Roku TV.
The full Tokyo 2020 event schedule is available here.
Radio hits
CBC Radio One listeners will stay up-to-date with the five-minute LIVE at :25 Olympic Report, every hour during regional morning, noon and afternoon drive shows, providing news on Canadian athletes and teams.
CBC Radio's flagship news programs World Report, World This Hour and World at Six will also feature live reports and stories from CBC News reporters, gathering information on the ground in Japan.
Spanish
Telelatino (TLN) will once again offer men's and women's soccer coverage and daily recaps.
