Where to stream BTS Jin's Torch Relay at the Paris 2024 Olympics online? Airtime, location, & all you need to know

BTS star Kim Seok-jin left for Paris, France, on July 11, 2024, from Seoul's Incheon airport to participate in the Paris 2024 Olympics Torch Relay. The K-pop sensation was selected as one of the esteemed torchbearers (forerunners) for the Summer Games and to represent South Korea as one of the forerunners.

The Paris 2024 Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games reported Jin will begin as the first torchbearer of the torch relay at the Louvre Pyramid in Paris on Sunday, July 14, at around 8:30 p.m. local time. It will be live-streamed on the official Olympics channel on YouTube.

Viewers can also register on the Paris 2024 official website for members to watch the live footage of the Torch Relay and the Games held in Paris. The website livestream will be available to those who have taken the membership plan in Paris 2024. The Paris 2024 Olympics will commence on July 26, 2024, with the opening ceremony, and continue until August 11.

---

Where to stream the Paris 2024 Olympics Games?

Meanwhile, viewers can watch the Paris 2024 Olympics, aka the 2024 Summer Games, on the Peacock OTT platform. However, this service is only available for people who live in the United States, as the platform is unavailable in other territories.

It is important to note that NBC and Peacock will cover the Paris 2024 Olympics from July 26, 2024, starting from the opening ceremony until the closing ceremony on August 11, 2024. Viewers can watch the Summer Games on the following services:

1. Paid Option: NBC Television Network via a digital TV antenna ($10 to $75 for the antenna / both live and delayed coverage)

2. Cable TV Subscribers: NBC Television Network (limited live coverage)
3. Smart TV Users: Peacock (full coverage / $6 for Premium and $12 for Premium Plus)
4. Mobile Apps for Watching: NBC Sports (Free but selected coverage)
5. Website for Watching: NBC.com or NBCOlympics.com (Free and selected live coverage + highlights)

Additionally, viewers living in the United States can also stream the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics Games on TV streaming services such as FuboTV, YouTube TV, DirecTV, or Hulu + Live TV on a subscription basis. The details are as follows:

1. FuboTV Subscription — $80–$100/month and gives access to NBC, NBC News Now, USA Network, and Universo.
2. Hulu + Live TV Subscription — $77–$90/month and gives access to 95+ live channels, including NBC, NBC Golf, NBC News Now, USA Network, and ESPN+.
3. YouTubeTV Subscription — $63/month and includes access to NBC, NBC Golf, NBC News Now, CNBC, USA Network, 100+ live channels, and Universo.
4. DirecTV Stream Subscription — $70–$150/month and access to 185+ channels, including USA Network.

---

More about BTS Jin's Paris 2024 Olympics Torch Relay

The Paris 2024 Olympics Torch Relay can also be watched live on the Paris 2024 official website (olympics.com) and on Eurosport. Around 10,000 torchbearers for the Olympics and 1,000 torchbearers for the Paralympics will run holding the Olympic Flame.

The Olympic Flame was first lit on April 16, 2024, at Olympia, Greece, and will reach Paris on July 26 for the opening ceremony. Meanwhile, 10,000 torchbearers, including BTS' Jin, will participate in the marathon that will cover 400 cities in France and its five overseas regions.

On August 24, 2024, the Paralympic Flame will be lit in the village of Stoke Mandeville, United Kingdom, and 1,000 torchbearers will run across 50 cities in France and bring the flame to light the cauldron on August 28, 2024. The 2024 Paralympic Games will end on September 8, 2024.

---

In other news, BTS Jin will feature on MBC's reality show The Half-Star Hotel in Lost Island. The singer-songwriter was discharged from the military on June 12, 2024, and is currently busy working on his solo music.