Olympic coverage on the BBC

Originally posted by FreshScum

   RYA Press Release

31 July 2008

Sailors go for gold on the BBC

There is no need to miss a second of Britain’s sailors’ quest for gold
in Qingdao next month as the BBC brings you round-the-clock coverage
from all the action on the water at Beijing 2008.

With full race coverage set to start at 6am – the time of the first
scheduled warning signal in China – every day on the BBC Interactive
‘Red Button’ service and at least 30 minutes of sailing highlights
planned on BBC One every morning, you can watch all the excitement
unfold as it happens in Qingdao.

Viewers will be guided through the thrills and spills of the
Olympic sailing competition by experienced sailing commentator Richard
Simmonds joined by double Olympic gold medallist Shirley Robertson, who
will provide expert analysis and insight into the sport.

All the interactive coverage will be repeated each evening while an
hour-long daily Olympic highlights show will also be tracking Britain’s
progress around the sports on BBC One at 7pm.

Meanwhile, on Monday 19 August – the day of the scheduled 470 medal
races – BBC 5Live will be broadcasting their Breakfast Programme live
from the Olympic Sailing Venue while BBC Radio’s Juliette Ferrington
will be based in Qingdao for the duration of the Games.

Around 300 hours of Olympic drama will be broadcast on BBC One and
Two over the course of the Games while BBC Interactive air time will be
upped from 1,000 hours of coverage at the Athens Olympics to 2,450
hours in China. 

The Olympic Sailing Regatta takes place from Saturday 9 August – Thursday 21 August. 

All broadcast and event schedules are subject to change.