The Paris Olympics are here, and Australians are gearing up for two weeks of exciting and thrilling sports action.

From watching the elite swimmers in the pool to the Matildas in the women’s football tournament, there are more than a few storylines concerning Australia at the upcoming games.

But, with 206 nations competing at the Games, there are bound to be Aussies who will want to follow other nations up close, and thanks to a new Stan Sport innovation, now they can!

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How to watch Stan Sport international coverage of Olympics

In an Australian first, Stan Sport will also be showing eight different international broadcasts of the games with five different languages on offer, in addition to their flagship coverage of the Olympics.

Fans wanting to access the special broadcasts simply have to create a Stan Sport account and subscribe, where they will then be able to tune into one of the eight different broadcasts.

What are the international broadcasts on Stan Sport?

In addition to the normal Australian broadcast, Stan Sport is offering three other English-language broadcasts, with a United Kingdom, Indian and New Zealand broadcast available on the platform.

There are then five broadcasts of different languages, including Greek language coverage, Italian, French, Spanish and German, with the majority of these provided by Eurosport.

Each international broadcast has its own panel of experts, including Boris Becker for German tennis coverage and former cyclist Alberto Contador for the Spanish coverage.

How to watch the Olympics in Australia

For fans wanting to watch the Australian coverage of the Olympics, they can do so in two places.

Channel 9 will be covering all the action on their main TV channel as well as on 9Gem, whilst all the action will be available on their streaming platform 9Now.

In addition, Stan Sport will be streaming every day and every event in Paris, with a high class reporting team on the ground in Paris.