Paris Olympics Betting Guide for 2024

The best professional tennis players get the chance to battle for Gold every four years. Like any Grand Slam tournament, there are men’s and women’s singles and doubles events, plus the mixed doubles draw.

As with soccer, all the regular tennis betting odds you would expect to see such as ‘next set winner’ and ‘correct set scoreline’ are on offer.

Golf has only taken place at three previous Olympics (1900, 1904 and 2016). The last edition in Rio saw a number of top pros choose to not take part, but expect more big names in Tokyo.

In terms of golf betting, the winner, top six, eight and even 10 places, just like at the Majors, are up for grabs in the Olympic tournament.

Perhaps no other sport is quite so synonymous with the Summer Olympics than athletics. And there was big Canadian interest at Rio 2016 with Derek Drouin winning Gold in the men’s high jump.

Whether it’s sprints, hurdles or long-distance track races, or other field events like the long jump, javelin or triple jump, betting is available on Gold medals.

Boxing will permit professionals to fight alongside amateurs for the first time at the 2020 Olympics, but most of the top names won’t compete. ‘Round by round’, ‘method of victory’ and futures markets on ‘who will win Gold’ in certain weight classes are all on offer for boxing betting.

Many greats have fought at the Olympics, including Gold medallists Muhammad Ali (then known as Cassius Clay), Lennox Lewis (then representing Canada) and most recently GB’s Anthony Joshua.

The Summer Olympics have done wonders to raise the global profile of swimming. With so many different races, disciplines and distances, you’re never short of events to bet on.

There will be particular swimming interest at the 2020 Olympics, with Japanese duo Kosuke Hagino and Rie Kaneto winning Gold in Rio.

Hockey has a rich history at the Summer Olympics. Besides betting on which country will win Gold and individual matches, anytime goalscorer prices are available.

Canada has qualified for the men’s tournament, and have been drawn in the same group as the likes of former champions Great Britain, The Netherlands and Germany, as well as last Olympics’ Silver medallists Belgium.

Despite American dominance due to the NBA (their men have won 15 of the 18 Olympics they’ve entered, and the women 8 out of 10), basketball remains part of the Summer Olympics.

Spread betting is a common theme if you’re looking to place a wager on one of the many matches that take place at the Olympic Games. Another basketball betting option this Olympics is the 3x3 event, which makes its debut.