BBC blunder as broadcaster spells OLYMPICS wrong during Tokyo 2020 coverage

Unlike at the London and Rio Games, the corporation is only able to show two live events at any one time.

Coverage is shared with non-terrestrial broadcaster Discovery, which agreed a £920million pan-European deal with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for TV rights.

In 2016 Discovery signed a deal with the BBC, agreeing to partner with the corporation.

This agreement covers the 2020 and 2024 summer Olympics, along with the 2018 and 2022 winter games.

Under UK law a proportion of this coverage must be shown on free-to-air TV.