Thinking about placing a bet on the Olympics? You can catch track and field athletics, where the likes of Usain Bolt, Mo Farah and Jessica Ennis-Hill have delighted crowds in the past, as well as events like swimming, cycling, tennis, football, sailing, and newcomers karate, skateboarding and surfing. Whatever sport takes your fancy, find the latest live odds and a range of great Olympic markets with Ladbrokes.
Betting on the Olympics
Want to have your say on medal winners, podium finishers and individual race victors? Or maybe you want to bet on which athletes will get through the heats, reach the final or even set a new world record? We provide plenty of pre-event and In-Play markets for you to choose from.
We’ll have our eye on some of the favourites in the Tokyo Games field, such as heptathlete Nafi Thiam, who will be taking on Team GB’s Katarina Johnson-Thompson. Which of the old rivals will take home the gold? Plus, record-breaking Brit Adam Peaty will be back in the pool for the swimming, and you won’t want to miss two of the most successful Olympians, track cyclists Jason and Laura Kenny, flying around the velodrome.
Olympic winners betting odds
Which Olympic contenders do you think will be crowned champions this year? Which countries could top the medal tables? The USA always turns out a strong team, with hurdlers Sydney McLaughlin and Dalilah Muhammad looking fast in the pre-Games meetings, while gymnast Simone Biles set the competition alight at Rio 2016.
She’ll face a stiff challenge from the Chinese athletes, who also traditionally haul in medals across events like diving, table tennis and badminton. And in long-distance running the east African nations of Kenya and Ethiopia have often been at the front of the pack, with Letesenbet Gidey having just smashed the women’s world 10,000m record.
We’ll be on the edge of our seats for every moment on the Olympics, because at Ladbrokes, it’s more than just a bet. Whatever the sport, whatever the event, We Play Together.