The BBC has been blasted by angry viewers for tweeting spoilers of British Olympians winning their first medals after not showing their events lives.
Olympics fans were left furious after the broadcaster tweeted Chelsie Giles had won a bronze medal in judo before their delayed coverage had finished on BBC One.
Similarly, the semi-final win that guaranteed Bradly Sinden a silver medal in Taekwondo on Sunday was delayed for BBC One viewers by 15 minutes.
The BBC had again tweeted the result before their television coverage had ended.
Britons were left frustrated by the spoilers, with one saying they didn t need to bother watching to the end .
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Fans managed to watch it live on Eurosport, a European TV network owned by Discovery. One viewer said on social media: What are the BBC doing with this Olympic coverage? I ve just watched Peaty s heat on Eurosport and now the BBC are showing the highlights of it one hour later.
The BBC lost the rights to screen full coverage of Olympic events in 2015 following a £920 million bid from Discovery.
The BBC ran two hours of women s football while Peaty s victory was shown on the red button and iPlayer
The reduced coverage has affected other sports too, with the chairman of British Rowing, Mark Davies, suggesting his sport was not getting enough airtime either.
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