When do the Paralympics begin and finish? See the schedule for the 2024 Paris Games

With the Paris Olympics wrapped up, the 2024 Paralympic Games have kicked off, with a schedule filled with sporting occasions. Here’s all the things you have to find out about when the Summer Paralympics will begin and finish.

The Paralympic Games started in Paris on Wednesday, Aug. 28, when the opening ceremony was held, and can proceed by Sunday, Sept. 8. Around 4,400 athletes will compete in 23 disciplines throughout 20 venues in the course of the Paralympics. At the Olympics, round 10,500 athletes competed in 48 sports activities disciplines. The closing ceremony for the Paralympics will happen on Sept. 8.

An overview of the Paralympics schedule for 2024

Unlike in the course of the Olympics, the place competitors started earlier than the opening ceremony, the primary day of the Paralympics featured solely the opening ceremony. Some occasions, like para swimming, para desk tennis, para sitting volleyball and para wheelchair basketball, will happen over the course of virtually your complete Paralympics. Others, like para judo and para rowing, will occur over only a few days. The ultimate day will function each competitors and the closing ceremony. While a full schedule is obtainable on-line, the Paralympics notes that it’s topic to vary.

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When is the opening ceremony for the 2024 Paralympics? 

The opening ceremony for the 2024 Paralympics came about on Aug. 28 at 8 p.m., native time. Viewers within the EDT and PDT areas tuned in at 2 p.m., and 11 a.m., respectively. The occasion was held in Paris’ Place de la Concorde and the Champs-Elysées.

Thomas Jolly, who was creative director for the opening and shutting ceremonies on the Olympics, additionally directed the ceremonies for the Paralympics. 

“From the Champs-Elysées to Place de la Concorde, I stay up for creating this spectacle that may remodel the guts of Paris, with performances which have by no means been seen earlier than,” Jolly mentioned in a press release. “A spectacle that may showcase the Paralympic athletes and the values that they embody. A spectacle that may unite spectators and tv audiences worldwide across the distinctive spirit of the Paralympic Games.”

The ceremony included a parade of flag bearers. Nicky Nieves, a sitting volleyball participant, and Steve Serio, a wheelchair basketball participant, have been the flag bearers for the U.S.

The ceremony additionally included performances by Christine and the Queens and Lucky Love.

When is the closing ceremony for the 2024 Paralympics? 

The closing ceremony for the Paralympics will happen on Sept. 8. It might be held on the Stade de France, the place the closing ceremony for the Olympics was held. There might be a medal presentation ceremony, an inventive present and a symbolic handoff to Los Angeles, town set to host the following Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The occasion is about to final from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m., native time, in line with the Stade de France web site. Viewers within the U.S. can try the ceremony beginning at 2 p.m. EDT and 11 a.m. PDT.

Will the Paralympics TV schedule be stay or delayed?

Fans can stream stay protection of the Paralympics on Peacock. Select occasions can even be aired on NBC, USA Network and CNBC, in line with the International Paralympic Committee. There might be closed captioning for every Paralympic occasion, no matter platform, and an audio description on all linear programming.