Here’s everything you need to know about the 2024 Paris Paralympics.
Can't wait for Milan Cortina for the next round of Olympics action? You're in luck, because the next Paralympic Games begin in Paris this week.
The Opening Ceremony is set for Wednesday, Aug. 28, with competition officially getting underway on Thursday, Aug. 29.
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Over the course of 11 days, an expected 4,400 elite athletes will compete for their place in Paralympic history.
A total of 549 events will be held across 22 sports, with medals awarded on each day of the Paralympic Games.
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Athletes will put their training to the test in sports including swimming, track & field, cycling, wheelchair fencing, wheelchair basketball, wheelchair rugby, soccer (5-a-side), equestrian, judo, triathlon, rowing and many more.
What are the first sports played at the 2024 Paralympics?
Competition kicks off the day after the Opening Ceremony, with 11 Paralympic sports on display on Thursday, Aug. 29. That includes wheelchair rugby, where Team USA eyes revenge over Great Britain after losing gold in Tokyo.
Not a day of the Paralympic Games will go by without medals awarded.
The first Paris 2024 Paralympic champions will be named in track cycling at the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines velodrome on Aug. 29, where the events will begin at 6 a.m. ET.
The Day 1 fun will continue under the spectacular dome of the Grand Palais, with the first para taekwondo finals, while the first para swimming finals will take place at Paris La Défense Arena in Nanterre.
Where is blind football being played at the Paralympics in Paris?
Blind football competition will begin on Friday, Aug. 30, in the most quintessentially Parisian location, at the foot of the Eiffel Tower.
Will Brazil, undefeated since blind football was first added to the Paralympic program in 2004, finally be toppled?
How to watch the 2024 Paralympics
Stream all the 2024 Paralympics action from Paris live on Peacock.
USA Network and Peacock will present live coverage of the Opening Ceremony starting at 1 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Aug. 28. USA Network will host additional event coverage throughout the Games.
There will also be three nights of Paralympic primetime on NBC. Coverage will begin at 9 p.m. ET on Friday, Aug. 30, 7 p.m. ET on Sunday, Sept. 1, and 9 p.m. ET on Friday, Sept. 6.
Peacock's Paralympic coverage will include the return of a Paris Olympic hit: "Gold Zone." Carolyn Manno will host the whip-around show from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET each competition day through Saturday, Sept. 7.
For a full guide on how to watch the 2024 Paralympics, click here.
When do the Paralympics end?
The 2024 Paralympics Closing Ceremony is set for Sunday, Sept. 8.
