Find out the full Paris 2024 Paralympic Games schedule
The full schedule for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games is extensive, covering 22 sports over 11 days of competition, from August 28 to September 8, 2024. Here are the key details:
1. Opening Ceremony:
- Date: August 28, 2024
- Location: Champs-Élysées and Place de la Concorde, Paris
- Highlights: Parade of Nations, cultural performances, and the lighting of the Paralympic flame.
2. Sports and Events:
- Total Medal Events: 549 across 22 sports.
- Key Sports:
- Para Athletics: A major highlight with track and field events running throughout the Games.
- Para Swimming: Daily competitions with various distance events, including sprints and relays.
- Wheelchair Basketball: Runs throughout, with both men’s and women’s tournaments.
- Para Cycling (Track and Road): Early events on the track, followed by road races later in the schedule.
- Para Powerlifting, Para Archery, and Boccia: Featuring prominently with multiple events and medal opportunities.
3. Daily Highlights:
- Day 1 (August 29):
- Para Swimming: Men’s and Women’s 400m Freestyle.
- Para Cycling Track: Men’s and Women’s 3000m Individual Pursuit.
- Para Taekwondo: K44 weight categories.
- Day 2 (August 30):
- Wheelchair Basketball: Preliminary rounds begin.
- Boccia: Early individual matches.
- Goalball: Men’s and Women’s preliminary rounds.
- Mid-Games (September 3-4):
- Para Athletics: Major finals in track events.
- Para Canoe and Para Rowing: Finals and medal events.
- Sitting Volleyball: Quarterfinals.
- Final Weekend (September 7-8):
- Wheelchair Rugby: Final matches.
- Para Badminton: Medal matches.
- Closing Ceremony on September 8, 2024.
4. Venues:
- Events are spread across iconic Parisian venues, including:
- Stade de France: Hosting Para Athletics.
- Aquatics Centre: For Para Swimming.
- Château de Versailles: Equestrian events.
- Place de la Concorde: Hosting several urban sports, including wheelchair fencing.
5. How to Access the Full Schedule:
- For a complete, session-by-session breakdown, including times and specific event details, visit the official Paralympic Games schedule on the Paralympic website(Olympics).
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