After action-packed 17 days at the Paris Olympics 2024, sports fans will have another multisport mega event in the Para-Olympics. With around 4400 athletes competing in 22 sports, the event will take place in Paris. Just like the Summer Olympic Games, the Paralympics has a history of over 100 years but was played with a different name in its earlier editions. Sport for athletes with an impairment started back in 1888 with the first sports clubs for the deaf were already in existence. Then the Paralympic Games which first took place in Rome, Italy, in 1960 included 400 athletes from 23 countries. Since then they have taken place every four years. Check out the start date for the Paris Paralympics, duration, and schedule for the Paralympics games. Boxer Lin Yu-ting Cries After Winning Gold Medal in Women's 57 Kg Boxing at Paris Olympics 2024 Amid Gender Row.
When is Paris Paralympics 2024 Start Date? How Long Will Paralympic Games Last in France?
The Paris Paralympics will start on August 29 with the Opening Ceremony scheduled for August 28. Although the Tokyo Paralympic Games, with fewer games, took place over 12 days, the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games will take place over just 11 days hinting at a more densely packed program.
Paris Paralympics 2024 Schedule
Twenty-two sports will feature at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, in 23 disciplines (with para-cycling including two disciplines – track and road) and a total of 549 events distributed across 269 sessions (morning, afternoon and evening). After Paris Olympics 2024 Shined, Los Angeles Olympic Games in 2028 Brings New and Returning Sports, Plus a Fresh Look.
Sport | Start Date | End Date/Medal Event |
Para-Archery | August 29 | August 31 – September 5 |
Goalball | August 29 | September 5 |
Boccia | August 29 | September 1 and September 5 |
Para-Badminton | August 29 | September 1- September 2 |
Para Swimming | August 29 | August 29 - September 7 |
Para Cycling Track | August 29 | August 29 - September 2 |
Para Table Tennis | August 29 | August 29 - September 7 |
Para-Taekwondo | August 29 | August 29 – August 31 |
Sitting Volleyball | August 29 | September 6 - September 7 |
Wheelchair Basketball | August 29 | September 7 - September 8 |
Wheelchair Rugby | August 29 | September 2 |
Wheelchair Tennis | August 30 | September 4- September 8 |
Shooting Para Sport | August 30 | August 30 - September 5 |
Para Rowing | August 30 | September 1 |
Para Athletics | August 30 | August 30 -September 8 |
Para Triathlon | September 1 | September 1 - September 2 |
Para Powerlifting | September 4 | September 4 - September 8 |
Para Judo | September 5 | September 5 - September 7 |
Para-Equestrian | September 3 | September 3 - September 7 |
Para-Cycling Road | September 4 | September 7 |
Para Canoe | September 6 | September 7- September 8 |
Blind Football | September 1 | September 7 |
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