When do the Paralympics begin?
The Paralympics will run from August 28 to September 8 in France – that makes it August 29 to September 9 for Australian viewers.
The place can I discover the schedule?
A complete of 23 sports activities might be featured within the Paris 2024 Paralympics schedule.
A lot of these encompass a wide range of occasions.
The place can I watch the Paralympics?
The Paralympics might be broadcast free-to-air on Channel 9 and 9Gem.
There can even be 20 reside channels devoted to the Paralympics on 9Now.
ABC Sport can even be reside running a blog occasions as they unfold.
When is the opening ceremony?
In the event you tuned in to the Olympics, you will know the time distinction made watching reside slightly tough.
The Paralympics, and its opening ceremony, might be no completely different.
It is scheduled to start out at 8pm on August 28, native time, which implies it should fall on Thursday, August 29 for Australia.
Here is when it should begin on your time zone:
- 2am AWST: Western Australia
- 3:30am ACST: Northern Territory and South Australia
- 4am AEST: Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria
The ceremony will happen on the Place de la Concorde and the Champs-Elysées.
When is the closing ceremony?
It is going to be one other early wake-up for Australian viewers.
The closing ceremony will begin at 8pm on September 8, Paris time, which implies will probably be early on Monday, September 9 in Australia.
Here is when it should begin on your time zone:
- 2am AWST: Western Australia
- 3:30am ACST: Northern Territory and South Australia
- 4am AEST: Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria
Organisers say the closing ceremony will carry collectively “24 of France’s high DJs” for an “electro social gathering” theme.
Who’s representing Australia?
Australia is sending 160 Paralympians to compete in Paris this yr, together with 61 athletes who will make their Paralympics debut.
The workforce might be co-captained by eight-time Paralympic medallist in athletics Angie Ballard and triple gold medallist in Para-canoe Curtis McGrath.
Monitor and subject star Madison de Rozario and swimmer Brendan Corridor would be the opening ceremony flag bearers.