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With less than 600 days to go before France hosts its first Paralympic Summer Games, Paris 2024 has unveiled its exciting and dynamic competition schedule which will see elite athletes enthrall the world over 11 days of breathtaking action between 28 August to 8 September 2024.
The event schedule, developed in close collaboration with the International Federations, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS), gives a clear picture of what fans around the world can look forward to at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.
Sitting Volleyball Schedule
The full schedule, with the sport by sport programme, can be viewed here. This provisional schedule is subject to change up to the end of the Games.
The world’s best Para athletes will gather in Paris ready to make more history. They include:
- ‘Blade Jumper’ Markus Rehm – the German athlete won the last three Paralympic titles in long jump and holds the world record of 8.62m, which is longer than the winning men’s long jump at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics of 8.41m.
- Brazil’s blind football team, which won 27 matches in a row to become Paralympic champions five times since the sport was introduced to the Paralympic programme in 2004. Can reigning European champions France bring that amazing run to an end?
- Dutch phenomenon Diede de Groot, who after becoming the first women’s wheelchair tennis player to achieve the Golden Slam in 2021 (singles gold medallist at the Paralympic Games and singles winner of the four Grand Slams), in 2022 became the first tennis player ever – not only a wheelchair tennis player – to win back-to-back calendar Grand Slams.
Thrilling competition from day one
The competitions will start the day after the Opening Ceremony, on Thursday, 29 August 2024, with spectators able to enjoy wheelchair rugby, Para taekwondo, Para archery, boccia, Para table tennis, goalball, wheelchair basketball, Para badminton, Para swimming, sitting volleyball and Para cycling.
The first medals will be awarded on this first day in Para taekwondo (three medals), Para swimming (16 medals) and Para cycling (four medals). In total, 23 medals will be awarded on the first day.
Unique evening entertainment
Book your evenings to attend the boccia, blind football and goalball finals. All the Para swimming finals will also be held in the evening (between 17:30 pm and 21:30) at the Paris Arena La Défense, and many Para athletics finals will take place between 19:00 and…
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