USA 100m T64 and 400m T6 star Hunter Woodhall has told fans to “see what the human body is capable of”when the Paralympics 2024 start this week.
Woodhall is one of more than 4,400 athletes from around the world taking part in the first ever edition of the Games to be held in France.
“A lot of the moments that went viral in the Olympics were filled with emotion and you can see that happiness, excitement and dedication that goes into winning,” Woodhall told the Paralympics website.
“You see those moments come to life and it will be the same for the Paralympics. There will be some awesome athletic moments and also some emotional moments as well.”
Here’s how to follow the full schedule for the Paralympics 2024, as well as TV and live stream details in the US.
Four nations have dominated Sitting Volleyball at recent Paralympic Games – can that change in 2024? 👀#Paris2024 #Paralympics
— Paralympic Games (@Paralympics) August 27, 2024
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When is the Paralympics 2024 opening ceremony?
Four-time Paralympian Steve Serio and 2016 Paralympic champion Nicky Nieves will lead Team USA at the opening ceremony, which starts at 2pm ET on August 28.
The ceremony will take place at the Place de la Concorde and the Champs Elysses and is expected to be attended in person by at least 50,000 fans.
“I’m overwhelmed and honoured,” said wheelchair basketball legend Serio. “I never thought this would be something that I’d get to experience in my career.
“I want to say thank you to all the Team USA athletes – I’ll represent you to the best of my ability and I love you all. The Paralympic Movement has meant everything to me… hopefully I’ll make my country proud and I can’t wait to represent you all at the front of the pack at the Opening Ceremony.”
The Paralympic Games are about to start! 🤩
4,500 athletes are set to compete across 22 sports. Will you be watching? pic.twitter.com/XuD8CDoXiP
— The Olympic Games (@Olympics) August 27, 2024
Paralympics 2024 full schedule
There will be 549 medal events across 22 Para sports during almost two weeks of action at the Paralympics, which will head to Los Angeles for the next edition.
Want to discover which events are taking place and when? You can find the full schedule on the official Olympics website.
How to watch Paralympics 2024: US TV channel
NBC says it will broadcast the most streaming hours ever for a Paralympic event for this edition, with approximately 1,500 hours of live coverage.
More than 140 hours will be shown on live TV across NBC, USA Network and CNBC. Gold Zone and Multiview – two of the features of Peacock’s coverage of the Paris Olympic Games – will make their Paralympic Games debut.
IT’S NEARLY TIME! 🔥
The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Opening Ceremony takes place on Wednesday evening.
Like Aaron Fotheringham back-flipping into the stadium at Rio 2016, we are so so excited.#Paralympics #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/7LRDykrJ6a
— Paralympic Games (@Paralympics) August 27, 2024
How to stream Paralympics 2024 in the US
NBCOlympics.com and the NBC Sports app will provide streaming coverage.
For more information on NBC’s coverage of the 2024 Paris Paralympics, including programming and commentators, visit NBCSports.com.
When is the Paralympics 2024 closing ceremony?
The closing ceremony will take place at 2pm on September 8 at the Stade de France and will reflect the vision of artistic director Thomas Jolly.
Team USA’s tally of 104 medals put them fourth overall at the Tokyo Games in 2021, with their 37 gold medals the third-most of any country. China led the way with 207 medals, including 96 gold.
