Paris 2024 Paralympics: 3-5 September preview, schedule and how to watch live
The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games are well underway as the greatest Paralympic athletes in the world compete for glory in the capital of France.
From 3-5 September, sporting fans across the globe will be treated to a smorgasbord of action, with boccia, goalball, para archery and shooting para sport crowning their last champions of these Games. For other athletes, the Games are just getting started with the para equestrian, para judo, para powerlifting and wheelchair fencing competitions all set to begin in France’s capital.
The highly anticipated mixed team and mixed pair boccia finals will take place, while fans can also look forward to three more days of thrilling para athletics action on the iconic purple track at the Stade de France.
Marcel Hug, Beatrice ‘Bebe’ Vio, Jessica Long and Oksana Masters are just some of the big-name stars competing for glory, with each hoping to add more medals to their burgeoning collections.
Find the preview, schedule and athletes to watch for 3, 4 and 5 September below.
Oksana Masters of Team United States poses for a portrait during the Team USA Beijing 2022 Olympic shoot on September 12, 2021 in Irvine, California.
3 September: Preview and athletes to watch
For die-hard para equestrian fans, 3 September might just be the most exciting day of Paris 2024, as the discipline makes its Games debut with medals in the individual grade I, II and III all up for grabs.
Staged at the legendary Chateau de Versaille, the USA’s Roxanne Trunnell will look to defend her grade I title on new horse, Fan Tastico H, while Tokyo 2020 grade III silver-medallist Natasha Baker from Great Britain, will look to better her finish astride Dawn Chorus. (The defending gold medallist, Denmark's Tobias Joergensen and Jolene, will not compete after the mare developed travel sickness).
The iconic purple track at the Stade de France is also set to stage a day of ultra-fierce competition, with Switzerland's Marcel Hug headlining the day as he attempts to win back-to-back gold medals in the men’s 1500m T54. In Tokyo, Hug clinched an incredible four gold medals, winning the 800m T54, 5000m T54 and marathon T54 on top of the metric mile.
3 September will also see the start of the Boccia mixed team and mixed pair competitions that will cullminate with the gold medal matches on 5 September.
In wheelchair fencing, the men’s and women’s sabre category A and B champions will be crowned, with the competition taking place at yet another incredible venue, the Grand Palais.
4 September: Preview and athletes to watch
On 4 September, medals will awarded in nine disciplines including para archery, para athletics, shooting para sport and more.
All eyes will be on Italian fencing sensation ‘Bebe’ Vio, as she looks to add to the foil B titles she won at Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020.
At the Stade de France, German long jumper Markus Rehm (nicknamed “The Blade Jumper”) has his sights set on a fourth consecutive gold medal, while wheelchair tennis will crown the discipline’s first Paris 2024 Paralympic Games champions at the historic Stade Roland-Garros.
Also watch out for two of Team USA’s most decorated Paralympic athletes in action, as Jessica Long and Oksana Masters compete in para swimming’s 400m freestyle S8 and para cycling’s H4-5 individual time trial, respectively.
5 September: Preview and athletes to watch
A total of 11 medal events will take place on 5 September - the second-most of any day of the Games.
The Boccia competition will come to an end with both the mixed team and mixed pair gold medals up for grabs. In Tokyo, Thailand took the team title ahead of People's Republic of China and Japan.
Goalball, shooting para sport and para archery will also see their final champions of these Games crowned in the capital of France.
The USA’s Masters, who is competing at her seventh Paralympic Games, will be looking to defend her second Paralympic title of the week as she tests her speed and stamina in the women’s H5 road race.
Paralympic Games Paris 2024 schedule
Find out the full Paris 2024 Paralympic Games schedule on Olympics.com.
How to watch the Paralympic Games Paris 2024
You can follow the action via the Paralympic YouTube Channel and the International Paralympic Committee website (geo-blocking policies may apply).
For a full list of global broadcasters visit here.