With just two weeks after the conclusion of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Paris is now set to host the Paralympics Games, check out all the competition details below along with the India schedule
The Paralympic Games 2024 will take place in Paris starting today, Wednesday, August 28, featuring thousands of athletes from over 150 countries.
Paris Paralympics 2024 India schedule today, dates, time, venue, sports list and live streaming telecast where to watch
Over 4,400 athletes are set to compete, including Great Britain (GB) and the United States (USA) who are set to field the largest contingents with over 200 athletes each.
Paralympics 2024 dates
The Paralympics will start of today, Wednesday, August 28 up until Sunday, September 8.
Paralympics 2024 opening ceremony
The upcoming event will start off with an exciting opening ceremony, which starts at 8pm local time (18:00 GMT/11:30 pm IST), Wednesday, 28 August 2024. This year’s event will be the first ever Paralympic opening ceremony that takes place outside a stadium. The opening ceremony will feature athletes parading through the iconic Avenue des Champs-Elysees to the Place de la Concorde public square. The organizers are expecting over 65,000 people to attende the parade.
India’s Schedule At Para Paralympics 2024
29 Aug, Thursday
Taekwondo: Aruna in K44 – 47kg (W). Rounds start at 1:30 PM, final at 12:04 AM.
Cycling: Jyoti Gaderia in C-1 3000m pursuit (W). Qualis at 4:25 PM, medal matches 7:54 PM and 8:11 PM.
Badminton: group stages at 12:00 PM and 7:30 PM.
Archery: Ranking rounds — Sarita and Sheetal Devi in compound open (W) at 4:30 PM, Harvinder Singh in recurve open (M) at 4:30 PM, Rakesh Kumar and Shyam Swami in compound open (M) at 8:30 PM and Pooja in recurve open (M) at 8:30 PM.
30 Aug, Friday
Shooting: Avani Lekhara and Mona Agarwal in R2 10m rifle standing (W). Qualis at 12:30 PM, final at 3:15 PM.
Shooting: Manish Narwal and Rudransh Khandelwal in P1 – 10m pistol SH1 (M). Qualis at 2:45 PM, final at 5:30 PM.
Shooting: Sriharsha Ramakrishna in R4 – Mixed 10m air rifle standing. Qualis at 5:00 PM, final at 7:45 PM.
Athletics: Sakshi Kasana and Karam Jyoti in discus F55 final (W) at 1:30 PM.
Athletics: Manu in shot put F37 final (M) at 12:20 AM.
Cycling: Arshad Shaikh in C-2 3000m pursuit (M). Qualifiers at 4:24 PM, medal matches 7:11 PM and 7:19 PM.
Badminton: group stages and select quarterfinals at 12:00 PM and 7:30 PM.
Archery: Early knockout rounds — Sarita and Sheetal Devi in compound open (W) at 12:30 PM, Rakesh Kumar and Shyam Swami in compound open (M) at 7:00 PM.
Rowing: Anita and Narayana K in PR 3 mixed doubles sculls heats.
31 Aug, Saturday
Shooting: Mahavir Unhalkar in 10m rifle standing SH1 (M). Qualis at 1:00 PM, final at 3:45 PM. Cycling: Jyoti Gaderia in C1-3 1000m time trials (W). Qualis at 1:30 PM, final at 5:05 PM.
Cycling: Arshad Shaikh C1-3 1000m time trials (M). Qualis at 1:49 PM, final at 5:32 PM.
Table tennis: Bhavinaben Patel and Sonalben Patel in Women’s doubles WD10. Semis at 1:30 PM, final at 10:45 PM.
Shooting: Rubina Francis in P2 10m pistol SH1 (W). Qualis at 3:30 PM, final at 6:15 PM.
Archery: Sheetal Devi, Sarita in compound open (W). Pre-QF to semi at 7:00 PM and 10.24 PM, medal matches at 11:13 PM and 11:30 PM.
Athletics: Parveen Kumar in javelin throw F57 final (M) at 10:30 PM.
Badminton: group stages and select quarterfinals at 12:00 PM and 7:30 PM.
Badminton: Nitesh Kumar, Sivarajan Solaimalai, Suhas Yathiraj, Palak Kohli, Thulasimathi Murugesan, Nithya Sre Sivan in SL3-SU6 semifinals at 7:30 PM.
Rowing: Anita and Narayana K at 2:40 PM.
1 Sep, Sunday
Shooting: Avani Lekhara and Sidhartha Babu in R3 – Mixed 10m rifle prone SH1. Qualis at 1 PM, final at 4:30 PM.
Shooting: Sriharsha Ramakrishna in R5 – Mixed 10m rifle prone SH2. Qualis at 3:00 PM, final at 6:30 PM.
Athletics: Ravi Rangoli in Shot put F40 final (M) at 3:09 PM.
Archery: Rakesh Kumar and Shyam Swami in compound open (M). Pre-QF to semis at 7:00 PM and 10.24 PM, medal matches at 11:13 PM and 11:30 PM.
Athletics: Nishad Kumar and Ram Pal in high jump F47 final (M) at 10:58 PM.
Athletics: Preethi Pal in 200m T35 final (W) at 11:08 PM.
Badminton: Manoj Sarkar, Nitesh Kumar in SL3 semis (M), Manasi Joshi, Mandeep Kaur in SL3 semis (W), Suhas Yathiraj, Sukant Kadam, Tarun in SL4 semis (M), Palak Kohli in SL4 semis (W), Krishna Nagar, Sivarajan Solaimalai in SH6 semis (M), Nithya Sre Sivan in SH6 semis (W), Thulasimathi Murugesan, Manisha Ramadass in SU5 semis (W). Session starts at 8:10 PM.
Athletics: Rakshita Raju in 1500m T11 round 1 (W).
Table Tennis: Early knockouts Singles (W).
2 Sep, Monday
Badminton: Manoj Sarkar, Nitesh Kumar in SL3 final (M), Manasi Joshi, Mandeep Kaur in SL3 final (W), Suhas Yathiraj, Sukant Kadam, Tarun in SL4 final (M), Palak Kohli in SL4 final (W), Krishna Nagar, Sivarajan Solaimalai in SH6 final (M), Nithya Sre Sivan in SH6 final (W), Thulasimathi Murugesan, Manisha Ramadass in SU5 final (W). Two sessions, at 12:00 PM and 8:00 PM.
Shooting: Amir Ahmad Bhat and Nihal Singh in P3 – Mixed 25m pistol. Precision qualis at 12:30 PM, rapid qualis at 4:30 PM, final at 8:15 PM.
Athletics: Yogesh Kathuniya in Discus throw final F56 (M) final at 1:35 PM.
Athletics: Rakshita Raju 1500m – T11 final (W) at 1:40 PM.
Archery: Rakesh Kumar, Sheetal Devi/Shyam Swami, Sarita in compound open (mixed team). Pre-QF to semis at 7:00 PM, medal matches at 10:35 PM and 10:55 PM.
Athletics: Sumit Antil, Sandeep, Sandip Sargar in javelin F64 final (M) at 10:30 PM.
Athletics: Kanchan Lakhani in Discus throw final F53 (W) at 10:34 PM.
Table Tennis: Early knockouts Singles (W).
Athletics: Deepthi Jeevanji in 400m T20 – round 1 (W) at 11:50 PM.
3 Sep, Tuesday
Archery: Pooja in individual recurve open (W). Early knockouts at 12:30 PM, quarters and semis at 8:30 PM, medal matches at 10:27 PM and 10:44 PM.
Shooting: Avani Lekhara, Mona Agarwal in R8 – 50m rifle 3P SH1 (W). Qualis at 1:00 PM, final at 7:30 PM.
Athletics: Bhagyashri Jadhav in Shot put F34 – final (W) at 2:26 PM.
Athletics: Deepthi Jeevanji in 400m T20 – final (W) at 10:38 PM.
Athletics: Mariyappan Thangavelu, Shailesh Kumar, Sharad Kumar in High jump – T63 final (M) at 11:40 PM.
Athletics: Ajeet Singh, Rinku, Sundar Singh Gurjar in Javelin throw F46 (M) final at 12:10 AM.
Table Tennis: Early knockouts Singles (W).
4 Sep, Wednesday
Cycling: Arshad Shaikh in C2 Individual time trial (M) and Jyoti Gaderia in C1-3 Individual time trial (W) at 11:30 AM.
Archery: Harvinder Singh in individual recurve open (M). Early knockouts at 12:30 PM, quarters and semis at 9:00 PM, medal matches at 10:54 PM and 11:14 PM.
Shooting: Nihal Singh, Rudransh Khandelwal in P4 – Mixed 50m pistol SH1. Qualis at 1:00 PM, final at 3:45 PM.
Athletics: Sachin Sarjerao Khilari, Mohd Yasser, Rohit Kumar in Shot put – F46 final (M) at 1:35 PM.
Athletics: Amisha Rawat in Shot put – F46 final (W) at 3:16 PM.
Powerlifting: Parmjeet Kumar in up to 49kg final (M) at 3:30 PM.
Powerlifting: Sakina Khatun in up to 45kg final (W) at 8:30 PM.
Athletics: Dharambir, Pranav Soorma, Amit Kumar in club throw F51 final (M) at 10:50 PM.
Athletics: Simran in 100m T12 round 1 (W) at 11:00 PM. Table Tennis: Quarterfinals Singles (W).
5 Sep, Thursday
Shooting: Mona Agarwal, Sidhartha Babu in R6-Mixed 50m rifle prone SH1. Qualis at 1:00 PM, final at 3:15 PM.
Archery: Harvinder Singh and Pooja in recurve open (mixed team). Early knockouts at 1:30 PM, quarters and semis at 6:30 PM and 7:50 PM, medal matches at 8:45 PM.
Judo: Kokila in 48kg J2 (W). Prelims at 1:30 PM, final block at 7:30 PM.
Judo: Kapil Parmar in 60kg J1 (M). Prelims at 1:30 PM, final block at 7:30 PM.
Powerlifting: Ashok in up to 65kg final (M) at 7:30 PM.
Athletics: Arvind in shot put – F35 final (M) at 11:49 PM.
6 Sep, Friday
Table Tennis: Sonalben Patel in WS3 singles (W). Semis at 1:30 PM, final at 11:45 PM.
Athletics: Dipesh Kumar in Javelin – F54 final (M) at 2:08 PM.
Athletics: Dilip Gavit in 400m – T47 round 1 (M) at 2:47 PM.
Athletics: Praveen Kumar in High jump -T64 final (M) at 3:18 PM.
Powerlifting: Kasthuri Rajamani in up to 67kg final (W) at 8:30 PM.
Athletics: Soman Rana, Hokato Sema in Shot put – F57 final (M) at 10:30 PM.
Athletics: Bhavanaben Chaudhary in Javelin – F46 final (W) at 10:48 PM.
Canoe: Yash Kumar Kayak single 200m – KL1 heats (M) at 1:30 PM, Prachi Yadav in Va’a single 200m – VL2 heats (W) at 1:50 PM, Pooja Ojha Kayak single 200m – KL1 heats (W) at 2:55 PM.
Athletics: Simran in 200m T12 round 1 and semis (W) at 1:39 PM.
7 Sep, Saturday
Cycling: Jyoti Gaderia in C1-3 road race (W) at 1:00 PM. Cycling: Arshad Shaikh in C1-3 road race (M) at 1:00 PM.
Swimming: Suyash Jadhav in 50m Butterfly S-7 (M). Heats at 1:00 PM, final at 10:00 PM.
Table Tennis: Bhavinaben Patel in WS4 singles (W). Semis at 1:30 PM, final at 9:30 PM.
Canoe: Yash Kumar in Kayak single 200m – KL 1 (M). Semis at 1:30, final at 2:50 PM. Canoe: Prachi Yadav in Va’a single 200m – VL2 (W). Semis at 1:58 PM, final at 3:22 PM.
Athletics: Navdeep in Javelin throw – F41 final (M) at 10:30 PM. Athletics: Simran in 200m T12 final (W) 11:03 PM.
8 Sep, Sunday
Canoe: Pooja Ojha in Kayak single 200m – KL1 (W). Semis at 1:00 PM, final at 2:55 PM.
9 Sep, Monday
Closing ceremony at 12:30 AM.
Paralympics 2024 venues
Given below are the 18 venues across Paris that will host the different games at the upcoming competition:
| Venue | Sporting event |
| Stade de France | Para athletics |
| Roland-Garros Stadium | Wheelchair tennis |
| Chateau de Versailles | Para equestrian |
| Paris La Defense Arena | Para swimming |
| Eiffel Tower Stadium | Blind football |
| Invalides | Para archery |
| Pont Alexandre III | Para triathlon |
| Grand Palais | Wheelchair fencing, para taekwondo |
| Champ de Mars Arena | Para judo, wheelchair rugby |
| Porte de la Chapelle Arena | Para badminton, para powerlifting |
| South Paris Arena | Boccia, para table tennis, goalball |
| Chateauroux Shooting Centre | Shooting |
| North Paris Arena | Sitting volleyball |
| Bercy Arena | Wheelchair basketball |
| Saint-Quentin-En-Yvelines Velodrome | Para cycling – track |
| Vaires-Sur-Marne Nautical Stadium | Para canoe, para rowing |
| Clichy-Sous-Bois | Para cycling – road |
| Saint-Denis to Esplanades des Invalides | Paralympic marathon route |
Paralympics 2024 sporting events
The upcoming event will feature around 549 medal events across 22 sports:
- Para archery
- Para athletics
- Para badminton
- Blind football
- Boccia
- Para canoe
- Para cycling
- Para equestrian
- Goalball
- Para judo
- Para powerlifting
- Para rowing
- Para shooting
- Sitting volleyball
- Para swimming
- Para table tennis
- Para taekwondo
- Para triathlon
- Wheelchair basketball
- Wheelchair fencing
- Wheelchair rugby
- Wheelchair tennis
Interestingly, just two Paralympic sports – goalball and boccia, do not have equivalent Olympic events.
Paralympics 2024 stars to watch
Given below are some of the stars to watch at the Paralympics 2024:
| Athlete | Sporting event |
| Gustavo Fernandez (Argentina) | Wheelchair tennis |
| Shae Graham (Australia) | Wheelchair rugby |
| Alistair Donohoe (Australia) | Para cycling |
| Alana Maldonado (Brazil) | Para judo |
| Patrick Anderson (Canada) | Wheelchair basketball |
| Claire Taggart (GB) | Boccia |
| Rachel Choong (GB) | Para badminton |
| William Ellard (GB) | Para swimming |
| Avani Lekhara (India) | Para shooting |
| Sumit Antil (India) | Para athletics |
| Bebe Vio (Italy) | Wheelchair fencing |
| Simone Barlaam (Italy) | Para swimming |
| Sugiura Keiko (Japan) | Para cycling |
| Amalia Perez (Mexico) | Para powerlifting |
| Diede de Groot (Netherlands) | Wheelchair tennis |
| Birgit Skarstein (Norway) | Para rowing |
| Haider Ali (Pakistan) | Para athletics |
| Oksana Masters (USA) | Para cycling |
| Tatyana McFadden (USA) | Para athletics |
| Jessica Long (USA) | Para swimming |
Paralympics 2024 athletes’ criteria
According to the International Paralympic Committee, athletes competing at the Paralympics must have:
an underlying health condition that leads to a permanent eligible impairment.”
Impairments can include problems like amputations, cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, physical injuries or intellectual impairment, traumatic brain injury, and blindness or reduced sight. Moreover, the organizers classify the Paralympians based how much their impairments limit them or affect their ability to compete, in order to ensure fair competition.
Paralympics 2024 how to watch live
Fans can watch all the sporting events at the upcoming games on the Paralympic YouTube channel. Fans can also watch it live on their respective regional broadcasters.
Paralympics 2024 tickets
Fans who wish to go and watch the events live, can purchase the tickets from the official ticket site of Paris 2024.