It’s again time to gear up as the 2022 Winter Paralympics are about to begin, know about the opening ceremony schedule, date, time, telecast
Let’s have a glance at all the necessary information you need to know about the upcoming 2022 Winter Paralympics’ opening and closing ceremony.
The 2022 Winter Paralympics will begin on the 4th of March and, will end on the 13th of March.
This global Paralympics sporting event would be hosted over 10 days with many athletes who will be participating in 78 different events spread across six sports which are divided into two disciplines: snow sports which include alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, biathlon and snowboarding, and ice sports that include Para ice hockey and wheelchair curling.
Winter Paralympics Beijing 2022 Opening And Closing Ceremony Schedule, Date, Time
Alike the 2022 Winter Olympics, the 2022 Paralympics will too take place in China’s capital Beijing and its territories. All the sporting events will take place at six venues in the three competition zones of central Beijing, Yanqing, and Zhangjiakou.
The Opening Ceremony
Xi Jinping, then-general secretary of the Communist Party and president of China, is officially expected to begin the opening ceremony for the 2022 Winter Paralympics at China’s capital, Beijing at the Beijing National Stadium on the 4th of March 2022, Friday. The games will begin on 5 March starting 10:00am local time.
The Closing Ceremony
The Closing ceremony will also take place at the same venue, at the Beijing National Stadium on 13th March 2022, Sunday.
The Dignitaries Who Will Be Attending The Mega Event-
The Dignitaries of the host nation who will be present at the ceremony of the the2022 Paralympics are Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and President of the People’s Republic of China, and also the Chairman of the Central Military Commission, Li Keqiang- Premier of the People’s Republic of China and, Cai Qi- Communist Party Secretary of Beijing, Executive President of Beijing 2022.
The International dignitary, who will be present at the event is from Indonesia, Puan Maharani, who is the speaker of the People’s Representative Council of Indonesia.
The Dignitaries from International organizations like the International Olympic Committee will be also at the event, Vice President Ng Ser Miang who will be attending in place of IOC President Thomas Bach. From International Paralympic Committee, its President Mr. Andrew Parsons is expected to attend but he might not be available or mark his presence at the event as he tested positive for COVID-19 a week before the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Telecast TV Coverage And Live Stream Information of The 2022 Beijing Winter Paralympics Opening And Closing Ceremony: When And Where To Watch
Though this mega Paralympic event won’t be having any particular or specific channel for telecast in India but if one has access to NBC, Peacock, USA Network, Olympic Channel, NBCOlympics.com, and the NBC Sports app can watch or stream the global Paralympic event on their television, phone or on any other device beginning on 4th of March, 2022 in the US.
Channel 4 has broadcast rights in the UK while state broadcaster TVNZ will show the event across New Zealand.
Other Information Of The Global Sporting Event
The 2022 Winter Paralympics will be featuring a maximum of 736 Paralympians spreading across 78 medal events. In addition, will be having 39 medal events for men, 35 events for women and there will be 4 mixed events. There will be a maximum of 222 slots available for women participants in the Global Para sporting event.