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2024 Paris Paralympics

Los Angeles, California will host the next Summer Paralympic Games in 2028. Milan and Cortina, Italy will host the next Winter Paralympic Games in 2026.

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2024 Paris Paralympics
Los Angeles, California will host the next Summer Paralympic Games in 2028. Milan and Cortina, Italy will host the next Winter Paralympic Games in 2026.

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About The Paralympics

The Paralympics is a multisport event for athletes with disabilities. The Paralympics have grown considerably since the inaugural 1960 games, which started six days after the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games. 400 athletes from 23 nations, all in wheelchairs, competed in only eight sports, including ones we know and love today, like swimming and basketball.

Paris Paralympics Sports

A total of 22 sports were represented at the 2024 Paris Paralympics. We saw sports like wheelchair rugby, wheelchair basketball, para track & field, sitting volleyball, and para swimming.

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Team USA

Team USA has participated in every Summer and Winter Paralympics and currently holds the most all-time Paralympic Games medals for a total of 2,742. Team USA’s strongest Paralympic sport is para track & field, followed by swimming, wrestling, biathlon, and para ice hockey.

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Frequently Asked Questions

The 2024 Paris Paralympics were held from August 28, 2024 to September 8, 2024.

The Olympics hub will be accessible on the Peacock home page from the main navigation menu until August 20, 2024 at which time the Paralympics hub will replace it and be available until September 9. Peacock subscribers can also access and search for Olympics and Paralympics content in the Sports hub until December 31, 2024, though full replays for some sports will be available only through the end of the Games.

Paris, France hosted the 2024 Paris Paralympics.

The Champs-Elysées and the Place de la Concorde for the Opening Ceremony and the Stade de France for the Closing Ceremony for both the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

549 events took place at the 2024 Paris Paralympics.

A total of 22 sports were represented at the 2024 Paris Paralympics including para archery, para athletics, para badminton, blind football, boccia, para canoe, para cycling, para equestrian, goalball, para judo, para powerlifting, para rowing, shooting para sport, sitting volleyball, para swimming, para table tennis, para taekwondo, para triathlon, wheelchair basketball, wheelchair fencing, wheelchair rugby, wheelchair tennis.