Broadcast today live on free TV and stream

The Paralympics will be held in Paris between August 28 and September 8, 2024. 4,400 athletes from more than 180 nations will travel to the games to compete in a total of 22 Paralympic sports. These include disciplines such as blind football, para boccia and wheelchair basketball.

The major sporting event will be accompanied by extensive media coverage, both on linear TV and online live streams. Do you want to know where and when you can watch the Paralympics live? Here you can find all the information about the broadcast on TV and stream. We will also clarify the question of whether the broadcast is free.

Broadcast of the Paralympics today live on free TV and stream

The broadcast of the Paralympics in Paris is primarily in the hands of the two public broadcasters ARD and ZDFThe opening ceremony at Place de la Concorde on 28 August 2024 was entirely staged in ZDF On the following days, the two channels will take turns broadcasting from the shared studio at Place de l’Alma. This gives viewers the opportunity to watch all of the Paralympic Games’ competition days live and free of charge on free TV.

On most days, the broadcast begins at around 11 a.m. and runs for around four hours. Then there is a break until the Paralympics are broadcast for around one to two hours in the evening. Only on Sunday, September 1, 2024, will the broadcast be slightly different: On this day, the coverage begins in the ZDF at 08:05 and runs in three blocks until 15:40. The closing ceremony at the Stade de France on 8 September 2024 will take place in the ARD This results in the following plan for the broadcast of the 2024 Paralympics in Paris:

• Wednesday, August 28, 2024, 8:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m., ZDF | ZDF media library
• Thursday, August 29, 2024, 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. / 10:50 p.m.-12:20 a.m., The first | ARD Media Library
• Friday, August 30, 2024, 11.15 a.m.-3 p.m. / 7.25 p.m.-8.15 p.m., ZDF | ZDF media library
• Saturday, August 31, 2024, 10:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. / 11:25 p.m. to 1:00 a.m., The first | ARD Media Library
• Sunday, 01 September 2024, 08.05-09.25 am / 10.15-11.55 am / 2.10-3.40 pm, ZDF | ZDF media library
• Monday, 02 September 2024, 11.15-15.00 / 22.35-00.05, The first | ARD Media Library
• Tuesday, 03 September 2024, 11.15-15.00 hrs/ 19.25-20.15 hrs, ZDF | ZDF media library
• Wednesday, 04 September 2024, 11.15-15.00 / 20.15-22.15, The first | ARD Media Library
• Thursday, 05 September 2024, 11.15-15.00 hrs/ 19.25-20.15 hrs, ZDF | ZDF media library
• Friday, 06 September 2024, 11.15-15.00 / 20.15-22.15, The first | ARD Media Library
• Saturday, 07 September 2024, 11.10am-3.10pm/ 11.30pm-12.30am, ZDF | ZDF media library
• Sunday, September 8, 2024, 1:15 p.m.-5:00 p.m. / 11:05 p.m.-12:15 a.m., Das Erste | ARD Media Library

To find out when which discipline will take place, it is worth taking a look at the schedule of the 2024 Paralympics. ARD and ZDF Broadcast the Paralympic Games both on TV and in the respective broadcaster’s own live stream. Here you will not only find the broadcast of the linear TV program on the internet, but also up to four additional live streams for individual sports. The live streams are available on the homepage of the ARD Sportschau and the ZDF-Sports studios are available. In addition, the International Paralympic Committee also offers an online live stream in which highlights are broadcast. The Paralympic Games YouTube channel also offers live streams and video material from behind the scenes.

In total, the two broadcasters want to show around 75 hours of Paralympics in live stream. If that is not enough for you, you can also watch several documentaries about the Paralympics in the ARDMedia library. There are longer reports about para-athlete Léon Schäfer and para-swimmer Elena Semechin, who competed despite being diagnosed with cancer. ZDF-Media library is waiting for a documentary about the sporting event. The film entitled “Paralympic Heroes: Masters of Their Destiny” follows the four athletes Beatrice Vio, Johannes Floors, Oksana Masters and Danylo Chufarov in their preparation.