Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Sports
The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, which will take place between 28 August and 8 September, will see more than 4,000 athletes from around the world competing in 549 medal events. The first Paralympic summer Games in the French capital will showcase 22 sports, including both individual and team sports.
Every week, we will take a close look at one of the 22 sports on the Paris 2024 programme and share everything you need to know ahead of the Paralympics. Discover more about each sport and prepare for the spectacle in the City of Light.
- 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
Para archery
Para archery was one of the eight Paralympic sports contested at the inaugural Games in Rome in 1960. Since then, it has grown around the world. At Paris 2024, up to 140 athletes will shoot for the podium at the Invalides.
Para athletics
Para athletics is the largest sport on the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games programme in terms of participating athletes and the number of medal events. Up to 1,069 athletes will compete across 164 medal events, including the fan-favourite 100m races and marathons.
Para badminton
Para badminton is a fast-paced racquet sport, characterised by dynamic action, powerful and speedy shots. It was included in the Paralympic sport programme for the first time at Tokyo 2020. In Paris, there will be up to 120 athletes competing in 16 medal events.
Blind football
Blind football is men’s five-a-side football adapted for athletes with a vision impairment. At the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, eight teams – Brazil, Argentina, Morocco, France, China, Japan, Colombia and Turkiye – will play for the podium at the foot of Paris’ iconic Eiffel Tower.
Boccia
Boccia is one of the two sports in the Paris 2024 sports programme without an Olympic counterpart. A total of 124 athletes will compete across 11 medal events at the South Paris Arena.
Para canoe
Para canoe is the fierce battle of the fastest paddlers on flat water. There will be up to 100 athletes showcasing their strength, technique and determination as they power to the finish line at the Paris 2024 Paralympics.
Para cycling
Athletes from around the world will showcase their speed and technique when cycling events start on 29 August, the day after the Opening Ceremony. There are two disciplines in Para cycling: road and track, and a lot to look forward to.
Para equestrian
Para equestrian is the only artistic sport at the Paralympic Games and was first contested at Atlanta 1996. It promises to excite spectators when athletes and horses perform in complete harmony at the Chateau de Versailles, an historic symbol of French royalty.
Get to know more about the sport and witness Paralympic royalty crowed at Paris 2024.
Goalball
Goalball is a fast and tense sport, played exclusively by athletes with vision impairment. It is one of the two sports in the Paris 2024 sports programme without an Olympic counterpart.
Paris 2024 will feature eight teams, including hosts France, each in both the men’s and women’s tournaments.
Para judo
Paralympic judo is exclusive for athletes with vision impairments. The Paris 2024 Paralympics will feature up to 148 athletes competing in 16 medal events.
Para powerlifting
Para powerlifting is the ultimate test of upper body strength. It is one of the fastest growing Para sports in terms of the number of participants. Up to 180 athletes will take the spotlight at Paris 2024.