How to watch Paralympics 2024: free live streams, key dates, closing ceremony

A picture shows the Olympics Rings on the Trocadero Esplanade near the Eiffel Tower in Paris ahead of the Paralympic Games 2024
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Watch Paralympics 2024 live streams with only the closing ceremony left to go. Below we have all the information on how to watch the Paralympics 2024, from anywhere in the world with details on worldwide TV channels, broadcasters and free streams.

The 2024 Paralympic Games saw 4,400 athletes from around the globe compete in 549 medal events spread across 22 sports including para swimming, blind football, wheelchair basketball, wheelchair fencing, para equestrian, badminton, boccia, road cycling and the always popular wheelchair rugby.

After 11 fantastic days of competition, the sporting action finally came to their conclusion with the para powerlifting where Iranian lifter Ahmad Aminzadeh took the final gold of the games in the men's 170+kg.

But there's one last hurrah before the flame begins its four-year journey to Los Angeles for the 2028 Paralympics. Today's closing ceremony will take place at the Stade de France from 8.30pm local time (7.30pm BST / 2.30pm ET / 11.30am ET), with a host of electronic music stars soundtracking proceedings.

While you shouldn't expect Tom Cruise or the same star power of the Olympics closing ceremony, it's sure still to be a fitting goodbye to what has been a fabulous Paralympics.

Here's where to watch 2024 Paralympics live streams online from anywhere – including FREE options.

Watch Paralympics 2024 Quick Guide

Key Dates

  • Games: 28 August – 8 September
  • Closing ceremony time: 2.30pm ET / 7.30pm BST

Best free streams

FREE Paralympics 2024 live stream broadcasters

The Paralympic YouTube Channel and the International Paralympic Committee website will have free coverage (except where geo-blocking policies may apply) of daily Paralympic 2024 action.

You can also watch Paralympics 2024 live streams for free with English language commentary on Channel 4 in the UK, RTÉ in Ireland, CBC in Canada and Channel 9 in Australia.

Other, non-English language Paralympics free streams can be found on ORF (Austria), RTBF (Belgium), VRT (Belgium), Chilevision (Chile), DR (Denmark), France TV (France), RAI (Italy), Yle (Finland), ARD (Germany), ZDF (Germany), RUV (Iceland), NOS (Netherlands), NRK (Norway) and the SRG SSR channels (Switzerland).

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How to watch Paralympics 2024 live streams in the US

The Paralympics 2024 is live across NBC channels and Peacock online in the USA.

Broadcast rights to the 2024 Paris Paralympics belong to NBC. All Paralympics 2024 sessions are available to watch on Peacock. Select events will also be on the NBC, USA and CNBC cable channels.

If you don't have cable or want the most comprehensive coverage available, Peacock is the best option. You'll need a subscription to the ad-supported Peacock Premium which is $7.99 per month, or ad-less Peacock Plus which is $13.99 per month.

NBC and Peacock are also the broadcasters in US territories such as American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands.

How to watch Paralympics 2024 live streams in the UK

Free-to-air Channel 4 is the official Paralympics broadcaster in the UK.

The Games are completely free to watch live or on-demand through the Channel 4 streaming service – although you should have a valid TV licence if you plan to watch live.

The Channel 4 streaming service is available on your laptop, or via apps for the likes of Android, iOS, PS4, Xbox, Roku and Amazon Fire.

Official Paralympics broadcasters by region

In addition to (or, in some cases, in place of) the coverage that will be shown by the Paralympic YouTube Channel and International Paralympic Committee website, the following countries are listed to have official broadcasters for the 2024 Paralympics:

Africa

Americas

Europe

Asia

Oceania

Can I watch 2024 Paralympic Games for free?

Check your local broadcaster above but people in the UK, Australia, Canada, Ireland and many other nations listed have free Paralympics 2024 coverage.

Those in Australia and Canada can watch almost every session of every Paralympics 2024 event for free on 9Now and CBC.

Remember that, if you're traveling away from home, you can use a VPN to watch the 2024 Paralympics free from abroad on your usual streaming service.

When is the 2024 Paralympics?

The 2024 Paralympic Opening Ceremony takes place between on Wednesday, August 28, with the games coming to a close on Sunday, September 8.

Can I watch Paralympic Games 2024 on my mobile?

Of course, most broadcasters have streaming services that you can access through mobile apps or via your phone's browser.

You can also stay up-to-date with all 2024 Paralympic Games events on the official social media channels on X/Twitter (@Paralympics), Instagram (@Paralympics), TikTok (@Paralympics) and YouTube (@Paralympics).

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