SPORT fans have been spoilt this summer as the Paris 2024 Paralympics gets underway just over two weeks after the conclusion of the Olympic Games.
Team GB finished second in the Tokyo 2020 medal table by securing 41 golds, 38 silvers and 45 bronze medals.
And Para cycling British legend Sarah Storey was the headline act after storming to three gold medals – pursuit C5, road race C4-5 and road time trial C5.
This also made Storey, 46, the most successful British Paralympian of all time (17 gold medals) and she’ll be hoping to add to her incredible collection.
Team USA also had a memorable competition as they broke nine world records in swimming and track and field.
Those world records contributed to their 104 medal count (37 gold, 36 silver, 31 bronze) putting them third in the charts behind Team GB.
But Brad Snyder was arguably the main talking point as he became the first US male triathlete to win an Olympic of Paralympic gold in paratriathlon.
There are set to be twenty-two sports with 23 disciplines and a total of 549 events distributed across 269 sessions.
Among events included in the Olympics, others are unique to the Paralympics such as sitting volleyball, boccia and goalball.
SunSport have the full day-by-day schedule of the Paris 2024 Paralympics.
The opening ceremony for the Paris 2024 Paralympics will be held on Wednesday, August 28.
However, the action is scheduled to start the following day, Thursday, August 29.
Men’s individual Boccia is the first event of the 2024 Paralympic Games and starts at 9:30am BST.
Events will typically start at around 9:30am BST and go on right into the night around 10pm BST.
The competition will take place over 10 days meaning that the closing ceremony has been pencilled in for Sunday, September 8.
The Paris 2024 Paralympics will be broadcast LIVE on Channel 4 in the UK.
Every single event will be shown on Channel 4 but fans can stream the entire action through the Channel 4 app which was formerly named All 4.
US spectators can tune in on either Peacock or NBC Olympics platforms.
Russia lost an appeal against the International Olympic Committee earlier this year which means that they have been banned from the Paralympics opening ceremony.
However, Russian and Belarusian athletes will be allowed to compete as neutral athletes, known as AIN (Individual Neutral Athletes).
Each sport will be broken down into subcategories giving athletes the chance to compete on equal terms with those who have a similar impairment.
Here are the events:
