Paralympics Opening Ceremony & Full Schedule
- R+K Sports Media
- Aug 24, 2021
- 2 min read
The delayed 16th Summer Paralympics will take place amid COVID-19 cases. The 2021 Tokyo Paralympics kicked off with a vibrant opening ceremony this morning from 7-10 AM EST on NBCSN. The stadium has a capacity of 68,000 but was largely empty because of the coronavirus pandemic, except for the Paralympic athletes, their support staff, stadium workers, volunteers and members of the news media. The ceremony will be replayed on NBCSN the tonight at 7PM EST, leading into live coverage from the first day of competition.
“This is the only global event that puts people with disabilities at center stage and gives voice to persons with disabilities,” Andrew Parsons, president of the International Paralympics Committee, said at a news conference a day before the opening ceremony. “Throughout the pandemic, they have been left behind and have been denied a level of services that non-disabled people have had access to.”
Date Time (ET) & Network Event/Sport(s)
Tues 8/24 7-10a, NBCSN (Live) Opening Ceremony
Tues 8/24 7-10p, NBCSN (Re-Air) Opening Ceremony Re-Air
Tues 8/24 10p-3a, NBCSN (Live) Wheelchair Basketball, Wheelchair Rugby, Cycling, Swimming
Weds 8/25 3a-9a, NBCSN (Live) Wheelchair Rugby, Cycling (Track), Swimming
Weds 8/25 3-9p, Olympic Channel Re-air: NBCSN AM Show
Weds 8/25 8p-3a, NBCSN (Live) Wheelchair Basketball, Wheelchair Rugby, Cycling, Goalball
Thurs 8/26 3a-9a, NBCSN (Live) Swimming, Wheelchair Basketball, Cycling, Wheelchair Rugby
Thurs 8/26 3-9p, Olympic Channel Re-air: NBCSN AM Show
Thurs 8/26 9p-3a, NBCSN (Live) Track & Field, Wheelchair Rugby, Cycling, Wheelchair Tennis
Fri 8/27 3a-9a, NBCSN (Live) Swimming, Track & Field, Wheelchair Basketball, Wheelchair Rugby
Fri 8/27 5:30-9:30p, Olympic Triathlon, Track & Field
Sat 8/28 12-3a, NBCSN (Live) Wheelchair Basketball, Wheelchair Rugby
Sat 8/28 3a-9a, NBCSN (Live) Swimming, Track & Field, Goalball, Wheelchair Basketball
Sat 8/28 5:30p-1a, Olympic Triathlon, Table Tennis, Rowing
Sun 8/29 1a-8:30a, NBCSN (Live) Wheelchair Rugby, Wheelchair Tennis, Swimming, Track & Field
Sun 8/29 12-1:30p, NBC NBC Daytime Show
Sun 8/29 7-8p, NBC (Taped) NBC Primetime Show
Sun 8/29 9p-3a, NBCSN (Live) Wheelchair Rugby (Re-Air), Table Tennis, Wheelchair Tennis
Mon 8/30 3a-9a, NBCSN (Live) Swimming, Sitting Volleyball, Track & Field, Wheelchair Basketball
Mon 8/30 3-9p, Olympic Channel Re-air: NBCSN AM Show
Mon 8/30 9p-3a, NBCSN (Live) Wheelchair Basketball, Road Cycling, Sitting Volleyball
Tues 8/31 3a-9a, NBCSN (Live) Swimming, Cycling (Road), Track & Field, Wheelchair Basketball
Tues 8/31 3-9p, Olympic Channel Re-air: NBCSN AM Show
Tues 8/31 9p-3a, NBCSN (Live) Swimming, Track & Field, Wheelchair Basketball, Cycling (Road)
Weds 9/1 3a-9a, NBCSN (Live) Swimming, Track & Field, Wheelchair Basketball, Wheelchair Tennis
Weds 9/1 3-9p, Olympic Channel Re-air: NBCSN AM Show
Weds 9/1 9p-3a, NBCSN (Live) Track & Field, Cycling (Road), Table Tennis, Wheelchair Tennis
Thurs 9/2 3a-9a, NBCSN (Live) Swimming, Track & Field, Wheelchair Basketball, Cycling (Road)
Thurs 9/2 3-9p, Olympic Channel Re-air: NBCSN AM Show
Thurs 9/2 9p-3a, NBCSN (Live) Track & Field, Canoe/Kayak, Cycling (Road), Wheelchair Tennis
Fri 9/3 3a-9a, NBCSN (Live) Swimming, Track & Field, Wheelchair Basketball, Goalball
Fri 9/3 3-9p, Olympic Channel Re-air: NBCSN AM Show
Fri 9/3 10p-3a, NBCSN (Live) Track & Field, Wheelchair Tennis, Canoe/Kayak, Sitting Volleyball
Sat 9/4 3a-9a, NBCSN (Live) Track & Field, Wheelchair Basketball, Sitting Volleyball
Sat 9/4 5:30-9:30p Marathon
Sat 9/4 8-9p, NBC NBC Primetime Show
Sat 9/4 9:00p-3a, NBCSN (Live) Wheelchair Basketball, Sitting Volleyball
Sun 9/5 7-9a, NBCSN (Live) Closing Ceremony
Sun 9/5 7-9p, NBC (Taped) NBC Primetime Show
Sat 9/11 3-5p, NBC (Taped) NBC Daytime Show
Sun 9/12 1:30-3p, NBC (Taped) NBC Daytime Show
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