There are 1,000 days till the Paralympics formally open in L.A., however the wait gained’t be fairly as lengthy for the competitors to start out.
The 2028 Paralympics would be the first to start competitors earlier than its opening ceremony, LA28 introduced Wednesday whereas revealing the preliminary competitors schedule for the Video games.
Whereas the Paralympic flame shall be lit throughout the opening ceremony on Aug. 15, 2028, at SoFi Stadium, competitors will start with wheelchair rugby on Aug. 13 and boccia on Aug. 14, throughout an unprecedented 15-day schedule. The one different time the Paralympics stretched previous two weeks was in 1984 when the US and Nice Britain cut up internet hosting duties.
“The Paralympic competition schedule reflects our athlete-first approach in planning and creating unforgettable competition moments across the region as we prepare to welcome the Paralympic Games to Los Angeles for the very first time,” LA28 chief govt officer Reynold Hoover mentioned in an announcement.
The primary 2028 Paralympic medals shall be awarded on Aug. 16 in para observe and discipline, wheelchair fencing, capturing para sport, para equestrian and para biking observe.
Eight days afterward Aug. 24, the 2028 Video games will make extra historical past with the debut of para climbing, held in Lengthy Seaside. LA28 is the primary organizing committee to suggest and efficiently add a brand new sport to the Paralympic program. Paraclimbing grew to become the fifth new Paralympic sport within the final 12 years when it was permitted by the Worldwide Paralympic Committee in 2024, signaling the continued progress of adaptive sports activities.
Whereas L.A. will host its third Olympics, the 2028 Paralympics would be the metropolis’s first. The worldwide sporting occasion for athletes with bodily disabilities drew report TV numbers throughout the Paris Video games as NBC reported 15.4 million whole viewers throughout its TV and streaming platforms for the Paralympic Video games.
LA28’s expanded 23-sport program ends on Aug. 27 with finals of blind soccer, para observe and discipline, para badminton, para climbing, para powerlifting, sitting volleyball and wheelchair basketball earlier than the closing ceremony at 6 p.m. on the Coliseum.
Extra detailed details about the competitors schedule, together with timing of every occasion, shall be launched subsequent 12 months. Paralympic tickets will go on sale in 2027.
