Watching the clock tick, on Monday 11th July we are just 746 days away from the Opening Ceremony for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, and the organising committee has unveiled the competition schedule, session by session.
The Opening Ceremony, a day on which no events will be held, is scheduled for Wednesday 28th August; the Closing Ceremony is planned for Sunday 8th September.
Sandwiched in between are 10 days of competition with two sessions of play each day for table tennis. Gold medal matches are scheduled from Saturday 31st July.
The event schedule, listing the dates and times of actual events will be published later in the year.
Schedule
Thursday 29th August to Saturday 7th September
Session One: 10.00 am – 3.00 pm
Session Two: 5.00 pm – 10.00 pm
Venue
South Paris Arena 4
Events
Men’s Singles
Wheelchair: Class 1, Class 2, Class 3, Class 4, Class 5
Standing: Class 6, Class 7, Class , Class 9, Class 10
Intellectually Impaired: Class 11
Women’s Singles
Wheelchair: Class 1/2, Class 2, Class 3, Class 4, Class 5
Standing: Class 6, Class 7, Class , Class 9, Class 10
Intellectually Impaired: Class 11
Men’s Doubles
Wheelchair: Class MD4, Class MD8
Standing: Class MD14, Class MD18
Women’s Doubles
Wheelchair: Class WD5, Class WD10
Standing: Class WD14, Class WD20
Mixed Doubles
Wheelchair: Class XD7
Standing: Class XD17
Notes:
1. There are no doubles events for class 11 players.
2. Classes in doubles events are the maximum sum permitted of pairs’ singles classes.