JioCinema will live-stream Paralympic Games Paris 2024, scheduled to take place in the French Capital, Paris, from August 28 to September 8, 2024.
In addition, Sports18 TV Network will also run daily highlights from the 12-day event. JioCinema will offer the best action across two concurrent feeds for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games giving viewers a comprehensive presentation of the event.
In their first-ever Olympics broadcast, Viacom18’s Paris 2024 coverage saw over 17 crore viewers on JioCinema and Sports18 Network with a watch-time of over 1,500 crore minutes.
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Viewers can catch the opening ceremony on August 28 at 11:30 pm IST, and live action from the Paralympic Games Paris 2024 from August 29, 12 noon onwards.
As per the platform, with 84 para-athletes, India will send its largest contingent to the Paralympic Games to date. Participating in 12 disciplines, India has four para-athletes who will go to Paris as defending champions: Sumit Antil (men’s javelin throw F64), Krishna Nagar (men’s badminton singles SH6), Manish Narwal (men’s shooting 50m pistol SH1) and Avani Lekhara (women’s 10m air rifle shooting standing SH1).
The platform further stated that the Indian contingent also includes women’s singles SH6 player Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan. The SH6 event will be staged at the Paralympics for the first time this edition.
Commenting on the development, Damyant Singh, Sports Head of Marketing, Viacom18, said, “Our commitment to celebrating and taking the spirit of the Olympic movement forward continues with the Paralympic Games presentation. The Paralympic movement in India has grown in eminence with the medal-winning feats of our athletes. We are pleased to present the inspiring stories of the world’s best para-athletes with an enhanced and engaging viewing experience.”
