CBC/Radio-Canada has announced its coverage of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.

The broadcaster will air more than 140 original hours of coverage, with an additional 2,000 hours of live coverage available through its multiple platforms, including CBC Gem, the CBC Paris website and the CBC Paris app. The programming will also be available in French on ICI TÉLÉ, ICI TOU.TV, the Radio-Canada Paris website, and the Radio-Canada Paralympiques app.

The coverage will kick off on Aug. 28 with the Opening Ceremony, hosted by veteran broadcaster Scott Russell and Paralympians Stef Reid and Summer Mortimer. The ceremony will be presented on CBC and CBC Gem with closed captioning and video described, and the streaming coverage will also include American Sign Language interpretation.

The broadcaster will be airing three live daily programs: Petro-Canada Paris Prime hosted by Scott Russell; Toyota Paralympic Games Primetime hosted by Russell and Stef Reid; and Canadian Tire Paralympics Tonight, hosted by Devin Heroux and Roseline Filion. Commentary and analysis will be provided for para aquatics by Signa Butler and Summer Mortimer, and for para athletics by Rob Pizzo and Stef Reid. 

Meanwhile, CBC Sports programming will include the series Rise and Stream, hosted by two-time Paralympian Michelle Salt, which will highlight the must-see events at the Games and feature Team Canada athletes; and Hot Takes, which presents para athlete Brian Hnatiw doing interviews with athletes and analysts to take audiences inside Paris.

On CBC’s website, coverage will be led by para athlete and journalist John Loepecky, para journalist and wheelchair basketball commentator Dylan Cummings, 2023 Canadian National Adaptive Water Ski Team member Kendra Erhardt and the CBC Sports team.

There are 22 sports at this year’s Paralympic Games. Canada will compete in 18 of them, all of which will be shown through the CBC’s digital platforms.

Photo courtesy of Canadian Paralympic Committee.