58 hours of Paralympic programme on NBC Sports
Coverage will look back at the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games and the 2019 World Para Championships in swimming and track & field 19 Jun 2020
NBC Sports will telecast 58 hours of Paralympic programming over the next three weeks on NBCSN and Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, beginning 24 June.
The coverage will focus on the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games and the 2019 World Para Championships in swimming and track & field.
On 24-25 June in primetime from 7-11 pm ET, NBCSN will present highlights from the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games, where over 4,000 athletes from 159 countries competed, including seven-time Team USA Paralympic gold medallist Tatyana McFadden, five-time Paralympic gold medallist Brad Snyder, two-time Paralympic medallist Chuck Aoki and two-time Paralympic gold medallist Roderick Townsend.
The first week will feature 25 hours of 2019 World Para Swimming Championships programming from London, England. Thirteen-time Paralympic gold medallist Jessica Long, three-time Paralympic gold medallist Rebecca Meyers and three-time Paralympic gold medallist McKenzie Coan highlight the competition.
PROGRAMME SCHEDULE:
RIO 2016 PARALYMPIC GAMES
| date | event | time (et) | network |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 June | Women’s Wheelchair Basketball: Gold Medal Game | 7.00PM | NBCSN |
| Best of Swimming | 8.30PM | NBCSN | |
| Men’s Wheelchair Basketball: Gold Medal Game | 9.30PM | NBCSN | |
| 25 June | Women’s Sitting Volleyball: Gold Medal Match | 7.00PM | NBCSN |
| Best of Track & Field | 8.00PM | NBCSN | |
| Wheelchair Rugby: Gold Medal Match | 9.00PM | NBCSN |
2019 WORLD PARA SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS
| date | event | time | network |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 June | World Para Swimming Championships | 8.00PM | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA |
| 30 June | World Para Swimming Championships | 8.00PM | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA |
| 1 July | World Para Swimming Championships | 8.00PM | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA |
| 2 July | World Para Swimming Championships | 8.00PM | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA |
| 3 July | World Para Swimming Championships | 8.00PM | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA |
| 4 July | World Para Swimming Championships | 8.00PM | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA |
| 5 July | World Para Swimming Championships | 8.00PM | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA |
2019 WORLD PARA TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS
| date | event | time | network |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 July | World Para Track & Field Championships | 8.00PM | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA |
| 7 July | World Para Track & Field Championships | 8.00PM | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA |
| 8 July | World Para Track & Field Championships | 8.00PM | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA |
| World Para Track & Field Championships | 11.00PM | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA | |
| 9 July | World Para Track & Field Championships | 8.00PM | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA |
| 10 July | World Para Track & Field Championships | 8.00PM | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA |
| 11 July | World Para Track & Field Championships | 8.00PM | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA |
| World Para Track & Field Championships | 11.00PM | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA | |
| 12 July | World Para Track & Field Championships | 8.00PM | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA |
