Mumbai, 28 August: Following the historic presentation of the Paris Olympics 2024, Viacom18 announced today that JioCinema will live-stream the Paralympic Games Paris 2024, scheduled to take place from August 28 to September 8. In addition to live coverage, JioCinema will also feature daily highlights from the 12-day event. The platform will offer the best action across two concurrent feeds, providing viewers with a comprehensive presentation of the Paralympic Games.
This announcement follows Viacom18’s recent launch of its most comprehensive Olympic presentation in India, which garnered an unprecedented watch-time of over 1,500 crore minutes and reached over 17 crore viewers across platforms.
“Our commitment to celebrating and advancing the Olympic movement continues with our presentation of the Paralympic Games,” said Damyant Singh, Head of Marketing at Viacom18 Sports. “The Paralympic movement in India has gained prominence with the medal-winning achievements of our athletes. We are excited to showcase the inspiring stories of the world’s best para-athletes with an enhanced and engaging viewing experience.”
India will send its largest contingent to the Paralympic Games to date, with 84 para-athletes participating in 12 disciplines. Among them are four 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 Indian contingent also includes World No. 1 women’s singles SH6 player Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan. The SH6 event will make its Paralympic debut in this edition. Tokyo 2020 was India’s most successful Paralympics to date, with a record 19 medals, including five gold, eight silver, and six bronze, with Lekhara becoming the first Indian woman to win a Paralympic gold medal.
Viewers can catch the opening ceremony tonight at 11:30 PM IST and live action from the Paralympic Games Paris 2024 starting August 29 at 12 noon onwards.
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