The 1A Paris Paralympics Preview

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🗓️ 28 August 2024

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Summary

The Paralympic Games in Paris kick off today. Athletes with varying physical disabilities from 177 countries are heading to the city of light to compete in 22 different sports.

NBC promises record coverage of the Paralympic Games, but it wasn't until the Tokyo Games when the Paralympics received prime time coverage.

This summer's competition promises plenty of other firsts such as the largest refugee Paralympic team in history, a record number of women athletes, and more.

We sit down with some Paralympians and give you the full Paris Paralympics preview.

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0:23.0	Today the Paralympic Games kick off with the opening ceremony in Paris.
0:36.0	Athletes with varying physical disabilities from a record number of delegations
0:40.0	are all heading to the City of Love to compete.
0:43.0	NBC promises more coverage than ever of the Paralympic Games,
0:47.0	but it wasn't until 2020 when the Paralympics received prime time coverage for the first time.
0:52.0	There will be a number of other firsts along with its record coverage
0:56.0	The Summer Games also boasts the largest refugee Paralympic team in history
1:00.0	a record number of women athletes and the first ever hosts with disabilities
1:05.3	to lead the Paralympics coverage. We'll give you the full Paralympics preview in a moment, but first we hear
1:11.0	from one of the athletes competing in Paris.
1:13.0	We bring your conversation with USA Paralympian swimmer
1:17.0	Jamal Hill after the break.
1:19.0	I'm Jen White.
1:20.0	You're listening to the 1A podcast where we get to the heart of the story.
1:23.5	We'll be back in just a moment.
1:24.7	Stay with us.
1:25.7	We're previewing the Paralympics which start today.
1:35.0	Earlier this week we sat down with Jemah Hill.
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