Stan will screen the most comprehensive coverage of a Paralympics in history for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, ad-free, live and on demand.
Stan’s offering will complement Nine’s Paralympic broadcast across free-to-air and 9Now.
From August 29 Stan Sport screens 11 days of competition, comprising from 549 events across 22 sports showcased on more than 20 live and ad-free channels.
On demand content includes full replays for all events as well as select highlights and minis. This will make over 1400 hours of live and on-demand coverage.
Stan Sport will also be the only place to watch Paralympics Daily, hosted by Chris Stubbs, a one hour show which will review all the overnight action from Paris and preview what to look forward to in the day ahead.
Paralympics Daily will also include opinion and analysis from Australia’s most decorated Paralympian, Matthew Cowdrey, who alongside nine-time Gold Medallist Priya Cooper will provide insights into the 141 swimming medal events.
Also joining the Paralympics Daily lineup are former champion sprinter Heath Francis, former Paralympics wheelchair basketballer, para sailing gold medal winner Liesl Tesch and Paralympic wheelchair tennis champ David Hall.
Paralympics Daily lineup:
Para Swimming
Matthew Cowdrey(Athens 2004 – 3 Gold, 2 Silver, 2 Bronze, Beijing 2008 – 5 Gold & 3 Silver, London 2012 – 5 Gold, 2 Silver & Bronze)
Priya Cooper (Barcelona 1992 – 3 Gold & 2 Silver, Atlanta 1996 – 5 Gold, Silver, Bronze, Sydney 2000 – Gold & 3 Bronze)
Para Athletics
Heath Francis (Sydney 2000 – 3 Gold & Silver, Athens 2004 – 3 Silver & 2 Bronze, Beijing 2008 – 3 Gold & Bronze)
Wheelchair Basketball & Para Sailing
Liesl Tesch (Barcelona 1992, Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000 – Silver, Athens 2004 – Silver, Beijing 2008 – Bronze, London 2012 – Gold, Rio 2016 – Gold)
Wheelchair Tennis
David Hall (Barcelona 1992, Atlanta 1996 – Silver & Bronze, Sydney 2000 – Gold & Silver, Athens 2004 – Silver & Bronze)
Stan Chief Executive Officer Martin Kugeler (pictured) said: “The Paralympics is an event of unmatched inspiration, athleticism and breathtaking competition. The place it holds in the Australian sporting landscape is one of incredible importance and we at Stan could not be more honoured to be able to deliver coverage of the sports, the stories and the competitors, direct to Australians, uninterrupted and ad-free.
“Whether audiences want to watch every match live during the night, or catch-up on the action the next day, we have created a unique and dynamic offering to deliver the games to Australian audiences, in a way that compliments the remarkable athletes and their astounding achievements.
“The team and I are beyond excited to watch the magic unfold and wish all of the competing athletes all the very best, for what is no doubt set to be a remarkable and fantastic Paralympics.”
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