In honor of LA28 reaching the 1,000-day countdown mark, organizers have now released the initial Paralympic competition schedule, providing a closer look at the unprecedented role that LA28 will have in continuing Olympic and Paralympic history. The complete Olympic competition schedule was already released a week ago.
The 2028 Paralympic Games are gearing up to feature more sports, medals, and days of competition than ever before. From the competition start date ahead of the Opening Ceremony to the Paralympic debut of Para Climbing, here’s what to know.
LA28 Paralympic schedule
Although a more complete schedule is due to be released in 2026, we’ve learned a lot from a first look released by LA28 on November 19th.
The Paralympic Games are set to feature 23 sports and 560 medal ceremonies, which is more than ever before.
In fact, despite the Opening Ceremony taking place on August 15, competition will actually kick off earlier with Wheelchair Rugby on the 13th and Boccia on the 14th.
The 15-day schedule is a first for the Paralympic Games, which haven’t surpassed 2 weeks of competition since 1984, according to the LA Times.
Even though competition starts earlier, the official dates for the Paralympic Games are still from August 15 through August 27, 2025, in accordance with the Opening and Closing Ceremony dates.
The Paralympic debut of Para Climbing
The sport of Para Climbing will make its debut at the LA28 Paralympic Games, taking place at the Long Beach Convention Center in a temporary climbing theater.
LA28 was the first organizing committee to successfully propose and add a new sport to the Paralympic sports program.
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