NBCSN to Showcase Eight Hours of 2016 Paralympic Games Presented by Toyota in Primetime on June 24 & 25
2019 World Para Swimming and Track & Field Championships Featured for Two Consecutive Weeks on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, Beginning Monday, June 29
NBC Sports’ Mike Tirico and Ahmed Fareed to Co-Host 2016 Paralympic Games Coverage; Jimmy Roberts to Introduce Coverage for 2019 World Para Swimming and Track & Field Championships
All Paralympic Sports Coverage Televised and Streamed Across NBC Sports Platforms is Presented by Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
STAMFORD, Conn. – June 18, 2020 – NBC Sports presents 58 hours of Paralympic programming over the next three weeks on NBCSN and Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, beginning next Wednesday, June 24. Coverage will look back at the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games and the 2019 World Para Championships in swimming and track & field.
Mike Tirico and Ahmed Fareed will co-host coverage of the 2016 Paralympic Games Presented by Toyota on NBCSN. The 2019 World Para Swimming Championships and 2019 World Para Track & Field Championships will be introduced by NBC Sports’ Jimmy Roberts.
On June 24-25 in primetime from 7-11 p.m. 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 medalist Tatyana McFadden, five-time Paralympic gold medalist Brad Snyder, two-time Paralympic medalist Chuck Aoki and two-time Paralympic gold medalist Roderick Townsend.
As part of 2019 World Championships Week, Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA will present 14 consecutive days of 2019 World Para Championships, starting on Monday, June 29. The first week will feature 25 hours of 2019 World Para Swimming Championships programming from London, England. 13-time Paralympic gold medalist Jessica Long, three-time Paralympic gold medalist Rebecca Meyers and three-time Paralympic gold medalist McKenzie Coan highlight the competition.
The 2019 World Para Track & Field Championships is featured the following week of 2019 World Championships Week on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA. Beginning on Monday, July 6, more than 20 hours of 2019 World Para Track & Field Championships programming from Dubai, United Arab Emirates will be presented. Roderick Townsend, two-time Paralympic gold medalist Deja Young and five-time Paralympic medalist Amanda McGrory spotlight the competition.
Below is the programming schedule for the 2016 Paralympic Games Presented by Toyota coverage on NBCSN:
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24 & THURSDAY, JUNE 25: 2016 PARALYMPIC GAMES PRESENTED BY TOYOTA
| DATE | EVENT | TIME (ET) | NETWORK |
| Wed., June 24 | Women’s Wheelchair Basketball: Gold Medal Game | 7 p.m. | NBCSN |
| Best of Swimming | 8:30 p.m. | NBCSN | |
| Men’s Wheelchair Basketball: Gold Medal Game | 9:30 p.m. | NBCSN | |
| Thurs., June 25 | Women’s Sitting Volleyball: Gold Medal Match | 7 p.m. | NBCSN |
| Best of Track & Field | 8 p.m. | NBCSN | |
| Wheelchair Rugby: Gold Medal Match | 9 p.m. | NBCSN |
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Below is the programming schedule for the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships coverage on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA:
WEEK OF MONDAY, JUNE 29: WORLD PARA SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS
| DATE | DAY | TIME (ET) | NETWORK |
| Mon., June 29 | Day 1: World Para Swimming Championships | 8 p.m. | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA |
| Tues., June 30 | Day 2: World Para Swimming Championships | 8 p.m. | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA |
| Wed., July 1 | Day 3: World Para Swimming Championships | 8 p.m. | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA |
| Thurs., July 2 | Day 4: World Para Swimming Championships | 8 p.m. | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA |
| Fri., July 3 | Day 5: World Para Swimming Championships | 8 p.m. | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA |
| Sat., July 4 | Day 6: World Para Swimming Championships | 8 p.m. | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA |
| Sun., July 5 | Day 7: World Para Swimming Championships | 8 p.m. | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA |
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Below is the programming schedule for the 2019 World Para Track & Field Championships coverage on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA:
WEEK OF MONDAY, JULY 6: WORLD PARA TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS
| DATE | DAY | TIME (ET) | NETWORK |
| Mon., July 6 | Day 1: World Para Track & Field Championships | 8 p.m. | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA |
| Tues., July 7 | Day 2: World Para Track & Field Championships | 8 p.m. | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA |
| Wed., July 8 | Day 3: World Para Track & Field Championships | 8 p.m. | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA |
| Day 4: World Para Track & Field Championships | 11 p.m. | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA | |
| Thurs., July 9 | Day 5: World Para Track & Field Championships | 8 p.m. | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA |
| Fri., July 10 | Day 6: World Para Track & Field Championships | 8 p.m. | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA |
| Sat., July 11 | Day 7: World Para Track & Field Championships | 8 p.m. | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA |
| Day 8: World Para Track & Field Championships | 11 p.m. | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA | |
| Sun., July 12 | Day 9: World Para Track & Field Championships | 8 p.m. | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA |
All coverage on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA will stream on OlympicChannel.com and the Olympic Channel app, in addition to NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app. Coverage of Paralympic Sports on NBC Sports Group platforms is a presentation of Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA.
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