PARIS 2024 PARALYMPIC GAMES LIVE AND FREE ON THE 9NETWORK AND 9NOW

Australia’s Paris 2024 team co-captain, Curtis McGrath, will make his way onto the water to get his double gold medal defence underway on Day 9 of the Paris 2024 Paralympics Games, live and free on the 9Network and 9Now. 

McGrath gets his campaign underway in the heats of the Para Canoe and joining him in the water is a stacked schedule of Para Swimming featuring 12 Australians. Rachael Watson is going for three 50m freestyle gold medals in a row, while Tom Gallagher is on the hunt for his second victory at Paris 2024.

On the track, freshly crowned 400m T36 gold medallist James Turner will turn his focus to the 100m in the Para Athletics. 

And after raking in four medals in the Road time trials, our Para Cycling team will take on the Road Race straight off the top of the coverage at 5.30pm AEST on 9GemHD. Meg Lemon, Alana Forster and “The Flying Mullet” Alistair Donohue are all eager to go one better than their silver medals from the Time Trial.

Watch the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Live on a curated channel across Channel 9HD and 9GemHD, with every moment streamed on 9Now, where you can also stay up to date with Daily Highlights, Daily Top 10 Moments, and curated highlights for Team Australia, Para Swimming and Para Athletics.

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DAY 9 SCHEDULE HIGHLIGHTS ACROSS CHANNEL 9HD, 9GEMHD AND 9NOW

TIME (AEST)	EVENT
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 6
5.30PM	PARA CYCLING ROAD RACE Emily Petricola, Meg Lemon, Alana Forster (Women’s C4-5) Alistair Donohue, Korey Boddington (Men’s C4-5)
5.30PM	PARA SWIMMING (HEATS) Tom Gallagher (Men’s 100m backstroke S10) Jasmine Greenwood (Women’s 100m Backstroke S10) Brenden Hall, Tim Hodge, Lewis Bishop (Men’s 100m Butterfly S9) Ben Hance, Ricky Betar (Men’s 100m backstroke S14) Maddie McTernan (Women’s 100m backstroke S14) Ahmed Kelly (Men’s 50m Freestyle S4) Rachael Watson (Women’s 50m Freestyle S4) Callum Simpson (Men’s 100m Freestyle S8)
6.00PM	PARA ATHLETICS Annabelle Colman (Women’s 1500M T20), Sam McIntosh (Men’s 100m T52 Final) Guy Henly (Men’s Discus Throw F37 Final) Rheed McCracken (Men’s 800m T34 Final)
FROM 6.00PM	PARA CANOE HEATS Curtis McGrath (Kayak Single 200m KL2 and VL3) Susan Seipel (Va-a Single 200m VL2, Kayak 200m KL2) Dylan Littlehales (Kayak Single 200m KL3)
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 7
1.30AM	PARA SWIMMING (FINALS)
3.00AM	PARA ATHLETICS Telaya Blacksmith (Women’s Long Jump T20 Final) Samantha Schmidt, Ella Hose (Women’s Discus Throw F38) James Turner (Men’s 100m T36) Rhiannon Clarke (Women’s 400m T38)

*Schedules subject to change

Day 9 Athlete in Focus: Telaya Balcksmith, Women’s Long Jump T20 Final

Telaya Blacksmith has bold ambitions to achieve big things in sport. She is a Walpiri woman originally from Lajamanu in the Northern Territory and currently lives in Sydney, where she is honing her skills as a runner and is also a promising footballer with the Sydney Swans AFL Academy. 

Telaya secured selection to the Australian Paralympic Team for Paris 2024. She holds Australian age records in the 100m, 200m and long jump, but is a 400m runner at the international level and fittingly, her idol growing up was the great Cathy Freeman.

Blacksmith’s intellectual disability meets Paralympic criteria for significant limitations in adaptive behaviour. 

When asked to describe herself in one sentence, Telaya said: “A fast, friendly girl from the NT ready to show the world what I’ve got. I represent my family every time I race and know that I am an inspiration for other young Aboriginal kids.”
(Image – Paralympics Australia)

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Friday, September 6, 2024