Flash Facts
Flash Facts

Paralympics Events

The Paralympic games this year will see the introduction of badminton and taekwondo to the Paralympic programme, replacing sailing and 7-a-side football. 539 events in 22 sports will be held during the 2021 Summer Paralympics. Below, we’ve shortlisted all the dates and events in which Team Ireland are competing so that you can support our athletes.

  • Wednesday 25th August
    Irish Time Session Start Sport Event Name
    1:06

    Swimming

    400m Freestyle - Heat

    Barry McClements

    1:40

    		 Table Tennis Men's singles - Qualifying Colin Judge
    2:00 Cycling C1-3 3000m Individual Pursuit - Qualifying

    Richael Timothy
    2:24

    Swimming

    50m Freestyle - Heat

    		 Nicole Turner

    2:46

    		 Swimming 100m Butterfly - Heat Roisin Ni Riain
    5:45 Cycling C1-3 3000m Individual Pursuit - Final Richael Timothy
    9:00 Swimming 400m Freestyle - Final Barry McClements
    10:46 Swimming 50m Freestyle - Final Nicole Turner
    11:38

    Swimming

    		 100m Butterfly - Final Roisin Ni Riain

     

  • Thursday 26th August
    Irish Time Session Start Sport Event Name

    2:00

    		 Cycling Track B 1000m Time Trial - Final Katie – George Dunlevy & Eve McCrystal
    2:49 Swimming 100m Backstroke - Heat Roisin Ni Riain
    3:05 Swimming 100m Breaststroke - Heat Ellen Keane

    7:17

    		 Cycling (Track) C4-5 1000m Time Trial - Final Ronan Grimes
    9:53 Equestrian Individual Test - Final

    Rosemary Gaffney

    11:12

    		 Swimming 100m Backstroke - Final Roisin Ni Riain

    11:20

    		 Table Tennis Men’s singles - Qualification Colin Judge
    11:40 Swimming 100m Breaststroke - Final Ellen Keane

    12:33

    		 Equestrian Individual Test - Final Tasmin Addison

     

  • Friday 27th August
    Irish Time Session Start Sport Event Name

    1:00

    		 Archery Women’s Individual Compound Open - Ranking round Kerrie Leonard

    2:00

    		 Cycling (Track) C1-3 500m Time Trial - Final Richael Timothy
    2:39 Swimming 400m Freestyle - Heat Roisin Ni Riain

    3:14

    		 Cycling (Track) C5 4000m Individual Pursuit - Qualifying Ronan Grimes

    7:00

    		 Cycling (Track) C4-5 4000m Individual Pursuit - Final Ronan Grimes

    8:00

    		 Equestrian Individual Test - Final Michael Murphy
    11:22 Equestrian Individual Test - Final Kate Kerr Horan
    11:33 Swimming 400m Freestyle - Final Roisin Ni Riain

    12:00

    		 Table Tennis Men’s singles - Quarter final Colin Judge

    14:00

    		 Athletics 1500m - Heat Greta Streimikyte

     

  • Saturday 28th August
    Irish Time Session Start Sport Event Name

    1:07

    		 Swimming 100m Breaststroke - Heat Nicole Turner

    2:00

    		 Cycling (Track) B 3000m Individual Pursuit - Qualifying Katie – George Dunlevy & Eve McCrystal
    2:20 Table Tennis Men’s singles - Quarter / Semi-finals Colin Judge
    3:08 Cycling (Track) B 1000m Time Trial  - Final Martin Gordon & Eamonn Byrne
    3:47

    Cycling (Track)
     

    		 B 3000m Individual Pursuit - Final Katie – George Dunlevy & Eve McCrystal
    9:00 Equestrian Team Test to Music - Qualifying Team
    9:07 Swimming 100m Breaststroke - Final Nicole Turner
    11:06 Athletics 1500m - Final Greta Streimikyte

     

  • Sunday 29th August
    Irish Time Session Start Sport Event Name
    1:00 Archery Women’s Individual Compound Open - 1/16 Eliminations Kerrie Leonard
    2:21 Swimming 50m Freestyle - Heat Roisin Ni Riain
    2:25 Athletics 100m - Heat Jason Smyth
    5:00 Powerlifting 73kg - Final Britney Arendse
    10:00 Equestrian Team Test to Music - Final Team
    10:17 Swimming 50m Freestyle - Final Roisin Ni Riain
    11:50 Athletics 100m - Final Jason Smyth
    11:24 Athletics High Jump - Final Jordan Lee

     

  • Monday 30th August
    Irish Time Session Start Sport Event Name

    1:00

    		 Archery Women’s Individual Compound Open - 1/8 Eliminations Kerrie Leonard

    1:16

    		 Swimming 100m Backstroke - Heat Barry McClements

    1:50

    		 Swimming 50m Butterfly - Heat Nicole Turner

    5:00

    		 Shooting R4 - Qualification / Finals Phil Eaglesham

    8:00

    		 Equestrian Individual Freestyle Test - Final Rosemary Gaffney

    9:07

    		 Swimming 100m Backstroke - Final Barry McClements
    9:14 Equestrian Individual Freestyle Test - Final Tasmin Addison

    9:58

    		 Swimming 50m Butterfly - Final Nicole Turner
    10:33 Equestrian Individual Freestyle Test - Final Kate Kerr Horan
    13:00 Equestrian Individual Freestyle Test - Final Michael Murphy

     

  • Tuesday 31st August
    Irish Time Session Start Sport Event Name
    0:00 Cycling (Road) C1-3 Time Trial - Final Richael Timothy
    0:00 Cycling (Road) H5 Time Trial - Final Gary O’Reilly

    2:25

    		 Athletics 100m - Heat Orla Comerford
    5:00 Cycling (Road) C4-5 Time Trial - Final Ronan Grimes
    5:30 Cycling (Road) B Time Trial - Final Katie – George Dunlevy & Eve McCrystal

    5:30

    		 Cycling (Road) TBC B Time Trial - Final Martin Gordon & Eamonn Byrne
    11:57 Athletics 100m - Final Orla Comerford

     

  • Wednesday 1st September
    Irish Time Session Start Sport Event Name

    1:30

    		 Cycling (Road) H5 Road race - Final Gary O’Reilly

    1:34

    		 Athletics Discus - Final Niamh McCarthy
    2:13 Swimming 200m Medley - Heat Barry McClements
    2:22 Swimming 200m Medley - Heat Ellen Keane
    2:40 Swimming 100m Breaststroke - Heat Roisin Ni Riain
    3:30 Shooting R5 - Qualification / Finals Phil Eaglesham
    10:32 Swimming 200m Medley - Final Barry McClements
    10:40 Swimming 200m Medley - Final Ellen Keane
    11:09 Swimming 100m Breaststroke - Final Roisin Ni Riain

     

  • Thursday 2nd September
    Irish Time Session Start Sport Event Name
    1:00 Swimming 400m Free - Heat Patrick Flanagan
    1:32 Swimming 100m Butterfly - Heat Barry McClements
    2:00 Canoe Men’s KL3 - Heat Pat O’Leary
    3:30  Canoe Men’s VL3 - Heat Pat O’Leary
    9:22 Swimming 100m Butterfly - Final Barry McClements

     

  • Friday 3rd September
    Irish Time Session Start Sport Event Name
    1:00 Swimming 100m Backstroke - Heat Patrick Flanagan

    1:30

    		 Cycling (Road) C4-5 Road Race - Final Ronan Grimes
    1:35 Cycling (Road) C1-3 Road Race - Final Richael Timothy

    2:05

    		 Canoe Men's KL3 - Semi-final Pat O’Leary
    3:29 Canoe Men's KL3 - Final Pat O’Leary
    5:00 Cycling (Road) B Road Race - Final Katie – George Dunlevy & Eve McCrystal
    5:00 Cycling (Road) B Road Race - Final Martin Gordon & Eamonn Byrne

     

  • Saturday 4th September
    Irish Time Session Start  Sport Event Name

    1:38

    		 Athletics Shot Put - Final Mary Fitzgerald
    2:19 Canoe Men's VL3 - Semi-final Pat O’Leary
    3:48 Canoe Men's VL3 - Final Pat O’Leary
    4:30 Shooting R9 - Qualification / Finals Phil Eaglesham
    11:12 Athletics 1500m T38 - Final Michael McKillop
    22:30 Athletics Marathon T54 - Final Patrick Monahan

     

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