The Paralympic Games is the largest international event for disabled athletes and societal change and take place shortly after every Olympic Games in the same host city. The New Zealand team of 24 athletes will be competing across 8 different Para sports between 29 August to 9 September (NZT).
Paracanoe events will take place during week two of the Games, starting Friday 6th September (evening NZT) through to Sunday 8th September. The racing is being held at the Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium in Paris, the same venue as the canoe sprint at the Olympic games.
NZ Paracanoe Team for Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
Scott Martlew– Men’s Kayak Single 200m – KL2 , Men’s Va’a Single 200m -VL3
Peter Cowan – Men’s Va’a Single 200m -VL3
Scott Martlew will be competing at his 3rd consecutive Paralympic games. It is a debut games for Peter Cowan, who is in top form having won a silver medal at the 2024 World Championships in Hungary.
Paracanoe Explained– find out more about the craft and classifications
How to Watch
TVNZ will broadcast the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games in New Zealand. Paris 2024 will see the most extensive coverage for a Paralympic Games in New Zealand to date. This will include free coverage on TVNZ 1 from 7.30pm, five dedicated TVNZ+ pop-up channels covering live and delayed content, plus replays and highlights.
Follow Canoe Racing NZ social media channels – The CRNZ team will be doing all the hard work watching the action and keeping you up to date, so follow the CRNZ social media channels for daily schedules, live results and daily wraps.
NZ Paracanoe Schedule – events featuring or potentially featuring NZ athletes
Friday 6th September
8.10pm NZT – Men’s single KL2 200m Heats – Scott Martlew
10.05pm NZT – Men’s single VL3 200m heats- Peter Cowan, Scott Martlew
Sunday 7th September
8.14pm NZT – Men’s single KL2 200m Semi-finals
from 9.21pm NZT- Men’s single KL2 200m Finals B/A
Sunday 8th September
8.56pm NZT – Men’s single VL3 200m Semi-finals
From 10.33pm NZT – Men’s single VL3 200m Finals B/A
CRNZ will provide daily schedules, latest results and stories throughout the games, as our athletes take the final strokes in the Paddle to Paris.
See full Paracanoe Schedule and Results- https://www.paralympic.org/en/paris-2024-paralympics/schedule/para-canoe
