Seven’s Paralympic Games
Seven’s Paralympic Games
The 16th Paralympic Games will be live on the Seven Network, with viewers set to enjoy unprecedented coverage of one of elite sport’s greatest events.
Starting with the Opening Ceremony on 24 August, Seven’s coverage will take fans inside the Paralympic Games like never before across 13 action-packed days.
From morning to midnight every day on Seven and 7plus, fans will be able to choose from an unprecedented offering of up to 16 live streams – all live, free and in HD.
Seven’s Tokyo 2020 coverage will be led by a world-class commentary team headlined by the biggest and best group of Paralympians ever assembled for an Australian broadcast.
Australian Paralympic legends Kurt Fearnley and Annabelle Williams will anchor Seven’s coverage, alongside Johanna Griggs, Matt White and Emma Vosti.
Our commentary line-up is headlined by Aussie Paralympic icon Priya Cooper, a nine-time swimming Gold medallist, and three-time athletics Gold winner Tim Matthews, who will bring rare insight to the competition at the pool and track respectively in Tokyo.
Joining them are Jessica Gallagher, the first Australian to win medals at both the Paralympic Games and Winter Paralympic Games, wheelchair basketball Gold medallist Nick Morris and dual wheelchair rugby silver medallist Bryce Alman.
Fans will also enjoy unparalleled inner-sanctum access to the Australian competitors in Tokyo, with Australian team co-captain and defending gold medallist Ryley Batt (wheelchair rugby) and Rio 2016 gold medallist Curtis McGrath (para-canoeing) both set to join Seven’s commentary team once they have finished competing.
Seven’s team of reporters on the ground in Tokyo will include another Australian Paralympic great Katrina Webb, who won three gold medals in athletics across three Paralympic Games. Webb will be joined by 7NEWS reporters Matthew Carmichael, Chris Stubbs, Blake Johnson and Joel Dry, who will ensure audiences are kept up to date with all the latest news, colour and atmosphere of the Games.
Some of Australia’s pre-eminent callers will also be part of the live and free coverage, with Matt Hill, David Culbert, Jason Bennett and Darren Boyd all set to bring the Tokyo 2020 competition to life as only they can.
Eighteen of the 22 Paralympic disciplines will be covered live, including all the sports Australia traditionally excels in – swimming, athletics, cycling, wheelchair basketball and wheelchair rugby. For the first time, all these events will be live on 7plus.
With Tokyo in substantially the same time zone – Australia’s east coast is just one hour ahead – the stage is set perfectly for Australians to enjoy every moment of the Games’ 13 days, with all the biggest events poised to light up prime-time.
Viewers will wake up to all the latest Paralympic highlights, news and exclusive athlete interviews each day, with Australia’s #1 breakfast show Sunrise . Emma Vosti will then steer Seven’s morning broadcast before Paralympic Gold medallist Annabelle Williams and Matt White take the reins each afternoon.
Following 7NEWS live at 6.00 every night of the Games, one of Australia’s most respected and popular presenters, Johanna Griggs, will join forces with 13-time Paralympic medallist Kurt Fearnley to guide audiences through prime-time’s action-packed schedule of competition.
Sunrise is the only place to start your day during the Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, with live competition and all the Paralympic highlights every morning. David Koch and Natalie Barr will also cross live to our team of reporters at the centre of all the action in Tokyo.
7NEWS , Australia’s official Paralympic news service, is the only network with unrestricted access to the Games and will have the biggest team on the ground in Tokyo, operating 24 hours a day from inside venues and alongside athletes, taking Australians into the inner sanctum.
And 7NEWS.com.au will be the #1 online destination for Paralympic news, updates and daily event schedules. The website will feature a dedicated hub for results and medal tallies, plus all the latest breaking news, video highlights, exclusive content, in-depth features and the greatest stories from the Games.
Australians will be able to keep up to date with all the latest news, the biggest and best moments, and exclusive content, on the 7Sport social channels on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube.
Seven’s commentary line-up also includes the biggest-ever Paralympic Host Broadcasting Service of international callers and experts.
7plus: Your 7Paralympics Hub
Seven West Media has unveiled the most advanced digital product in Australian viewing history to deliver the Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 to all screens live and free from 24 August.
For the first time in Australian Paralympics history, there will be one destination to watch the medals, the records and the inspiring moments from the Games.
Seven will deliver its exclusive digital experience across 16 live streams, the most live streams ever hosted by an Australian broadcaster for a Paralympic Games.
Extending across Seven’s entire digital ecosystem including 7plus, 7NEWS. com.au and The West Australian, over 10,000 minutes will be streamed across the 13-day period, with three modes of viewing: live, full replay and short-form highlights.
The broadcast will feature a consistent experience across 20 different platforms allowing Australians to stream across any device of their choosing, and live EPG integration to ensure they never miss a moment.
7plus features:
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Watchlist: Provides users with the ability to add their favourite sport to an easily discoverable watchlist, allowing them to watch the event at their own convenience.
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Continue Watching: This gives signed-in users the ability to watch a sport full replay and pick up where they left off via the continue watching carousel located on their home screen.
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Captions: Live and VOD (including multilingual): To provide the ultimate accessible viewing experience for all our users, it’s important to provide captioning to ensure as many users as possible can watch their favourite sports, events and highlights.
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Autoplay: The autoplay functionality provides viewers with a simple way to binge multiple event replays and highlights without needing to lift a finger. It simply plays the next relevant piece of content.
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Chromecast and Airplay: As most people own multiple devices, including smart TVs and mobile phones, it’s becoming ever more important to provide a streaming service that supports this behaviour. The 7plus app will allow users to either Chromecast or Airplay content to their Chromecast or Airplay compatible device. This allows users to stream Tokyo 2020 on 7plus no matter the age of their television device.
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HD/SD selector: The 7plus player provides users with the ability to toggle between HD/SD to allow for the best and most data efficient streaming.
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Freeze Frame: A select, scaled range of devices have been enabled with Freeze Frame ads that appear as an overlay whenever a user pauses the content.
Australians will be able to keep up to date with all the latest news, the biggest and best moments, and exclusive content, on the 7Sport social channels on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube.
A message from Lewis Martin, Head of Network Sport
The Paralympic Games is one of international sport’s greatest events, and the Seven Network will proudly bring Australian viewers the biggest and best Paralympic coverage ever for Tokyo 2020.
Across 13 unmissable days starting with the Opening Ceremony on 24 August, fans will be able to choose from an unprecedented offering of up to 16 live streams on Seven and 7plus.
Seven’s commentary team will also boast the greatest number of Paralympians ever assembled for an Australian broadcast, making up half of Seven’s on-air line-up for Tokyo 2020.
This stellar group includes Paralympic greats Kurt Fearnley, Annabelle Williams, Katrina Webb, Priya Cooper, Tim Matthews, Jessica Gallagher, Nick Morris and Bryce Alman, along with current Paralympians Ryley Batt and Curtis McGrath.
With a remarkable 23 Paralympic Gold medals between them, they will bring unrivalled experience, knowledge and understanding to Seven’s coverage.
They will be joined by one of Australia’s most loved and respected hosts, Johanna Griggs, together with leading sport presenters Matt White and Emma Vosti, pre-eminent callers Matt Hill, David Culbert, Jason Bennett and Darren Boyd, and a dedicated team of reporters in Tokyo, who will bring viewers all the latest news, colour and excitement of the Games.
On the back of an extraordinary Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, where Australia matched its greatest ever tally of 17 Gold medals, we will cheer on our Paralympic team as it bids to top the 22 Golds it won at Rio 2016.
Seven’s unbeatable team will take you inside all the big moments and bring to life all the great stories, as our inspirational Paralympians boldly chase their sporting dreams.
Tokyo 2020 will be a momentous occasion you never forget. The only place you can watch all the history-making action live and free is Seven, Australia’s Home of the Paralympics