Included will be the first prime-time coverage of the Paralympics on the main NBC channel, four hours spread over three highlight shows. And in another nod to the elevation of adaptive sports for people with impairments, the U.S. Olympic Committee has become the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee. Yet resources for the Paralympians, from news media coverage to sponsorship deals, hardly approach what is available to Olympians. There were four Olympic gatherings, each stretching over five days, but only one scheduled for the Paralympic Games. The standard for the Tokyo Paralympics to surpass would be the London Paralympics in 2012.

Source: International New York Times August 23, 2021 19:52 UTC