THE Paralympic Games are set to start in Paris and will run for about 12 to 13 days, thrilling fans with exciting and inspiring events.
Channel 4’s star-studded presenting team promises to bring every thrilling detail to life from the Paralympics 2024.
Who are the Channel 4 Paralympic wheelchair basketball commentators?
Clare Griffiths
Clare Griffiths is a retired wheelchair basketball player and broadcaster.
She was born on September 18, 1979, in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England.
Clare’s athletic career is marked by her impressive achievements in wheelchair basketball, having competed in five Paralympic Games and earned numerous medals including seven bronze medals at the European Championships.
She began her sporting journey with county hockey and horseback riding, but her career took a dramatic turn in 1997 when she sustained a spinal injury in a horseback riding accident, resulting in paraplegia.
During her rehabilitation at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, she discovered wheelchair basketball.
She made her international debut at the Wheelchair Basketball World Championship in 1998 and went on to represent Great Britain in multiple international tournaments.
In addition to her role as a player, Clare was a co-captain of the British team during the London 2012 Paralympics and played a key role in the team’s historic 4th place finish at the Rio 2016 Paralympics.
Her career also includes professional stints with Sardinia Sassari in Italy, making her one of the first British women to play in an international top league.
Clare graduated with a degree in sport and exercise science from Loughborough University in 2003 and has since transitioned into broadcasting.
She has worked as a commentator alongside Dan Strange at events such as the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games and the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.
Dan Strange
Dan Strange is an international sports broadcaster and commentator with a career spanning numerous elite sports events globally.
He has worked for major broadcasters including BT Sport, Channel 4, Star Sports India, IMG, and the BBC.
His extensive experience covers a wide range of sports, such as hockey, basketball, badminton, rugby, and more.
Dan has provided commentary for various Olympic and Paralympic events, including serving as the lead commentator for wheelchair basketball at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics.
He has also reported on and commentated for several major sporting events, such as the Hockey World Cups, EuroCup Basketball, Premiership Rugby, and the FIH Pro League.
Additionally, Dan has worked as a paddock reporter at Royal Ascot, one of the most prestigious horse racing events in the world.
In addition to his broadcasting work, Dan founded Dan the Skipping Man, a well-regarded brand in the school and lifestyle market.
He also runs Class Commentary, a service that bridges his sports broadcasting experience with the educational sector.
All of the events taking place at the Paris 2024 Paralympics
Each sport is broken down into subcategories giving athletes the chance to compete on equal terms with those who have a similar impairment.
Here are the events:
- Para archery
- Para athletics
- Para badminton
- Blind football
- Boccia
- Para canoe
- Para cycling
- Para equestrian
- Goalball
- Para judo
- Para powerlifting
- Para rowing
- Shooting Para sport
- Sitting volleyball
- Para swimming
- Para table tennis
- Para taekwondo
- Para triathlon
- Wheelchair basketball
- Wheelchair fencing
- Wheelchair rugby
- Wheelchair tennis
