The Paralympics start this week. Here's when Saskatchewan's athletes are competing

There are 10 athletes with ties to Saskatchewan competing at the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games, which officially start on Wednesday.

The Games kick off with Wednesday's opening ceremonies and run until Sept. 8. Audiences can tune in to CBC/Radio-Canada's coverage on CBC, CBC Gem, CBC's Paris 2024 website and the CBC Paris 2024 app.

Saskatchewan will be represented by three Para swimmers, two wheelchair basketball players, a Para cyclist, a Para rower, a sitting volleyball player and Para javelin thrower.

To find out when they will be in action, check out the details below.

This list includes nearly all of the scheduled events the Saskatchewan athletes could compete in. All times are in central time.

Aug. 28

The Paralympic opening ceremony is the start of the journey for Saskatchewan's athletes. It starts at 11:30 a.m.

Aug. 29

At the Tokyo Paralympics in 2021, Saskatoon's Shelby Newkirk set Canadian records in every Para swimming event she entered. The 28-year-old is looking for another strong performance in Paris. She kicks off her Paralympic campaign in the 50-metre freestyle S6. Her preliminary heat starts at 3:03 a.m. If she qualifies for the final, she'll be back in the pool at 11:17 a.m.

Hannah Ouellette is making her Para swimming debut in Paris. The 18-year-old Saskatoon native's Games kick off with the 200-metre freestyle S5. The heats for that race begin at 3:50 a.m., and if Ouellette qualifies for the final, she'll be racing for a medal at 12:40 p.m.

Para cyclist Keely Shaw of Midale was Saskatchewan's only Paralympian or Olympian to medal in Tokyo. The 30-year-old starts her Paris Games with the C4-5 500-metre time trial qualifiers at 4 a.m. If she qualifies for the final, she'll be back on the track at 7:45 a.m.

Julie Kozun of Melfort lost her left leg in a lawn mower accident when she was a teenager. Now she is representing Canada in sitting volleyball at the Paralympics for the second time. The Canadians take on Slovenia at 10 a.m.

Aug. 30

Jacob Wassermann was paralyzed from the waist down after the Humboldt Broncos bus crash. He is now competing in the highest level of Para rowing despite only starting the sport around two years ago. The 24-year-old's first event in Paris is the PR1 single sculls heat at 2:10 a.m.

Para cyclist Shaw won the bronze medal in the C4 3,000-metre individual pursuit in Tokyo. She says she wants to upgrade her medal in Paris. The qualifying heats of the event start at 4:15 a.m. and the gold medal race is at 7:25 a.m.

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Saskatchewan's Keely Shaw says she is looking to upgrade from her bronze medal at the Paris Paralympics. The Para cyclist says she is faster than she was in Tokyo. And she has a true passion for her sport — crediting it with saving her life.

Canada's wheelchair basketball team features two hoopers from Regina. Nik Goncin is playing in his third Paralympics, while Garrett Ostepchuk made his Paralympic debut in Tokyo. They kick off their 2024 Games against hosts France at 10:15 a.m.

Aug. 31

In Para athletics, Saskatoon's Ashlyn Renneberg is making her Paralympic debut in Paris. The visually impaired athlete will be competing in the women's F13 javelin. She set a new Canadian record in June with a 31.48 metre throw at a Grand Prix in Switzerland.  Renneberg is competing in the final at 2 a.m.

In Para rowing, Wassermann could be back in action if he has to compete in the PR1 single sculls repechage round. That race starts at 2:10 a.m.

In wheelchair basketball, Goncin and Ostepchuk return to the court to take on Great Britain at 4:45 a.m.

And in sitting volleyball, Kozun and Team Canada are hoping to medal at the 2024 Paris Paralympics after finishing fourth in Tokyo. They take on Brazil at noon.

Sept. 1

Wassermann is the only Saskatchewan athlete who might be competing on Sept. 1 in Para rowing. The PR1 men's single sculls Final B is at 1:50 a.m. while the PR1 men's single sculls Final A is at 3:30 a.m.

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Six years ago, Jacob Wassermann was still recovering from the international headline-making 2018 Humboldt Broncos’ bus crash, which left the hockey goaltender paralyzed from the waist down. Now, he's about to represent his country as a rower in the 2024 Paralympic Games.

Sept. 2

Meadow Lake Para swimmer Nikita Ens kicks off her second Paralympics with the 50-metre Backstroke S3. The 35-year-old will be in the pool for her preliminary heat at 2:16 a.m., and the final is at 10:05 a.m.

Goncin and Ostepchuk are back in action at 8:05 a.m. for the Canadian wheelchair basketball team's final group stage game against Germany.

Kozun and Canada's sitting volleyball team return to the court to take on Rwanda at 10 a.m. 

Sept. 3 

Ens will be back in the Para swimming pool for her 100-metre freestyle S3 heat at 2:59 a.m. If she qualifies for the final, she will be swimming for a medal at 11:28 p.m. 

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Nikita Ens is ready to represent Saskatchewan on the world stage, yet again. She previously competed in the 2021 Tokyo Paralympics and is now headed to Paris, this time alongside two of her teammates.

All eight wheelchair basketball teams at the Paralympics play in the quarterfinals. Goncin, Ostepchuk and the rest of Canada's squad could be in action any time between 5:45 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.

In wheelchair fencing, Ryan Rousell of Asquith is competing in his second Paralympics. The sabre competition starts with the round of 32 at 5 a.m. and concludes with the gold medal match at 12:40 p.m. 

Sept. 4

Para swimmer Newkirk returns to the pool for the 100-metre freestyle S7 heat at 3:10 a.m. If she qualifies for the final, she will be racing for a medal at 11:29 a.m.

Shaw is back in action in Para cycling in the C4 individual time trial. The start time for the road race has not yet been set.

Sept. 5

Goncin and Ostepchuk could be playing in the wheelchair basketball semifinals at 8 a.m. or 1:30 p.m.

Kozun and Canada's sitting volleyball team could be playing in the semifinals at 10 a.m. or noon if they finish in the top four of the group stage. 

Sept. 6

Rousell is back in action in wheelchair fencing. The épée competition starts with the round of 32 at 1 a.m. and concludes with the final at 12:40 p.m. 

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Ryan Rousell is preparing to head to Paris for his second Paralympics. He's been pushing himself to be one of the best in the world at wheelchair fencing, and he's doing it all out of a church in his hometown of Asquith, Sask.

Para swimmer Ouellette returns to the pool for the 50-metre butterfly S5 heat at 2:10 a.m. If she qualifies for the final, she'll be racing again at 9:59 a.m.

In Para cycling, Shaw has her last race of the 2024 Paris Paralympics. She'll be back in action for the C4-5 road race, which doesn't have a set start time yet.

Sept. 7

Saskatchewan's Para swimmers will be wrapping up their Games in the pool. Newkirk's 100-metre backstroke S6 heat is at 1:57 a.m. and the final is at 9:53 a.m. Ouellette's heat in the 200-metre individual medley SM5 is at 3:25 a.m. and the final is at 12:02 p.m.

Kozun and Canada's sitting volleyball team want to bring home a medal. The bronze medal game is at 7 a.m. while the gold is at 11:30 a.m.

Goncin and Ostepchuk are also looking to have a big result at the Paralympics in wheelchair basketball. The bronze medal game is at 8 a.m. and the gold is at 1:30 p.m.

Sept. 8

Saskatchewan's Paralympians will get to celebrate their accomplishments at the closing ceremony, which starts at 11:50 a.m.