Ade Adepitan has hosted the Paralympics for Channel 4 for many years Alamy
Former wheelchair basketball player Ade Adepitan returns once again to host the Paralympics for Channel 4.
During his sporting career, he was a member of the Great Britain team that won bronze at the 2004 Summer Paralympics.
Ade was also one of the main presenters of the London 2012 Paralympics on Channel 4 and again four years later in Rio.
He also went on to work as a presenter on the BBC for the Invictus Games in Toronto, Canada , in 2017.
Over the years he has become a popular TV presenter and pundit and is often seen on our screens.
He was awarded an MBE for service to disability sport in 2005.
Ellie Simmonds
Ellie Simmonds has first hand Paralympic experience PA
Paralympic swimming champion Ellie Simmonds is also part of this top line-up of presenters.
Over the years the gold medalist has become the nation’s sweetheart thanks to her impressive accolades.
Ellie was the youngest British athlete at the 2008 Paralympics in Beijing , and won gold medals in the 100m freestyle and 400m freestyle.
Four years later in front of a vociferous home crowd, Simmonds was on the money again, defending her 400m freestyle title with a new world record and also securing the 200m individual medley.
She also won silver in the 100m freestyle and bronze in the 50m freestyle in London .
Ellie defended her 200m individual medley title in Rio, winning her fifth Paralympic gold medal.
She was given an MBE in the 2009 New Year Honours, and was the youngest person to ever be handed this accolade at just 14.
In the 2013 New Year Honours, Ellie received an OBE for her services to Paralympic sport.
Ed Jackson
Ed Jackson has been an inspiration since suffering a horror fall Darren Fletcher
Rugby Union player Ed Jackson joins the line-up of presenters.
During his career, the former No 8 played for Wasps and The Gwent Dragons.
The sports star is paralysed after he dived into a shallow swimming pool and suffered extensive spinal injuries in 2017.
While many people would have been left devastated and unable to cope with this news, that was never going to be the case for Ed.
He has defied professional opinion, climbing Mount Snowdon, and even the equivalent height of Everest on his parents’ stairs and managed to stay positive ever since the accident.
Billy Monger
Billy Monger is also hosting coverage for Channel 4 Sam Riley/Comic Relief
Billy Monger , also known by his nickname “Billy Whizz”, has been driving since he was three, when his father bought him his first go-kart.
He competed all over the UK and the Channel Islands before he joined the F4 British Championship .
In 2016 – aged just 17 – he achieved three podium finishes in his first season.
But in April 2017, he was involved in what was described as one of British motorsports most horrific crashes resulting in a double leg amputation.
Billy has now switched to being a pundit and has enjoyed a successful career.
Vick Hope
Vick Hope is a big signing for Channel 4 Getty
Vick Hope has seen a meteoric rise to fame over the last decade.
The broadcaster is now best known for her afternoon show on Radio 1.
Calvin Harris’ wife is now part of the Channel 4 line-up of hosts for the Paralympics.
Josh Pugh
Josh Pugh will give his take on the Games TV Company
Comedian Josh Pugh completes the line-up of hosts covering the Paralympics for Channel 4.
The stand-up star has enjoyed a successful career since bursting onto the scene in 2014.
The comic is known for Mock The Week, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown , and Never Mind The Buzzcocks.
Josh also hosts a podcast, Josh And Phil’s Knowledge Club, with Phil Pagett
How to watch the Paralympics 2024?
The Paris 2024 Paralympics will be broadcast live on Channel 4 in the UK from August 28, 2024 at 7pm.
The Games are running until September 8, 2024.
US spectators can tune in on either Peacock or NBC Olympics platforms.
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.
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