The event is being covered live in the United States.
When: 6:55 a.m.-10 a.m. Eastern time on Tuesday Where: NBCSN, NBCOlympics.com, NBC Sports app The opening ceremony for the 16th Summer Paralympics will take place at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo on Tuesday. The stadium has a capacity of 68,000 but will be largely empty because of the coronavirus pandemic, except for the Paralympic athletes, their support staff, stadium workers, volunteers and members of the news media.