Watch
out NBC, your delayed screening of the 2012 London Summer Games has just been
one-upped by YouTube.
YouTube
announced last Friday that it will be streaming the upcoming Paralympic Games live, bringing coverage
not otherwise available to viewers in the U.S. and Canada. Though the
Paralympic Games will be shown on TV in several countries, International
Paralympic Committee’s YouTube channel will be the only option for North
American viewers, who will also be privy to live commentary during more than
500 hours of live play.
In
addition to the live coverage, more than 1000 hours of replays, interviews and
behind-the-scenes footage will be available to viewers around the world.
The
Paralympics kicked off in London Wednesday and run through Sept. 9. If you
missed the opening ceremonies, you can catch up on YouTube.
The
U.S. Olympic Committee is making additional content available on its channel,
TeamUSA.
One
event not to miss is the men's 100 meter sprint on Sept. 6, in which South
Africa's Oscar Pistorius — known as the "Blade Runner" — will
compete. Pistorius made history during the London Summer Games, as the first
athlete ever to compete with synthetic limbs.
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