MILANO CORTINA 2026 PARALYMPIC WINTER GAMES on 9

3rd June 2025

Nine Entertainment Co. (Nine) and the Fondazione Milano Cortina 2026 have today announced that Nine has secured the exclusive free and paid audio-visual and non-exclusive audio rights to the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games. 

The deal once again places Nine at the forefront of Australian Paralympic sport coverage as Australia’s official Paralympic Network, after the record-breaking coverage of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games was watched by more than 10 million viewers. 

Nine will bring the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games to Australian audiences from March 6-15, delivered exclusively on the 9Network, 9Now and Stan Sport. 

In addition to free-to-air and streaming coverage, Nine will bring unparalleled storytelling, imagery and sounds of the Winter Paralympic Games to audiences across Nine’s platforms, with key moments across its talk radio stations 2GB, 3AW, 6PR and 4BC, as well as coverage published across Nine’s suite of print and online publishing platforms, including The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, Brisbane Times, WAtoday, The Australian Financial Review, nine.com.au and wwos.com.au. 

Seen as one of the most transformational sporting events on earth that leave host countries and cities a better place for people with disabilities, the Paralympics provides a rare opportunity to unite the world. Milano Cortina 2026 will mark the 50th anniversary since the first Paralympic Winter Games in 1976. Up to 665 Para-athletes from 50 countries are set to compete at the Games, contesting 79 medal events across six sports.