2012 Summer Paralympic Games

De 2012 Summer Paralympics, wey be branded as de London 2012 Paralympic Games, na ebe international multi-sport parasports event wey dem hold from 29 August go 9 September 2012 insyd London, England, United Kingdom. Na ebe de 14th Summer Paralympic Games wey de International Paralympic Committee (IPC) organise.

Na dese Games be de first Summer Paralympics wey na dem host by London, wey be de first hosted solely by Great Britain; de English village of Stoke Mandeville co-host de 1984 Games plus Long Island, New York after ein original host, de University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, withdraw secof financial issues. Insyd 1948, na de village host de Stoke Mandeville Games—de first organised sporting event for athletes plus disabilities, den a precursor to de modern Paralympic Games—to coincide plus de opening of de 1948 Olympics insyd London. Insyd 1935, na London host de 1935 Summer Deaflympics.

Secof Parasports be a cultural factor of great impact insyd Great Britain, na de organisers expect de Games to be de first Paralympics to achieve mass-market appeal, wey be fuelled by continued enthusiasm over Great Britain ein performance during de Olympics, awareness of Great Britain ein role insyd de history of de Paralympics, de presence of de first global Paralympic star insyd history – na de South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius (wey cam be de first double amputee to compete insyd de Summer Olympics alongsyd non-disabled athletes), den increasing media coverage den promotion of Paralympic sport (wey dey include de first developed major advertising campaign wey a local broadcaster make). Na de Games ultimately meet dese expectations, wey break records for ticket sales, heightening de profile of de Paralympics insyd relation to de Olympics, den dey prompt IPC presido Philip Craven to declare dem de "greatest Paralympic Games ever."

Na dem hold a total of 503 events insyd 20 sports during de Games; na events for athletes plus intellectual disabilities (ID) return to de Paralympic programme after na dem suspend am dey follow de 2000 Summer Paralympics, na The Games be contested by a record 4,302 athletes wey dey represent 164 National Paralympic Committees, plus 14 countries wey dey make dema Paralympic debut. For de third Summer Paralympics in a row, na China win de most medals overall, plus a total of 231 (na 95 of dem be gold), wey be followed by Russia den Great Britain.

 References 

External links

London 2012 on the International Paralympic Committee website
Official Site of the 2012 Summer Paralympics (Archived)


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