Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
The 2012 Summer Paralympics opening ceremony was held on 29 August 2012, starting at 20:30 BST and marking the official opening of the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, England. [2] The show – named Enlightenment – had Jenny Sealey and Bradley Hemmings as its artistic directors, [ 3 ] leading a team that included Jon Bausor as set designer ...
The 2012 Summer Paralympics, branded as the London 2012 Paralympic Games, ... The Paralympic cauldron. The opening ceremony was held on 29 August at the Olympic Stadium.
Opening ceremony – The opening ceremony took place from 20:00 to 0:20 and featured public figures in attendance, as well as Stephen Hawking. The Cauldron was lit by Margaret Maughan , while Queen Elizabeth II opened the games.
The 2012 Summer Paralympics, the fourteenth Summer Paralympic Games, and also more generally known as the London 2012 Paralympic Games, was a major international multi-sport event for the disabled governed by the International Paralympic Committee, that took place in London, United Kingdom from 29 August to 9 September.
Prior to London 2012 there had been considerable apprehension about Britain's ability to stage an opening ceremony that could reach the standard set at the Beijing Summer Games of 2008. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The 2008 ceremony had been noted for its scale, extravagance and expense, hailed as the "greatest ever", [ 5 ] and had cost £65m.
A gallery of highlights from the opening ceremony of the Paralympics captured by AP photographers at the Paris Games. AP Paralympics: https://apnews.com/hub ...
Pages in category "Paralympics opening ceremonies" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. ... 2012 Summer Paralympics opening ceremony;
The 2024 Summer Paralympics kicked off with a bang Thursday with the opening ceremony in Paris. Athletes from around the world paraded down the iconic Champs-Elysées avenue to Place de la ...