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The 2012 Paralympics was the fourteenth Games to be held, a quadrennial competition open to athletes with physical and intellectual disabilities. The games were held in London, United Kingdom, from 29 August to 9 September 2012. [1] Some 4,280 athletes, representing 164 National Paralympic Committees (NPCs), competed in 503 events in 20 sports.
The official mascot of the 2012 Summer Paralympic Games, Mandeville, was unveiled alongside its Olympic counterpart Wenlock on 19 May 2010. As characters, they are portrayed as drops of steel from a steelworks in Bolton, and feature singular camera eyes —representing "focus"— with the cameras capturing aspects of the Games.
Pages in category "Events at the 2012 Summer Paralympics" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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.
Athletics events at the 2012 Summer Paralympics were held in the Olympic Stadium and in The Mall in London, United Kingdom, from 31 August to 9 September 2012. [ 1 ] Classification
Swimming at the 2012 Paralympic Games was held from 30 August to 8 September 2012 at the London Aquatics Centre in London, UK. [1] The competition consisted of 148 events, across multiple classifications, and all swum in a long course (50m) pool. [2] Up to 600 swimmers (340 males, 260 females) swam in the Games. [3]
Gold medalists [2]; Sport Event Competitor(s) NPC Rec Ref; Cycling: Women's individual pursuit C1-3: Sini Zheng China Women's individual pursuit C4: Susan Powell Australia Women's individual pursuit C5
The Men's 200m athletics events for the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from August 31 to September 8. A total of 13 events were contested over this distance for 13 different classifications. [1]