Everything about 2012 Summer Paralympics totally explained
The
2012 Summer Paralympic Games will be the fourteenth
Paralympics and will take place between
29 August 2012 and
9 September 2012. The Games will be held in
London,
United Kingdom after the city was successful with its
its bid for the Paralympics and
Summer Olympic Games. There will be 1.6 million tickets available for the various events with a predicted sell-out rate of 63 %.
In their evaluation report, the
International Olympic Committee (IOC) states that "With its rich history, the capacities of UK Paralympic Sport are among the best in the world."
Venues
Of the twenty paralympic sports, nine sports will be played in London's Olympic Park which will be built specifically for the Olympic and Paralympic games. These are:
The ExCeL Centre will host a further six sports:
Boccia
Judo
Powerlifting
Table Tennis
Volleyball (sitting)
Wheelchair Basketball
The shooting events will be held at the Royal Artillery Barracks in Woolwich and the road cycling at Regent's Park in central London. Grenwich park will host the equestrian events.
Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy will host the sailing events.
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