2012 Summer Paralympics

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Opening ceremony	August 29
Closing ceremony	September 9
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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."

[edit] 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.^[1] These are:

• Archery
• Athletics
• Track Cycling
• Football
• Goalball
• Swimming
• Wheelchair Fencing
• Wheelchair Rugby
• Wheelchair Tennis

The ExCeL Centre will host a further six sports:

• Boccia
• Judo
• Powerlifting
• Table Tennis
• Volleyball
• 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. ^[2] Grenwich park will host the equestrian events.^[3]

[edit] See also

• 2012 Summer Olympics
• Olympic Park, London

[edit] References

1. ^ Official London Olympics Committee Venue List. Retrieved on 2007-01-02.
2. ^ Paralympics venue plan unveiled. Retrieved on 2007-01-02.
3. ^ London 2012 unveil Paralympic venue plan. Retrieved on 2007-01-02.

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