London 2012 – Best Games Ever
Paralympic Games
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What do you think – was the London 2012 Paralympics the greatest Games ever? Has it changed our perceptions about people with a disability and inspired and excited the world? Tell us what you think! This video features some of the biggest upsets – Alan Fonteles beating Oscar Pistorius in the 200m T44 race, Will Bayley losing in the table tennis finals and Jody Cundy’s cycling disqualification. It also features some of the biggest highs of the Games – former F1 driver Alex Zanardi winning his first gold in Brands Hatch and Ellie Simmonds winning her race and being presented a medal by British Prime Minister David Cameron. It also features Jonnie Peacock’s epic win in the Olympic Stadium. The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) is the global governing body of the Paralympic Movement. The IPC organizes the Summer and Winter Paralympic Games, and serves as the International Federation for nine sports, for which it supervises and co-ordinates the World Championships and other competitions. The IPC is committed to enabling Paralympic athletes to achieve sporting excellence and to develop sport opportunities for all persons with a disability from the beginner to elite level. In addition, the IPC aims to promote the Paralympic values, which include courage, determination, inspiration and equality. For further information, please visit . To watch videos on demand of the London 2012 Paralympic Games, and subscribe to ParalympicSport.TV, please go to . Also, you may follow the Paralympic Movement on Facebook at or on Twitter at .
22.02.2022