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In August 2009, Royal Mail unveiled a series of 30 stamps (reflecting the 30th Olympiad) in honour of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, released in batches of ten between 2009 and July 2011. Each stamp featured an Olympic or Paralympic sport and the London 2012 logo. [28] [29] [30]
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 ...
Each stamp featured an Olympic or Paralympic sport and in addition carried the London 2012 logo. [7] The Royal Mail had initially proposed that photographs be included as well but this was abandoned as the photos would have to be of dead people as the only living person allowed to feature on stamps in the United Kingdom is the Queen . [ 8 ]
London 2012 – This logo was designed by Wolff Olins and was published on 4 June 2007. It was similar to the traditional Olympic logo with minor changes, notably the addition of the words "Paralympic Games" and the agitos in place of the Olympic Rings. A representation of the number 2012, the Paralympic agitos were embedded within the zero. [17]
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On 6 July 2005, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) chose London as the host city for the 2012 Olympic Games. After the success of the London bid, LOCOG was formed to continue the work started by the bidding team. LOCOG was officially designated as the organisers of the Games at its first board meeting on 7 October 2005.
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