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The 2012 Summer Paralympics, branded as the London 2012 Paralympic Games, were an international multi-sport parasports event held from 29 August to 9 September 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. They were the 14th Summer Paralympic Games as organised by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).
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 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.
This article contains a chronological summary of major events from the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London. All times are in British Summer Time ( UTC+1 ). Calendar
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
British Swimming selected 44 swimmers [3] for the Paralympic Games based on qualifying times set at trial events in London and Sheffield in March and April 2012 respectively. [73] Selection of the first sixteen competitors was confirmed by the British Paralympic Association in April 2012, [ 74 ] with a further 28 selected in May on confirmation ...
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]
The games were won without a commitment to deliver Crossrail by 2012. This was the largest transport project proposed for London, and it was widely assumed in the early stages of the bidding process that the games could not be won without a guarantee that it would be completed before the games.