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London 2012 Paralympic Torch

Paralympic Flames were lit on the highest peaks of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland and will soon come together to form the Paralympic Torch.

London Olympic Park Aerial View

The Paralympic Flag arrives in Sochi

Olympic Stadium

LOCOG is transitioning the look of London and the Olympic Park to reflect the Paralympic Games, now just a week away.

A picture of man fixing up a wheelchair

There will be a team of 80 prosthetists, orthotists and wheelchair technicians from the IPC's worldwide partner helping 4,200 athletes at the Paralympic Games.

Haiti athletes

The two athletes representing Haiti at London 2012 hope to help their country’s Paralympic programme grow for future Games.

Jon Snow

Journalist and TV presenter Jon Snow will host the Paralympic Ball on 5 September, which will help raise funds for the IPC's Agitos Foundation.

London 2012 begins 'bedding in' at Olympic Village 6 months ahead of the Games

The daughter of Ludwig Guttmann, the founder of the Paralympic Games, has been named the Mayor of the London 2012 Paralympic Village.

Raphael Botsyo Nkegbe

For the first time ever the Ghanaian team has qualified athletes to participate in the Paralympic Games and they have high hopes for a top performance.

German Sitting Volleyball team

The German team hope their discipline and passion will get them to the podium at the London 2012 Sitting Volleyball competition.

Beijing 2008

With Katie Holloway and Kendra Lancaster leading the team, the Americans hope to best China for gold at London 2012.

A picture of a stadium

At the London 2012 Paralympic Games, athletes with an intellectual impairment will take part for the first time in 12 years.

Agitos in Cardiff

With less than two weeks until the Paralympics, the first of five sets of giant Agitos launched in the UK.

Kurt Fearnley

Australian wheelchair racer Kurt Fearnley is training in Switzerland and more excited than ever for London 2012.

Cindy Ouellet

The Canadian Paralympic Committee revealed their delegation for the London 2012 Paralympic Games this week.

London's Olympic Park

A record 2.2 million tickets have been sold for the London 2012 Paralympic Games to date, with 2.5 million expected to be made available in total.

Mihovil Spanja competing

The IPC revealed nine names with more than 100 years of sport commentary experience between them that will talk viewers through more than 780 hours of its live sport coverage.

A picture of a man posing for a photo

The Best Of Men is the remarkable and uplifting true story of the birth of the Paralympic Games and its visionary creator Dr. Ludwig Guttmann.

Anti-Doping London image

Elena Chistilina, who won two silver medals at June's 2012 IPC Athletics European Championships, has been suspended for two years.

A picture of a man in a wheelchair playing tennis

At the London 2012 Paralympic Games, the men’s Wheelchair Tennis singles event could be one of the best hidden charms says the IPC's Stuart Lieberman.