Paralympics is the major international competition event for athletes who have physical disabilities.
An international wheelchair game was held in 1948. It is the beginning of Paralympics. Twelve years later, the first official Paralympic was held in Rome, Italy in 1960. The reason for holding Paralympics is creating an elite sports competition for people with disabilities that would be equivalent to the Olympic Games.
The opening ceremony of 2012 Paralympic will be held in London at 8.30 BST 29 August 2012. There will be more than 2100 medals presented at this event. . The significant meaning of Paralympic games is to change the way people see disability.
The logo for 2012 Paralympic is below:
165 countries are involved in and Australia is sending 161 athletes to London to attend this Paralympic. Wheelchair rugby player Greg Smith has been chosen to carry Australia team flag at the London Paralympic Games opening ceremony. The Australian Wheelchair basketball team is known as the Rollers.
Kurt Fearnley is a male athlete of wheelchair sports presenting Australia in 2012 Paralympic. He has won the champions of marathon Man of wheelchair sports twice in Paralympics in 2008 and 2004. Moreover, he also won the champion of 5000m wheelchair sports in 2004 Athens Paralympic and a lot of silver and brown medal in Paralympics and other international competition events.
