Search results for ‘2012 Paralympic’
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Enlightenment theme for London Paralympics
As details of the London Paralympics opening ceremony are announced, Channel 4 News looks at why London 2012 could be the best games to date but it won’t be the biggest.
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Extra 1m public transport users during Paralympics
Expect transport chaos in September when a million extra commuters cram into tubes, buses and DLR stations, as the last week of the London Paralympic Games overlaps with the return to school.
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Mind-controlled bobsleigh among Paralympic gadgets
A new exhibition of gadgets that could revolutionise the future of Paralympic sports has been unveiled, with a mind-controlled bobsleigh and a new sport called canonball among the entries.
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Meet the women making Paralympic history
Channel 4 News meets two women who have made Paralympic history, decades apart.
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London 2012 Olympics: six months to go
London’s 2012 opening ceremony is to be called Isles of Wonder, organisers have revealed. With just six months to go, Britain’s Olympic medallists tell Channel 4 News “this Games will be spectacular”.
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How difficult is Paralympic basketball?
How difficult is wheelchair basketball for an able-bodied player? Channel 4 News brings together Guildford Heat captain Mike Martin and Paralympic medallist Simon Munn to find out.
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London 2012 Olympic stadium athletics track unveiled
Channel 4 News Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson dusts down his trainers for a lap of the new track at the London 2012 Olympic stadium.
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Campaigners threaten Paralympics boycott
Campaigners are threatening a boycott of next year’s Paralympic Games because of links between the International Paralympic Committee and a company that tests disabled people’s “fitness to work”
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London 2012 Olympic athletes named
Britain’s greatest Olympic sailor, Ben Ainslie, is among the first athletes to be named for London 2012. The 34-year-old describes his selection as “a big relief”.
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Four flames to light up Paralympic torch relay
The 2012 Paralympics will begin with “intriguing” flame-lighting events across the UK, but organisers tell Channel 4 News final details and the torch design will stay secret until next year.
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Simon says Paralympic gold ‘definitely do-able’
Simon Munn, a record-breaking wheelchair basketball player, tells Channel 4 News why he is “bored” telling people how he lost his leg and that gold in London 2012 is “definitely do-able”.
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How many Paralympics athletes can you name?
With exactly one year until the London 2012 Paralympics, Channel 4 News asks athletes and Paralympic sports bosses if attitudes towards the Games are changing.
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Paralympic footballers were ‘naive’ about sport
As the event schedule for the London 2012 Paralympics is released, Channel 4 News speaks to footballers who admit they were “naive” and “sceptical” about disability football until they got involved.
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Paralympic ticket system same as Olympics
Tickets for the Paralympics will go on sale using the same system as the Olympics. London 2012 bosses say a ballot is the fairest way to allocate tickets.
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London 2012: race to the finish line and beyond
Olympian Jonathan Edwards tells Channel 4 News he has to “pinch himself” on seeing the London 2012 venues with a year to go – but what else is left to do to make the games, and the legacy, a success?
