The 2012 Summer Paralympic Games, the fourteenth Summer Paralympic Games, are taking place between 29 August and 9 September, as governed by the International Paralympic Committee. They are being held in London, United Kingdom, after the city was successful with its bid for the 2012 Summer Olympics. It is the second-largest multi-sport event ever held in the United Kingdom after the Summer Olympics, and is expected to be the largest and most commercially successful Paralympics ever; prior to the Games the IPC estimated that over 4,200 athletes from 164 nations would compete. Growing interest in Paralympic sport worldwide and Great Britain's success during the recent Summer Olympics helped contribute to a significantly higher demand for tickets than ever before, breaking numerous sales records

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China's Gu Xiao Fei celebrates taking silver in the men's -82.50kg powerlifting event during the medal
ceremony at the 2012 Paralympics, Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012, in London.

2. New Zealand's Peter Martin competes in the men's javelin throw F52/53 at the 2012 Paralympics in London, Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012

3. Brazil's Felipe Gomes (L) and guide Leonardo Souza Lopes (R) compete in the men's 200m T11 semi-final during the athletics
competition at the London 2012 Paralympic Games in the Olympic Stadium in east London on September 4, 2012.

4. United States' Tanner Gers competes in the men's long jump F11 at the 2012 Paralympics in London, Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012

5. China's Li Huzhao leads the way during the men's 800m T53 round 1 during the athletics competition at the
London 2012 Paralympic Games in the Olympic Stadium in east London on September 4, 2012.

6. Venezuela's Jesus Aguilar raises his wheelchair after crashing just before the finish line during the men's 800m
T53 round 1 during the athletics competition at the London 2012 Paralympic Games in the Olympic Stadium in
east London on September 4, 2012.

7. Cuba's Yunidis Castillo celebrates wins the women's 100m T46 round 1 heat 2 during the athletics competition at
the London 2012 Paralympic Games in the Olympic Stadium in east London on September 4, 2012.

8. Mexico's Jorge Benjamin Gonzalez Sauceda takes part in the men's 400m T12 semi-final beneath the Paralympic Flame during the
athletics competition at the London 2012 Paralympic Games in the Olympic Stadium in east London on September 4, 2012.

9. Dirceu Jose Pinto and Eliseu Dos Santos of Brazil celebrate winning gold in Mixed Pairs Boccia - BC4 on day 6 of
the London 2012 Paralympic Games at ExCel on September 4, 2012 in London, England.

10. David Grachat of Portugal, Kristijan Vincetic of Croatia, Brenden Hall of Australia, Jesus Collado of Spain, Kasper
Zysek of Denmark and Eduard Samarin of Russia compete in the Men's 400m Freestyle - S9 heat 2 on day 6 of
the London 2012 Paralympic Games at Aquatics Centre on September 4, 2012 in London, England.

11. Sheila Finder of Brazil, Carlee Beattie of Australia and Katarzyna Piekart of Poland compete in the Women's 100m - T46 heats on day 6
of the London 2012 Paralympic Games at Olympic Stadium on September 4, 2012 in London, England.

12. Kahraman Kurbetoglu of Turkey misses the ball attempting to shoot against France in their men's Team Football 5-a-side - B1
preliminary match on day 6 of the London 2012 Paralympic Games at Olympic Park on September 4, 2012 in London, England.

13. Jesus Aguilar of Venezuela crashes as he goes over the line to finish in the Men's 800m - T53 heats on day 6 of
the London 2012 Paralympic Games at Olympic Stadium on September 4, 2012 in London, England.

14. Prince Harry poses for photgraphs with Great Britain swimming gold medalist Jessica-Jane Applegate (L) on day 6
of the London 2012 Paralympic Games at the Aquatics Centre on September 4, 2012 in London, England.

15. Ruslan Katyshev of Ukraine is watched by his guide as he competes in the Men's Long Jump - F11 Final on day 6
of the London 2012 Paralympic Games at Olympic Stadium on September 4, 2012 in London, England.

16. Josh Vander Vies of Canada competes during the Mixed Pairs Boccia - BC4 bronze medal final on day 6 of the
London 2012 Paralympic Games at ExCel on September 4, 2012 in London, England

17. Brazil's Odair Santos, right, runs runs with is guide as competes at the men's 1500m T11 round 1 race, at
the 2012 Paralympics in London, Friday, Aug. 31, 2012.

18. Ukraine's Mariia Pomazan, center, who won the gold medal at the women's discus throw F35/36 event, accompanied by China's
Qing Wu, left, who won the silver medal, and China's Jiongyu Bao, right, who won the bronze pose for the photographers during the
event's medal ceremony at the 2012 Paralympics in London, Friday, Aug. 31, 2012.

19. Iraq's Hussein Kadhim kneels to kiss the ground as he celebrates after winning the men's 400m T13 round
1 race, at the 2012 Paralympics in London, Friday, Aug. 31, 2012

20. (L-R) Japan's Haruka Kitaura, Britain's Melissa Nicholls, Canada's Rachael Burrows and Australian Kristy Pond
compete in the women's 100m-T34 athletics heat during the London 2012 Paralympic Games at the Olympic
Stadium in London on August 31, 2012.

21. Evan O'Hanlon of Australia (R) celebrates winning the men's 100m T38 classification final in a world record time at
the Olympic Stadium during the London 2012 Paralympic Games September 1, 2012.

22. Columbia's Martha Liliana Hernandez Florian competes during the Women's Discus Throw F35/36 Final during
the London 2012 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Park in east London, on August 31, 2012.

23. France's Frederic Villeroux (R) vies for the ball with Brazil's Cassio Lopez dos Reis (L) during the 5-a-side
preliminary football match between Brazil and France during the London 2012 Paralympic Games at the Olympic
Park in east London on August 31, 2012.

24. Great Britain's Aled Davies competes during the Men's Shot Put F42/44 Final during the London 2012 Paralympic
Games at the Olympic Park in east London, on August 31, 2012. Davies finished in third place to win the bronze
medal with a throw of 13.78 metres.

25. Rowers prepare to race in the AS Mixed Double Sculls Heat 2 during the London 2012 Paralympic games rowing
event at Eton Dorney rowing centre, west of London, on August 31, 2012

26. Denmark's Mikael Andersen (R) recovers at the end of his race with his guide following the men's 1500m-T11 round 1 athletics Heat
2 during the London 2012 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium, in London on August 31, 2012

27. Amy Siemons (R) of The Netherlands competes during the Women's 100 metres T34 round 1 athletics event
during the London 2012 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Park in east London, on August 31, 2012

28. Mark Lee Colbourne of Great Britain celebrates after winning gold in the Men's Individual Cycling C1 Pursuit final
on day 2 of the London 2012 Paralympic Games at Velodrome on August 31, 2012 in London, England. In winning
the race Colbourne set a new world record time of 3:53.881.

29. Gilberto Lourenco of Brazil and teammate Giovani De Freitas block during the Women's Sitting Volleyball Preliminaries Pool A match
between Great Britain and Ukraine on day 2 of the London 2012 Paralympic Games at ExCel on August 31, 2012 in London,
England.

30. Natalia Partyka of Poland serves during her Women's Singles C10 table tennis classification match against Umran
Ertis of Turkey at the London 2012 Paralympic Games August 30, 2012. The world number one who was a gold
medallist both in the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the 2004 Athens Olympics, is also the only female athlete to be
competing in both the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

31. Abdulla Sultan Alaryani of United Arab Emirates during the Men's R1-10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 Final on day 2 of
the London 2012 Paralympic Games at The Royal Artillery Barracks on August 31, 2012 in London, England.

32. Sam Hynd of Great Britain in action during the Men's 400m Freestyle heats on day 2 of the London 2012
Paralympic Games at Aquatics Centre on August 31, 2012 in London, England.

33. Andrea Green of Great Britain and teammates Emma Wiggs and Nicole Hill block during the Women's Sitting
Volleyball Preliminaries Pool A match between Great Britain and Ukraine on day 2 of the London 2012 Paralympic
Games at ExCel on August 31, 2012 in London, England.

34. Katie George Dunlevy and Sandra Fitzgerald of Ireland compete in the Women's Individual B 1km Cycling Time Trial qualification on
day 2 of the London 2012 Paralympic Games at Velodrome on August 31, 2012 in London, England.

35. US player Sarah Binsfeld (L) is blocked France's Dorothee Meriau (R) in their preliminary women's wheelchair basketball group B
match during the London 2012 Paralympic Games at the North Greenwich Arena in London on August 30, 2012.

36. Gold medalists Pilot Scott McPhee and Kieran Modra of Australia pose on the podium during the victory ceremony for the Men's
Individual B Pursuit on day 1 of the London 2012 Paralympic Games at Velodrome on August 30, 2012 in London, England.

37. Silver medalist Mark Lee Colbourne of Great Britain, gold medalist Zhangyu Li of China and bronze medalist
Tobias Graf of Germany pose on the podium for the Men's Individual C1-2-3 1km Cycling Time Trial on day 1 of
the London 2012 Paralympic Games at Velodrome on August 30, 2012 in London, England.

38. Joseph Chambers, right, of the United States shoots at the basket as Turkey's Cem Gezinci attempts to block
during their men's wheelchair basketball group A preliminary round match at the 2012 Paralympics games,
Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012, in London.

39. US archer Matt Stutzman competes in the men's archery individual compound-open ranking round during the
London 2012 Paralympic Games at the Royal Artillery Barracks in London on August 30, 2012.

40. Brazil's Terezinha Guilhermina (L) celebrates winning the Women's 400m T12 classification final with her guide
during the London 2012 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium September 2, 2012.

41. China's Wei Yanpeng competes in the men's 100m Butterfly S8 category at the 2012 Paralympics Olympics,
Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012, in London.

42. Netherlands' Cher Korver shoots for a basket against Britain in their preliminary women's wheelchair basketball group A match during
the London 2012 Paralympic Games at the North Greenwich Arena in London on August 30, 2012

43. A general view of the women's shooting R2-10m air rifle standing-SH1 final during the London 2012 Paralympic
Games at the Royal Artillery Barracks in London on August 30, 2012.

44. Spain's Rafael Muino Gamez (L) collides with Italy's Damiano Airoldi (R) during their preliminary men's group A wheelchair basketball
match during the London 2012 Paralympic Games at the North Greenwich Arena in London on August 30, 2012.

45. US cyclists Clark Rachfal (L) and David Swanson (R) compete in the men's individual B pursuit qualifying cycling event during the
London 2012 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Park's Velodrome in east London on August 30, 2012.

46. Joseph Berenyi of United States competes in the Men's Individual C1-2-3 1km Cycling Time Trial final on day 1 of
the London 2012 Paralympic Games at Velodrome on August 30, 2012 in London, England.

47. Natalia Partyka of Poland serves in her Women's Singles C10 classification table tennis final against Yang Qian of China at the
London 2012 Paralympic Games September 3, 2012. Partyka won the gold medal, and is also the only female athlete to be
competing in both the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

48. China's Dang Shibei (L) and Australia's Natalie Smith compete in the Women's R2-10m Air Rifle standing-SH1 shooting event on the
opening day of the London 2012 Paralympic Games at the Royal Artillery Barracks in London, on August 30, 2012.

49. Ron Hawthorne of the United States competes against Xiaodong Li of China during the Men's -60 kg Judo quarter
final on day 1 of the London 2012 Paralympic Games at ExCel on August 30, 2012 in London, England.

50. Jerry Shields of the USA competes in the Men's Individual Compound W1 classification ranking round match on day 1 of the London
2012 Paralympic Games at The Royal Artillery Barracks on August 30, 2012 in London, England.

51. Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge (R) take part in a Mexican wave as they watch the cycling
in the Velodrome during Day 1 of the London 2012 Paralympic Games on August 30, 2012 in London, England.

52. Manuela Schmermund of Germany, Cuiping Zhang of China and Natalie Smith of Australia pose together after the
Women's R2-10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 Finals on day 1 of the London 2012 Paralympic Games at The Royal
Artillery Barracks on August 30, 2012 in London, England.

53. Sara Head of Great Britain celebrates a point as competes against Hyun Ja Choi of the Republic of Korea on day 1 of the Table
Tennis tournament at the London 2012 Paralympic Games at ExCel on August 30, 2012 in London, England.

54. Crystal Lane of Great Britain competes in the Women's Individual C5 Pursuit qualification round on day 1 of the
London 2012 Paralympic Games at Velodrome on August 30, 2012 in London, England.

55. Jonathan Fox of Great Britain prepares to compete in the Men's 100m Backstroke - S7 heat 2 on day 1 of the
London 2012 Paralympic Games at Aquatics Centre on August 30, 2012 in London, England. In winning the heat
Fox set a new world record time of 1:09.86

56. Jarno Mattila (R) and Toni Alenius of Brazil fail to stop a goal during the Men's Group A Goalball match between
Finland and Brazil on day 1 of the London 2012 Paralympic Games at The Copper Box on August 30, 2012 in
London, England.

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Spain's Sarai Gascon competes during the women's S9 100m butterfly swimming heats during the London 2012
Paralympic Games at the Olympic Park's Aquatics Centre in east London on August 30, 2012.