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London 2012 Paralympic Games

The events, the athletes, and all the action in the London 2012 Paralympic Games

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article 14 September 2012 UK
Ellie Simmonds launches ParalympicsGB legacy
Ellie Simmonds launches Paralympics legacy with Sainsbury's (Image: Getty)

As sponsorship for ParalympicsGB is confirmed until 2016, Ellie Simmonds tells Channel 4 News how she hopes becoming Britain's poster girl will inspire the next generation of athletes.

video 05 September 2012
The Paralympics - a deaf perspective

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Deaf athletes do not compete at the Paralympics, and with much of the focus on wheelchair accessibility at the Olympic Park, Channel 4 News asks a deaf couple about their experience of the Games.

article 29 August 2012 UK
Paralympic Games: a shared history of tragedy
Paralympic History (Reuters)
by David Doyle

"Our country is known by genocide, now we have a chance to go there and Rwanda be known by the good players, not by genocide, by sport."

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article 14 August 2012 UK
Work on paralympic stadium (getty)
Q and A: How to get Paralympic tickets

Tickets for the Paralympic Games are selling out fast - so what is the best way of getting hold of one of the few remaining seats? Here's our Q and A.

article 13 May 2013 UK
Ellie Simmonds, one of the superstars of the Paralympics. (Getty)
Channel 4's Paralympics team beats BBC to TV Bafta

An "amazing surprise" sees Channel 4's Paralympic coverage beat the BBC Olympics to the TV Bafta for best sport and live event.

article 27 March 2013 UK
Hundreds of thousands of disabled people will be worse off as a result of six different benefit cuts, according to Scope (Getty)
Disabled people 'hit by multiple benefit cuts'

Hundreds of thousands of disabled people will be worse off as a result of six different benefit cuts, according to Scope.

video 10 March 2013 UK

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GB's sledge hockey hopefuls begin Paralympic journey

Sledge hockey is the paralympic version of ice hockey and like its sister sport, it can be ferociously competitive. Keme Nzerem meets Britain's team as they prepare for the 2014 Winter Paralympics.

article 27 February 2013 UK
Hannah Cockroft (Getty)
Transport for disabled has 'long way to go' says Cockroft

Six months on from the Paralympics, double gold medallist Hannah Cockroft tells Channel 4 News that public transport for disabled people still has a "long, long way to go".

video 22 February 2013 World, South Africa

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Pistorius mental health must be 'watched closely' - video

South African reporter Debora Patta and Gareth A Davies, who has known Oscar Pistorius for a decade, discuss the athlete's release on bail.

video 19 February 2013 World, South Africa

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Pistorius tragedy 'will not hit Paralympic sport'

International Paralympic Committee President Sir Philip Craven tells Jon Snow the memory of what happened at London 2012 will not be affected by what has happened to Oscar Pistorius.