Royal marine joe townsend, who lost both his legs serving in afghanistan, was one of the stars of the paralympics opening.

Paralympics 2012 opening ceremony. The ipc organizes the summer and winter paralympic game. Stephen hawking speaks at london 2012 paralympic. The opening ceremony of the london 2012 paralympic games has just come to a close here in the uk and it was equally as good, if not better, than the opening ceremony of the.

Media in category 2012 summer paralympics opening ceremony. The international paralympic committee (ipc) is the global governing body of the paralympic movement. Games launched on a storm of ideas paralympic flame makes final journey from torch to cauldron.

The opening ceremony, overseen by artistic directors jenny sealey and. A nation that suffered a. Highlights of the spectacular paralympic opening ceremony that brought us all under the same umbrella.

Thu 30 aug 2012 02.55 edt. The opening ceremony for the london 2012 paralympic games was held on august 29, 2012 at 20:30 local time in the olympic stadium. The international paralympic committee (ipc) is the global governing body of the paralympic movement.

Stephen hawking speaks at london 2012 paralympic games opening ceremony. The paralympics game is also about transforming the perceptions of the world. The opening ceremony of the 2012 summer olympics took place on the evening of friday 27 july 2012 in the olympic stadium, london, during which the games were formally opened by queen.

21:08 est, 29 august 2012 |. Five things to know about the opening ceremony 1. Phil and paul hartnoll of orbital perform with professor stephen hawking during the opening ceremony of the london 2012 paralympics.