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Paralympics joins Love Business East Midlands

Paralympics joins Love Business East Midlands

Craig SpenceThe International Paralympic Committee wants to be involved in the Love Business East Midlands event to spread the word about the growth of the Paralympic Movement and share our excitement with you about the London 2012 Paralympic Games which get underway on 29 August next year.

More than 4,200 athletes from 160 countries will be competing in London including big names such as South African ‘Blade Runner’ Oscar Pistorius, Great Britain’s Ellie Simmonds and Ireland’s Jason Smyth, who is the world’s fastest Paralympian with a 100m personal best of 10.32 seconds. Loughborough born world champion discus thrower Dan Greaves, a man who broke the world record three times during 2011 and now can throw nearly 60m, will be also be there and a strong medal contender

Following the success of the Beijing Games which attracted a cumulated worldwide TV audience of 3.8 billion, London 2012 is set to be even bigger and hopefully can leave similar legacies not just in terms of infrastructure and sport, but also in terms of changing perceptions of what can be achieved by people with a disability.


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