Five U.S. wars and 64 years later, the Paralympics are set to complete a bittersweet roundtrip, in both place and purpose. The 2012 Paralympics, the planet’s second-largest sporting event, open Aug.

Organizers say the Games, which are nearly sold out, may follow the Summer Olympics, but they are "not an after-thought." By Georg Szalai Global Business Editor LONDON – The British capital is ready ...

More than a quarter of disabled people believe the London Paralympics has failed to have a positive legacy, new research suggests. A survey by the charity Scope found 38% of disabled people felt ...

London will mark the two-year countdown to the homecoming of the Paralympics on Sunday, celebrating the growing prominence of the event and its start in England in 1948. More than 500,000 people have ...

Volleys of fireworks lit up the night sky, Beverley Knight belted out ''I am what I am,'' and Britain's first Paralympic gold medalist lit the cauldron to open the 2012 London Paralympic Games. It was ...

Kim Hyun-bin, 24 years old, Pyeongtaek City Hall, is a rising star in Korean para judo (visually impaired). He won a bronze medal in the men’s 70kg category at the 2025 IBSA (International Blind ...

LONDON (AP) — Coldplay and Rihanna rocked the Olympic Stadium to give the biggest-ever Paralympic Games a rousing send-off Sunday night, wrapping up an unforgettable summer of sports in London. Jay-Z ...

"Being asked to play at the closing celebrations for the Paralympic athletes in London is such a great honor for us," said the frontman in a statement on Coldplay's website. "We are so happy to be ...

LONDON - With an ode to science, human perseverance and the disabled physicist Stephen Hawking, this host city raised the curtain Wednesday on what is set to be the world's biggest and most-watched ...

University of South Australia provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. The London Paralympic Games is now upon us. The Opening Ceremony has been held with all the pomp and ceremony of any ...

Five U.S. wars and 64 years later, the Paralympics are set to complete a bittersweet roundtrip, in both place and purpose. The 2012 Paralympics, the planet’s second-largest sporting event, open Aug.