Queen Elizabeth officially opened the London Paralympic Games

Aug 31, 2012, 18:44 IST

Sports Current Affairs August 2012. Queen Elizabeth officially opened the London Paralympic games, which will be the biggest in the event's 64 year history

Queen Elizabeth officially  on 29 August 2012 opened the London Paralympic games, which will be the biggest in the event's 64 year history. The flame was lit at midnight, local time. The ceremony was watched by some 80000 spectators. Britain's first Paralympic Games gold medallist, Margaret Maughan hit the cauldron.

The opening ceremony signalled the start of 11 days of competition by 4200 athletes from 164 countries, including more than 300 athletes from Britain.

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