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No. 25: Brazil finish 1-2-3
07.12.2012 Terezinha Guilhermina, Jerusa Geber Santos and Jhulia Santos made a clean sweep of the 100m T11 final at London 2012, which comes in as the No. 25 moment of the year. -
No. 26: Weir pushes through marathon for gold
06.12.2012 One of the most iconic photos from London 2012 was David Weir holding his bare chested one-year-old son after winning the marathon on The Mall. This moment on the final day of the Games is No. 26 in... -
No. 29: USA’s Campbell breaks 60m discus barrier
03.12.2012 In addition to winning Paralympic gold, American Jeremy Campbell broke the discus F44 world record four times in 2012, making for the No. 29 moment of the year. -
Paralympic champion Oliveira could be face of Rio 2016
22.11.2012 Alan Cardoso Fonteles Oliveira beat Oscar Pistorius in London and is now garnering more attention with the Paralympics coming to his native Brazil. -
No. 43: Men’s 4x100m relay showcases sportsmanship in London
19.11.2012 The No. 43 moment in Paralympic sport of 2012 is when USA’s Jarryd Wallace honoured officials’ decision of being disqualified from the relay at the London Games. -
Chalmers to ‘Push Across America’
24.10.2012 After seeing the electric atmosphere at London 2012, USA’s Ryan Chalmers wants to replicate that awareness of Paralympic sport back home with his “Push Across America.” -
Record holder Leo Pekka Tahti to reach the top
01.09.2012 Having lost only once in the last five years – last year in Stoke Mandeville – Tahti is the man most feared on the track. -
Pistorius transitions from Olympics to Paralympics
31.08.2012 South Africa’s Oscar Pistorius talks about how the Olympics have given him the best preparation possible for the Paralympics in London. -
Ireland’s Smyth Returns 4 Years Wiser
30.08.2012 Irish sprinter Jason Smyth will try to defend his title as fastest Paralympian on the planet. -
Guilhermina Out for 3 World Records in London
02.07.2012 Brazil's Terezinha Guilhermina has set out to be the fastest visually impaired sprinter in the world.
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