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No. 12: USA’s ‘Armless Archer’ becomes London icon
20.12.2012 American Matt Stutzman won silver in archery at London 2012, but he became one of London’s biggest inspirations and images of him shooting without arms have become iconic of London. -
No. 13: Channel 4 creates a blueprint for commercial Paralympic broadcasting
19.12.2012 With an innovative marketing campaign and top-class Paralympic programming, Channel 4 ensured record audiences and a change in perceptions towards people with an impairment -
No. 14: Russia struggle through tragic loss to win
18.12.2012 Despite their coach passing away during the tournament, the Russian Wheelchair Curling team went on to win the 2012 World Championships, making it the No. 14 moment of the year. -
No. 15: Hawking calls for new age of enlightenment
17.12.2012 The London 2012 Opening Ceremony set the tone for the Paralympics, in which audiences experienced and appreciated Paralympic sport for the first time. -
No. 16: Israeli war veteran turned national hero
16.12.2012 Noam Gershony survived an Israeli army helicopter crash just six years ago, and in 2012, he won Paralympic gold in wheelchair tennis. -
No. 17: Emotions run high as Ellie excels
15.12.2012 When Ellie Simmonds turned in the last 50m of the 400m freestyle S6 she was just eight hundredths of a second ahead of USA’s Victoria Arlen. But she pushed on to the end to win gold and set a new... -
No. 18: Namibia takes home first ever gold
14.12.2012 Johanna Benson made history on 5 September when she became the first Namibian to win gold at either the Olympic or Paralympic Games. Now, the little-known Paralympian has been nominated for the... -
No. 19: Bayley pours out emotion after semi-final victory
13.12.2012 British table tennis star Will Bayley became known at London 2012 for wearing his emotions on his sleeve, subsequently tugging at the public’s hearts. -
No. 20: Choi vaults from hospital bed to podium
12.12.2012 Korea’s Gwang-Geun Choi wasn’t even expecting to make the judo podium at London 2012, two weeks after getting out of the hospital, but he came away with gold. -
No. 21: Brazil remain undisputed champions
11.12.2012 Striker Jeferson Goncalves scored half of Brazil’s goals at London 2012 to lead the football 5-a-side team to their third consecutive Paralympic title in the sport, making it into the top 50...
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