London 2012: Five Years to go

"I am very pleased with the progress London is making on its plans to date."

Planning for the 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games is integrated for the first time for a Summer Games, providing an outstanding sporting experience for athletes from all backgrounds.

The London 2012 Organizing Committee is also the first Organizing Committee to base the Olympic and Paralympic logos around the same core emblem. The London 2012 website has also been relaunched, with more Paralympic branding and content, setting new standards of visibility for the Paralympic Movement.

To celebrate five years to go to the start of the Paralympic Games, the London 2012 Roadshow is visiting Stoke Mandeville Stadium, home of British wheelchair sport on the final date of its successful summer tour.

Sir Philip Craven, President of the IPC, said: "In coming to Stoke Mandeville, London is paying homage to the roots of the Paralympic Movement and catching the true spirit of Paralympic Games. I am very pleased with the progress London is making on its plans to date."

Sebastian Coe, Chair of the London 2012 Organizing Committee, said: "The Paralympic Games is one of the world's most exciting and inspiring sporting events for elite athletes, and we want to ensure that our Games in London are the best ever. The Paralympic Games will be a huge festival of sport with the whole of the world watching events including; Boccia, Goalball, Wheelchair Tennis and Wheelchair Rugby. London 2012 will provide a compact and inclusive Paralympic Games with high quality accessible venues, transport services and excellent village facilities for athletes, as well as for team and technical officials."

Tanni Grey Thompson, Britain’s five-time Paralympian said: "In five years time London will be buzzing with excitement about the start of the Paralympic Games. London will put on a great event, and also ensure that a lasting sporting legacy is left for people with a disability."

The bulk of London’s Paralympic competition venues are set in two zones - the Olympic Park Zone and the River Zone. The two zones are within 15 minutes of each other, leading to one of the most compact Games ever, minimising travel times and disruption for Paralympians.

For more information, please visit the official website www.london2012.com.