Stadskanaal 2012 - Media Centre

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three women on a plane holding their Paralympic medals and smiling

5 Facts: GB's Georgie Hermitage

Walid Ktila of Tunisia leads the pack in the Men's 800m - T34 Final on day 7 of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on September 14, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

5 Facts: Tunisia's Walid Ktila

a man raises his arms to show off his muscles

Best of British: Richard Whitehead

four Para athletes hold up their national flags

London 2017 to break all broadcast records

British sprinter Dave Henson meets Prince Harry at the 2014 Invictus Games.

Prince Harry calls for London 2017 support

three female wheelchair athletes hold up the American flag

London 2017 Head-to-Head: Chelsea McClammer

three para sprinters run towards the finish line

London 2017 Head-to-Head: Jonnie Peacock

A girl in sunglasses poses for the camera

5 Facts: GB's Hannah Cockroft

Charl du Toit - Rio 2016

London Calling: Charl du Toit

a wheelchair rcaer on the track

London 2017 Head-to-Head: Toni Piispanen

David Brown - Rio 2016

5 Facts: USA's David Brown

three men stand on a podium with their medals

London 2017 Head-to-Head: Chad Perris

male sprinter crosses finish line with arms outstretched

5 Facts: Cuba's Leinier Savon Pineda

a female para athlete holds up a British flag

London 2017 Head-to-Head: Kadeena Cox

Noelle Lenihan of Ireland competes in the women's discus F38 final at the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha, Qatar.

5 Facts: Ireland's Noelle Lenihan

The London 2017 medals are layered with symbols of every event on the competition schedule, an intricate design that bears resemblance to the inner workings of a watch.

Coaches to get London 2017 medals

A general view of the Olympic Stadium at the London 2012 Olympic Park.

British celebs backing London 2017

A wheelchair racer celebrating a win, a cyclist on a bike, a swimmer mid-butterfly stroke

Vote for Americas Athlete of the Month

Roderick Townsend-Roberts of United States competes during the Men's Long Jump T47 final at Olympic Stadium on day 7 of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games

5 Facts: USA's Roderick Townsend-Roberts

Three men in wheelchairs on a podium showing their medals

London 2017 Head-to-Head: Leo-Pekka Tahti