Disabled marathon runner Claire Lomas, center, lights the Olympic cauldron for the Paralympic Games in Trafalgar Square on August 24, 2012. The London 2012 Paralympic Games open on August 29 for 12 days.
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Disabled marathon runner Claire Lomas, center, lights the Olympic cauldron for the Paralympic Games in Trafalgar Square on August 24, 2012. The London 2012 Paralympic Games open on August 29 for 12 days.
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Paralympian athlete Angela Hendra prepares to light the cauldron during the London 2012 Paralympic Games lighting ceremony at Stormont Government buildings in Belfast, Northern Ireland on August 25.
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Paralympian athlete Angela Hendra prepares to light the cauldron during the London 2012 Paralympic Games lighting ceremony at Stormont Government buildings in Belfast, Northern Ireland on August 25.
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People watch a fireworks display on August 25 after a Paralympic cauldron was lit outside Northern Ireland's parliament in Belfast, the second of four in Britain's capital cities ahead of the 2012 Games.
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People watch a fireworks display on August 25 after a Paralympic cauldron was lit outside Northern Ireland's parliament in Belfast, the second of four in Britain's capital cities ahead of the 2012 Games.
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Marieke Vervoort of Belgium's Paralympic team arrives by Eurostar at St Pancras International station in London on August 26.
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Marieke Vervoort of Belgium's Paralympic team arrives by Eurostar at St Pancras International station in London on August 26.
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Russian Paralympians arrive at Heathrow's Terminal Four on August 22 in London.
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Russian Paralympians arrive at Heathrow's Terminal Four on August 22 in London.
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Performers dance during the New Zealand Flag Raising Ceremony at the Olympic Park on August 27 in London.
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Performers dance during the New Zealand Flag Raising Ceremony at the Olympic Park on August 27 in London.
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Prime Minister David Cameron meets members of the Great Britain Paralympics archery team during a visit to the Olympic village, ahead of the London 2012 Paralympic Games in the Olympic Park, on August 24.
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Prime Minister David Cameron meets members of the Great Britain Paralympics archery team during a visit to the Olympic village, ahead of the London 2012 Paralympic Games in the Olympic Park, on August 24.
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