Sunday, September 9, 2012

In London officially ended XIV Paralympic Games

In London officially ended XIV Paralympic Games, reports the BBC BBC. The closing ceremony was held at the Olympic Stadium. During the ceremony, the Paralympic flag was handed over to Rio de Janeiro, where in 2016. will be the next game. The fire was extinguished British XIV Paralympic athletes - swimmer Ellie Simmonds and sprinter John Peacock, who won gold medals at the event.

The non-team event, Russia took the second place, behind China. On account of the Russians - 102 medals: 36 gold, 38 silver and 28 bronze. This is the best result in the history of the Russian Paralympic team performances. In past Olympics, Russians took eighth place in the unofficial team standings.

By total number of awards in the top three position is this: China (231), United Kingdom (120) and Russia.

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