Rappler's latest stories on 2012 Paralympics
Coldplay, Rihanna, Jay-Z star in Paralympics finale
Fantastical wheeled vehicles roller skating warriors and bursts of fire brought the London Paralympics to a close in a quirky closing ceremony headlined by Coldplay Rihanna and Jay Z
Lights go out on 'greatest ever' Paralympic Games
Coldplay Rihanna and Jay Z headlined a three hour festival of song and dance in front of 80 000 spectators at the Olympic Stadium with flame throwers fantastical vehicles roller skating warriors and stunning aerial acrobatics
London to bid Paralympic Games farewell
The Paralympic flame will be extinguished in London on Sunday September 9 Monday September 10 in Manila after the final day of competition at the Games
Paralympics: Pistorius shines as Games near end
Blade Runner Oscar Pistorius on Saturday September 8 ended the last full day of competition of the London Paralympics by storming to victory in his favored event as most of the final golds were decided
Paralympics: Shhhh! Blind sports silence London crowds
Crowds at the London 2012 Paralympics are keeping a lid on their excitement for blind sports that need to be played in silence
How the Paralympics began
On Tuesday the disabled sports movement will return to where it all began Stoke Mandeville Hospital in southern England for the start of a 24 hour torch relay to the Olympic stadium in east London
Paralympics: London prepares to welcome the world - again
A record 4 200 athletes from 166 countries will be in the British capital with the 11 day Games a near sell out and expected to be watched by an estimated global television audience of four billion people
