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Coldplay, Rihanna, Jay-Z star in Paralympics finale

Sep 10, 2012 - 10:13 AM

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

COLDPLAY LIVE. Chris Martin, Guy Berryman, Jon Buckland and Will Champion of British rock band Coldplay perform during the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in east London on September 9, 2012. AFP PHOTO / ADRIAN DENNIS

Lights go out on 'greatest ever' Paralympic Games

Sep 10, 2012 - 10:04 AM

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

THANK YOU LONDON. Fireworks light up the sky above the arena during the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in east London on September 9, 2012. AFP PHOTO / ADRIAN DENNIS

Paralympics: Pistorius dethroned, as Brazil, China triumph

Sep 03, 2012 - 10:05 AM

Oscar Pistorius was on Sunday September 2 dethroned as young Brazilian Alan Oliveira stole his Paralympic T44 200m crown with a powerful run topping a successful night on the track for the South American nation

DETHRONED. South Africa's Oscar Pistorius (R) shakes hands with Brazil's Alan Fonteles Cardoso Oliveira (L) after competing in the Men's 200m T44 Final athletics event during the London 2012 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in east London, on September 2, 2012. AFP PHOTO / GLYN KIRK

Paralympics: London prepares to welcome the world - again

Aug 22, 2012 - 9:49 AM

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