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THURSDAY,SEPTEMBER 6, 2012 Paralympic Post IN KOOPERATION MIT DER Stronger than ever 301 athletes compete for Britain Faster than ever Peacock challenges Pistorius Paralympic_Post_September_6, 2012_2 Contents 04 Paralympics GB 301 athletes from Britain are competing in all Two games, one set-up 08 20 paralympic sports Most of the Olympic venues dapd are also being used in the photo: Paralympics 09 Time to say hello Bates Steven photo: The opening ceremony was one in a long line of events Blade runners 11 that opened the Games Jonnie Peacock competes Reuters against one of his heroes: photo: Oscar Pistorius 12 News round up John Frauke photo: A stamp for each winning athlete, The oldest, the Girl power 13 youngest and more news Poultney Great Britain’s wheelchair David basketball-team photo: go for gold 15 Ade Adepitan’s Paralympics AFP photo: He played wheelchair basketball for the UK – now he is a TV presenter Hill Kelly photo: Cover picture Publisher: Photographer: Thilo Rückeis Pereira Dos Santos, Dominik Prüfer,Benjamin Sarah Storey won Great Britain's first gold medal Stephan-Andreas Casdorff, Advertisement: Ten Alps Media Scholz, Wibke Schumacher,George Simonds, of the Games at the London Velodrome. Lorenz Maroldt. Production: Detlev Jackschenties, Nora Tschepe-Wiesinger,Keri Trigg,Enya Wolf. On Thursday she was roared on by a crowd Editors: Fritz Schanninger. of 6,000 as she stormed to victory in the Nicolas Diekmann, Clara Kaminsky, Reporters: Maxie Borchert, Carina Canavan, The Paralympic Post is a joint project of Tages- 3km C5 individual pursuit. The 34 year old cyclist, Carsten Kloth, Annette Kögel, Jan Mohnhaupt Alice Conroy, Nicolas Feißt, Karla Imdahl, spiegel, Berlin, Deutsche Gesetzliche Unfall- who was born without a left hand, triumphed Karin Preugschat, Katrin Schulze, Emily Jamison, Jacob Joy, Tavishi Kanwar, versicherung and panta rhei, Beratungsgesell- on a spectacular first day for Paralympics GB Claus Vetter,Thomas Wurster (V.i.S.d.P.) Alexander Kauschanski, Alisha Mathis, schaft für gesellschaftliche Prozesse mbH. who picked up a total of seven medals. Art director: Yvonn Barth Lucy Michaeloudis, Bradley Neen, Al Maatin The publication ist supported by SecEd. photo: Thilo Rückeis 3_Paralympic_Post_September_6, 2012 Hello! As the largest teachers' union in the UK, the NA- SUWT is delighted to be supporting the Paralym- pic Post and playing its part in bringing the extra- ordinary spectacle of promo these games to readers Photo: across the UK and Ger- Hello! many. The talent and enthusiasm demonstrated by the young people selected to take part in this exci- A few days ago the Eve- ting project is only matched by that displayed by the ning Standard carried a athletes competing here in London. I have no doubt picture of a pretty little the Paralympic Post team will do an excellent job in Hello! girl who lost her leg when bringing the intensity of competition and the scale a bus ploughed into her, in- of human achievement being witnessed at these ga- It is a great pleasure to Standard juring her mother and kil- mes to life in these pages. welcome the world to Lon- ling her grandmother.It The NASUWT has a long record of support for don and showcase the Evening was a freak accident after and involvement with the Paralympic movement amazing event the 2012 Photo: which her family had to and has worked hard to promote sporting opportu- Paralympic Games are. teach themselves to look to the future rather than nities which are open to all young people in schools. We are pleased to say dwell on their misfortune. The little girl has now ta- The Union is proud to be able to offer this amazing that this year’s Games promo ken up ballet. Her mother carried the torch to the opportunity for young people to develop their skills are the largest yet, invol- Paralympic Games. Londoners have embraced and work with their international compatriots in a Photo: ving 4,200 athletes from these Games with all our hearts. The athletes are project which truly represents the ideal of the Para- 166 nations across the globe. We are delighted to not merely excellent in their fields, they have over- lympic spirit. say that everyone interested in the Games – who CHRIS KEATES, General Secretary, was lucky enough to get a ticket – can soak up the come terrible adversity.Behind every winner is a NASUWT, the largest teachers' union in the UK atmosphere in the venues and be part of the Para- story of courage. London is a tough city, as hectic as lympic community.We are delighted that, through New York and, we like to think, even more economi- our broadcast deals, in the UK and around the cally and culturally exciting.It is where people world, Paralympic sport will now be accessible to come to make their fortunes or their mark. The city hundreds of millions of new spectators. We wel- is on display at the moment, full of flags and there come the ever-increasing media coverage these Ga- is a carnival atmosphere. We welcome especially mes are receiving.It is delightful to see that the pu- young people seeing the capital through fresh eyes. blic is increasingly interested in experiencing sport Make the most of your time here and I look forward like never before, enthralled by the world class per- to reading your vivid accounts. The Paralympics are formances of the Paralympians. all about stories and that is what you are here to We are keen for young people to learn about Para- write. Londoners have shown already that we make lympic values, the Paralympians and the London a good audience – the roar in the Olympic Stadium 2012 Paralympic Games: Games of the possible. As for team GB was louder than a plane taking off. That a former Paralympian myself, I very much appre- was then. As the television advertisements for the ciate projects such as the Paralympic Post. I wel- Paralympics put it: "Thanks for the warm up." come the fact that students from all over Europe – SARAH SANDS, with and without disabilities – are working together Editor-in-Chief, London Evening Standard to create the Paralympic Post. This provides the Pa- ralympians and their performances with an excel- lent platform and reaches out to the next genera- tion. CHRIS HOLMES, Director of Paralympic Integration LOCOG PARALYMPIC POST –THE TEAM When you walk through London these days and you see young men and women in tur- quoise shirts - it may be our crew from the „Paralympics Zeitung /Paralympic Post“. These are our talented young reporters from Northern Ireland, Wales, England, Swit- zerland and Germany. You could meet one of the most inspired and best informed jour- nalists of the Paralympic Games London 2012. They entered writing competitions and were selected out of nearly 400 applicants from all over the world. But they do not only have excellent writing skills but also super social skills. Have you seen a kitchen where 20 teenagers prepared pizza together, and that was cleaned up perfectly later? The editorial team is based in the Greater London Regional Center.The rooms are kindly provided by the Teachers’ Union NASUWT.In the hallway you can find portrait pictures of the whole team, what a nice greeting! In addition to the students, we are grateful to have Joanna Bartlett on board. She was a young reporter herself during the Games in Beijing 2008 and is now part of the organizing staff. The young reporters all show unbelievable spirit - and are really able to gain experi- ence as a journalist, working with deadlines, and nonstop day and night during the Ga- mes. Without the support of SecEd, the London Evening Standard, NASUWT and espe- Rückeis cially the „Deutsche Gesetzliche Unfallversicherung“, the German Social Accident In- Thilo surance, we could not be working so passionately in London. ANNETTE KÖGEl Photo: Paralympic_Post_September _6, 2012_4 The British Team 2012 The Paralympic Games have finally come home again. The 301 athletes in the biggest Paralympics GB Team ever are excited to be competing on home soil. With the amazing support of the British public, the team is looking to win more medals than the 102 it took home frome Beijing. Most events were sold out in weeks. In the 2012 Paralympics, GB is represented in all 20 Paralympic sports, new addition like the sitting volleyball. The most experienced member of the team is target shooter Di Coates, who will be taking part in her eighth Games Rowing Football 7-a-side Making only its second Paralympic appearance, Rowing is one sport that is dominated Captain Matt Dimbylow is ready to lead his football 7-a-side team by Great Britain. This is due down to Tom Aggar, who took to the water again at Eton Dorney to their dreams of winning a medal at the 2012 Paralympic Games. this summer to defend his World Champion status in the Men's Single Sculls. Ibrahima Diallo (photo) is making his Paralympic debut this year. Firm favourite Tom Aggar will be joined by two new teams Great Britain’s is pitched into a group that includes Ukraine, Brazil and USA. in the Mixed Double Sculls and Mixed Coxed Four. There are 12 athletes in each of the 8 teams competing. AFP Rückeis, Thilo Reuters, Images, Spurrier/Intersport Peter photos: Swimming Wheelchair rugby ParalympicsGB has assembled its largest ever swim team. After a handful of fourth places at recent Paralympic Games and the World Championships, Some of the famous faces include the highly experienced athlete Sascha Kindred OBE, the youthful ParalympicGB rugby team led by Steve Brown (photo), hopes who won gold at the Sydney, Athens, and Beijing Games.