We can’t believe it’s been four years since London 2012 where we flocked together in our thousands to cheer Team GB on to win a record-breaking 65 medals in the Olympics and a staggering 120 medals in the Paralympics, leaving us third in the medals table. In his closing speech, IPC President Sir Philip Craven described London 2012 as “the greatest Paralympic games ever”. With record breaking performances, the most amount of countries to take part to date and a roaring crowd at every event, we whole heatedly agree. The Rio Paralympics kicks off tonight, so we took a stroll down memory lane at some of Team GB’s highlights.
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When Sarah Storey won Britain’s first gold medal in the women’s individual C5 pursuit
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When Jonnie Peacock won gold in the men’s 100m T44
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When David Weir won gold in the 5,000m T54
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When Ellie Simmonds won gold in the 400m freestyle S6 and set the new world record
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When the opening ceremony made you proud to be British
Good luck to all of the paralympians competing in Rio. Go Team GB! }
