A look at how sustainability is ingrained into the thinking behind London 2012, with a special focus on the <a href="http://www.london2012.com/making-it-happen/sustainability/changing-places/">Changing Places</a> programme.
<p>As the excitement builds ahead of London 2012, this video highlights just how far the Paralympic Games has progressed since 1948 and captures some of the stars who will be going for gold next summer.<br/><br/>You can <a href="http://www.tickets.london2012.com/">apply for tickets</a> to the London 2012 Paralympic Games between 9 and 26 September 2011.</p>
Paralympians Oscar Pistorius and Tanni Grey-Thompson explain their excitement ahead of International Paralympic Day. <br/><br/>The event takes place on 8 September 2011 and celebrates all that is good about Paralympic sport.<br/><br/><a href="events/international-paralympic-day-2011.php">Find out more about International Paralympic Day</a><br/>
Tony Marley from the Olympic Delivery Authority tells us about all the changes being made at Stratford Regional Station.
HRH The Duke of Edinburgh visits the Olympic Park for the first time to see the progress being made at the Olympic Stadium and Aquatics Centre.
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Paralympic gold medallist David Weir visits the Olympic Stadium for the first time.
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ODA Project Sponsor Richard Arnold, Track Cycling World Champion and Olympic gold medallist Ed Clancy, plus Paralympic Track Cycling gold medallists Sarah and Barney Storey, visited the Velodrome to see the constructed cable-net roof, which has now been lifted into place.<br jquery1295523042875="295" jquery1295542869893="292" jquery1296496456133="299" jquery1300904651045="305"/><br jquery1295523042875="296" jquery1295542869893="293" jquery1296496456133="300" jquery1300904651045="306"/> <br jquery1295523042875="297" jquery1295542869893="294" jquery1296496456133="301" jquery1300904651045="307"/><br jquery1295523042875="298" jquery1295542869893="295" jquery1296496456133="302" jquery1300904651045="308"/><br jquery1295523042875="299" jquery1295542869893="296" jquery1296496456133="303" jquery1300904651045="309"/>
