Paralympic Torch journey
The Paralympic Torch is on its way from Stoke Mandeville to the Olympic park in Stratford for the opening ceremony of the Games.
The Paralympic Torch is on its way from Stoke Mandeville to the Olympic park in Stratford for the opening ceremony of the Games.
The Paralympic torch relay is running just over an hour late, but organisers remain hopeful it will make it to the Olympic Stadium in time for tonight's Opening Ceremony.
A Locog spokeswoman said time had been made up on the relay, having fallen at least two hours behind schedule before it even began the final London legs.
After racing around a series of the capital's landmarks, the torch was taken on a voyage from Lewisham to Greenwich aboard a boat on the Thames.
The Paralympic torch is on its way to the Olympic Park in Stratford for the opening ceremony of the Games.
Wounded veterans set to compete for Britain at the Paralympics have paid tribute to sport for rescuing them from despair at their injuries.
In all sport, we categorise humans according to their physical attributes, it is just a bit more detailed at the Paralympics.