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by Juan Manuel Gabino Villascán, December 2005
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by Juan Manuel Gabino Villascán, Aug. 2008
Dubbed "Sky, Earth and Human Beings," the emblem of the Beijing Paralympics is a stylized figure of an athlete in motion, implying the tremendous efforts a disabled person has to make in sports as well as in real life. With the unity and the harmony of "sky, earth and human beings," the emblem incorporates Chinese characters, calligraphy and the Paralympic spirit. It embodies the Paralympic motto of "Spirit in Motion" and reflects the integration of heart, body and spirit in human beings - the core of the philosophy of Chinese culture. The three colours in the emblem represent the sun (red), the sky (blue) and the earth (green).
Games of the XXIX Olympiad: Beijing Paralympics Emblem
From The official website of the BEIJING 2008 Olympic Games
8 Aug. 2008.
The 2012 Summer Paralympics, the 14th Summer Paralympic Games, and also more
generally known as the London 2012 Paralympic Games, were a major international
multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities governed by the International
Paralympic Committee (IPC) that took place in London, United Kingdom from August
29 until September 9, 2012.
As part of a formal agreement between the
International Paralympic Committee and the International Olympic Committee
established in 2001, the winner of the bid for the 2012 Summer Olympics was also
to host the 2012 Summer Paralympics. At the 117th IOC Session in Singapore, the
rights to host the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics were awarded to London.
The first (known) use of joint Olympic and Paralympic events in a flag, was
first mentioned here "Flags at London
Olympics" in which the same flag portrays both,
the 2012 Summer Olympics logo (the fuchsia logo version) on the left and the
2012 Summer Paralympics logo on the right, and below the inscription "host country of the Olympic and
Paralympic games", as seen here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ukinromania/6666060227/
Also important to
notice is that "the London 2012 Games were the first time that the Paralympic
logo did not include the letters "IPC". The removal of the letters was the
only change. On the reverse side of the [flag] you see the image reversed too."
The 2012
Paralympic mascot Mandeville (official website:
https://mascot-games.london2012.com)
was named after Stoke Mandeville Hospital.
Sources:
https://www.paralympic.org/london-2012,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Summer_Paralympics and
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IWAS_World_Games
For additional information
go to London 2012 Paralympics (official website):
http://www.london2012.com/paralympics/
Esteban Rivera, 6 August 2018
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by Torino 2006 Paralympics Committee, and
Juan Manuel Gabino Villascán, December 2005
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by Torino 2006 Paralympics Committee, December 2005
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by Torino 2006 Paralympics Committee, and
Juan Manuel Gabino Villascán, December 2005
image by Zoltan Horvath, 27 January 2014
The XI Paralympic Winter Games are being held one month later than Sochi
Winter Olympics, between 07 and 16 March 2014.
The logo for the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games follows the same typography
as the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games
emblem, and incorporates the Paralympic Symbol, the three Agitos in red,
blue and green, symbolising the fact that Paralympic athletes are constantly
inspiring and exciting the world with their performances, always moving forward
and never giving up. Letters of web address are light blue with blue contours.
This logo was also introduced in December 2009.
Zoltan Horvath, 27 January 2014