Paralympic games 2012 stats

PARALYMPIC GAMES...THE STATS

Next summer is going to be a bloody nightmare for us, especially between August 29th and September 9th, for this is when the Paralympics take place and because we are a disabled related site it will be our duty to cover this prestigious event.

Don't get us wrong; we are looking forward to the games...it's just the foreseeable office work which we aren't too keen about. You know the kind of things, publishing the programme, telling you the results, naming and shaming the athletics who fail the drug tests - the normal kind of stuff.

Anyway, mustn't grumble!

Whilst we crack on and start making contact with the 2012 office and track down the appropriate people for our press passes (that's turning out to be a marathon in itself!) here's a few facts and figures about the games...

Total of days of the games	11
Different sports	20
Venues being used	15
Total amount of athletes and officials	6,500
Tickets on sale	1.5 million
Medal Events	471
National Paralympic Committees	162
Media and broadcasters	6,000
Technical officials	1,200
Amount of drivers in London who will be very pissed off with the amount of traffic on the roads when the games are taking place	Endless!