The games by numbers
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The first games for athletes with a disability, held in the UK at Stoke Mandeville, Buckinghamshire, when 130 athletes competed
2.2m – The number of BBC viewers for the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games opening ceremony
5m – The number of BBC viewers for the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
75% – of tickets for the 2012 Paralympics cost £20 or under
28% – of tickets for the 2012 Olympics are £20 or under
4,200 – The estimated number of athletes who will compete in the 2012 Paralympic Games
12,000 – the estimated number of athletes who will compete in the 2012 Olympic Games
8.2m – How many watched Channel 4’s Paralympic programming
Sources: IPC, BPA, BBC, London2012.com, Channel 4
