London 2012 Team Leaders' Guide Athletics
London 2012 Team Leaders' Guide Athletics
London 2012 Team Leaders' Guide Athletics
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Competition: Essentials<br />
The <strong>Athletics</strong> competition at the <strong>London</strong> <strong>2012</strong> Paralympic Games will be held<br />
from Friday 31 August to Saturday 8 September <strong>2012</strong> at the Olympic Stadium,<br />
with the Marathon held on the streets of central <strong>London</strong> on Sunday 9 September.<br />
The competition will consist of 170 medal events.<br />
6 August <strong>2012</strong><br />
22 August <strong>2012</strong><br />
23–28 August <strong>2012</strong><br />
24 August <strong>2012</strong><br />
28 August <strong>2012</strong><br />
29 August <strong>2012</strong> (Day 0)<br />
Key dates<br />
Sport entries final deadline (midnight,<br />
GMT +1)<br />
8 <strong>London</strong> <strong>2012</strong> Paralympic <strong>Team</strong> Leaders’ <strong>Guide</strong> <strong>Athletics</strong><br />
p18<br />
Paralympic Village official opening<br />
Start of official training p78<br />
Allocated training sessions at Olympic<br />
Stadium Warm-up Venue<br />
p82<br />
Start of Classification Evaluation Period<br />
(08:30)<br />
p50<br />
Marathon briefing meeting (11:30) p52<br />
Olympic Stadium orientation (12:30) p52<br />
Training with official starters at Olympic<br />
Stadium (12:30)<br />
End of Classification Evaluation Period<br />
(12:30)<br />
p52<br />
p50<br />
<strong>Athletics</strong> technical meeting (10:30) p53<br />
Paralympic Games Opening Ceremony p89<br />
31 August <strong>2012</strong> (Day 2) Start of <strong>Athletics</strong> competition p32<br />
5 September <strong>2012</strong> (Day 7) Marathon course orientation (13:30) p52<br />
9 September <strong>2012</strong> (Day 11)<br />
12 September <strong>2012</strong> Paralympic Village closes<br />
End of <strong>Athletics</strong> competition p32<br />
Paralympic Games Closing Ceremony p89
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