The story of
Sir Ludwig Guttmann and the birth of the Paralympic Games
In the summer of 1948, neurologist Ludwig Guttmann set up a sporting competition between patients. It was the birth of the Paralympic Games.
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The records in this series comprise the INFOPlus extranet which was not originally available to members of the public but was used by members of the Olympic family stakeholders (e.g. Olympic Games officials). It was used as a timetable for those...
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LOC 10
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- London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG): INFOPlus news and results service extranet
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2005-2012
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The records in this series comprise the INFOPlus extranet which was not originally available to members of the public but was used by members of the Olympic family stakeholders (e.g. Olympic Games officials). It was used as a timetable for those staff and athletes participating in the Olympic Games and included all results of heats and news updates (such as weather reports), providing basic information for journalists who were to write articles on the events of London 2012.
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- London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, 2005-2012
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