Concerns and controversies at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

A number of notable controversies and concerns associated with the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, UK were the subject of public debate and media commentary.

[4][5] An International Paralympic Committee (IPC) spokesperson was quoted as "She was reclassified on Monday and found non-eligible; she did not meet the eligibility criteria for her chosen sport.

[7] Cyclist Jody Cundy attracted criticism for his reaction to a disqualification in the C4/C5 1 km time trial, which followed a dispute over a starting gate opening.

[10] A spokesman from Channel 4 was quoted as saying "We took the decision to run less advertising during the opening ceremony than would usually be broadcast in our peak time programming...

But Channel 4 is a commercially funded public service broadcaster and advertising allows us to invest in original programming and events such as the Paralympics.

"[10] Channel 4 also came under criticism for airing, on its show The Last Leg With Adam Hills, a tweet that asked whether it is acceptable to hit disabled people.

[13] Oscar Pistorius established a new world record of 21.30 seconds in his 200m heat on 1 September,[14] but was defeated in the final the next day by Alan Oliveira of Brazil.