![]() The Stoke Mandeville Games grew and grew until they became the Paralympic Games. ![]() On the same day as the Opening Ceremony of the London 1948 Olympic Games, Sir Ludwig Guttmann held his own sport competition in Stoke Mandeville for World War II soldiers with spinal injuries. My name is inspired by Stoke Mandeville in Buckinghamshire, the birthplace of the Paralympic Games. The Much Wenlock Games are still held to this day! De Coubertin was inspired by the Much Wenlock Games, too, and went on to found the modern Olympic movement. In the 19th century, Baron Pierre de Coubertin was invited there to watch the Much Wenlock Games, which were inspired by the Olympic Games of ancient Greece. ![]() My name is inspired by Much Wenlock in Shropshire, a town that is at the heart of Olympic history. Here's some text about the two characters from the London 2012 website followed by text from iris' website: More Dezeen stories about the London 2012 Olympics:ĪrcelorMittal Orbit, a giant sculpture by Anish Kapoor
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