London 2012 Paralympic Games in numbers

 LONDON, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- The London 2012 Paralympic Games, running from Aug. 29 to Sept. 9, will bring together 4,200 athletes from 166 countries and regions to compete in 503 medal events from 20 sports.

The athletes includes 1,513 women, more than those at any of the previous 14 Paralympic Games and more than double the 700 who competed at Barcelona 1992.

A total of 6,500 media and broadcasters are coming to cover the Paralympics.

About 2.3 million of 2.5 million available tickets have been sold.

In the Paralympic Village, there are 1,800 wheelchair users.

About 1,250 anti-doping tests are expected to be submitted.

In London, 293 buses have been redesigned to accommodate five or six wheelchair spaces.

Seventy percent of LOCOG volunteers are new for the Paralympic Games.

Seventeen venues¹ are used for the Paralympics, and two new venues have been included: Brands Hatch, which will host the road cycling events, and Eton Manor², a specialized³ arena⁴ inside the Olympic Park that will host wheelchair tennis.

1 venues   

n.聚集地点( venue的名词复数 )；会场；（尤指）体育比赛场所；犯罪地点

参考例句：

• The band will be playing at 20 different venues on their UK tour. 这个乐队在英国巡回演出期间将在20个不同的地点演出。
• Farmers market corner, 800 meters long, 60 meters wide livestock trading venues. 农牧市场东北角，有长800米，宽60米的牲畜交易场地。 来自互联网

2 manor   

n.庄园，领地

参考例句：

• The builder of the manor house is a direct ancestor of the present owner.建造这幢庄园的人就是它现在主人的一个直系祖先。
• I am not lord of the manor,but its lady.我并非此地的领主，而是这儿的女主人。

3 specialized   

adj.专门的，专业化的

参考例句：

• There are many specialized agencies in the United Nations.联合国有许多专门机构。
• These tools are very specialized.这些是专用工具。

4 arena   

n.竞技场，运动场所；竞争场所，舞台

参考例句：

• She entered the political arena at the age of 25. 她25岁进入政界。
• He had not an adequate arena for the exercise of his talents.他没有充分发挥其才能的场所。