The Paralympic opening ceremony takes place Wednesday evening in London . The Paralympic torch relay passed through the capital 's streets on its way to the stadium . `` The Paralympic Games have come home to Britain -- and it will be the biggest Games yet , with more athletes , more countries and more spectators than ever before , '' said Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt . The Games are set to be the biggest yet , with some 4,280 athletes taking part . More than one million tickets have been sold for Paralympic events .
The Paralympic opening ceremony takes place Wednesday evening in London . The Paralympic torch relay passed through the capital 's streets on its way to the stadium . The Games are set to be the biggest yet , with some 4,280 athletes taking part . More than one million tickets have been sold for Paralympic events .