2012 Summer Paralympics

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Paralympic Games multi-sport event

The 2012 Summer Paralympics were an international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities held in London, United Kingdom, shortly after the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
2012 Summer Paralympics canonical	14
London 2012 Paralympic Games	7
2012 Paralympic Games	1
London 2012 Paralympic Games triathlon swimming segment	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1953217 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: 2012 Summer Paralympics
Context triple: [Games of the XXX Olympiad, paralympicGames, 2012 Summer Paralympics]

A. 2032 Summer Paralympics
The 2032 Summer Paralympics will be the international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities held shortly after the 2032 Summer Olympics in Brisbane, Australia.
B. 2028 Summer Paralympics
The 2028 Summer Paralympics is the upcoming edition of the international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities, scheduled to be held in Los Angeles, California.
C. Summer Olympics 2012
The Summer Olympics 2012 was a major international multi-sport event held in London, featuring athletes from around the world competing in a wide range of disciplines.
D. 2008 Summer Paralympics closing ceremony
The 2008 Summer Paralympics closing ceremony was the formal finale of the Beijing Paralympic Games, featuring performances, speeches, and the handover to the next host city to celebrate athletes’ achievements and mark the end of the event.
E. Paralympic Games
The Paralympic Games are a major international multi-sport event featuring athletes with disabilities, held shortly after and in parallel with the Olympic Games.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: 2012 Summer Paralympics
Target entity description: The 2012 Summer Paralympics were an international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities held in London, United Kingdom, shortly after the 2012 Summer Olympics.

A. 2032 Summer Paralympics
The 2032 Summer Paralympics will be the international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities held shortly after the 2032 Summer Olympics in Brisbane, Australia.
B. 2028 Summer Paralympics
The 2028 Summer Paralympics is the upcoming edition of the international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities, scheduled to be held in Los Angeles, California.
C. Summer Olympics 2012
The Summer Olympics 2012 was a major international multi-sport event held in London, featuring athletes from around the world competing in a wide range of disciplines.
D. 2008 Summer Paralympics closing ceremony
The 2008 Summer Paralympics closing ceremony was the formal finale of the Beijing Paralympic Games, featuring performances, speeches, and the handover to the next host city to celebrate athletes’ achievements and mark the end of the event.
E. Paralympic Games
The Paralympic Games are a major international multi-sport event featuring athletes with disabilities, held shortly after and in parallel with the Olympic Games.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (63)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Paralympic Games ⓘ multi-sport event ⓘ
broadcastBy	Channel 4 ⓘ
broadcastIn	United Kingdom ⓘ
category	2012 in disability sport ⓘ International sports competitions in London ⓘ Paralympic Games in Europe ⓘ linked to: Paralympic Games
closingDate	2012-09-09 ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
followedBy	2016 Summer Paralympics ⓘ
follows	2008 Summer Paralympics ⓘ
hostCity	London ⓘ linked to: London, England
mainStadium	Olympic Stadium, London ⓘ linked to: London Olympic Stadium
mascot	Mandeville ⓘ
motto	Inspire a generation ⓘ
notableFor	high public and media profile of Paralympic sport ⓘ record ticket sales for a Paralympic Games ⓘ
numberOfAthletes	over 4200 ⓘ
numberOfEvents	503 ⓘ
numberOfParticipatingNations	164 ⓘ
numberOfSports	20 ⓘ
officialName	London 2012 Paralympic Games ⓘ linked to: 2012 Summer Paralympics
openingDate	2012-08-29 ⓘ
organizedBy	International Paralympic Committee ⓘ London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games ⓘ
partOf	Paralympic Games ⓘ
sharedBrandingWith	2012 Summer Olympics ⓘ linked to: Summer Olympics 2012
sportsIncluded	archery ⓘ athletics ⓘ boccia ⓘ cycling ⓘ equestrian ⓘ football 5-a-side ⓘ football 7-a-side ⓘ goalball ⓘ judo ⓘ paracanoe demonstration events ⓘ paratriathlon demonstration events ⓘ powerlifting ⓘ rowing ⓘ sailing ⓘ shooting ⓘ sitting volleyball ⓘ swimming ⓘ table tennis ⓘ wheelchair basketball ⓘ wheelchair fencing ⓘ wheelchair rugby ⓘ wheelchair tennis ⓘ
torchRelayEndDate	2012-08-29 ⓘ
torchRelayLocation	United Kingdom ⓘ
torchRelayStartDate	2012-08-22 ⓘ
usedVenues	Brands Hatch ⓘ Eton Dorney ⓘ linked to: Dorney ExCeL London ⓘ Greenwich Park ⓘ Horse Guards Parade ⓘ Olympic Park ⓘ linked to: Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park Royal Artillery Barracks ⓘ The Mall, London ⓘ The O2 Arena ⓘ Wembley Arena ⓘ Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy ⓘ

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