Wednesday, August 29, 2012
From today until the 9th September, London will take centre stage once again as the UK hosts the 2012 Paralympic Games.
With over 150 million tweets about the Olympics, Twitter brought fans closer than ever before to the athletes and the action. As we head into the Paralympics, Twitter will once again be the place to get closer to the extraordinary stories of the athletes.
Here’s our guide to watching the action on Twitter:
Follow the athletes
Here are five of our favourite @ParalympicsGB Paralympians on Twitter:
- Jonnie Peacock (@JonniePeacock) British T44 100m World Record holder
- Ellie Simmonds (@EllieSimmonds1) British Swimmer
- David Weir MBE (@davidweir2012) British wheelchair athlete
- Jon-Allan Butterworth (@J_Butterworth86) British cyclist
- Clare Strange (@ClareStrange) British wheelchair basketball athlete
You can also check out this list for more ideas of who to follow.
Follow the presenters
Presenters on Channel 4 will have some new and familiar faces, including:
- Jon Snow (@jonsnowC4) at the opening and closing ceremonies
- Clare Balding (@ClareBalding1)
- Jonathan Edwards (@JDE66)
- Ade Adepitan (@AdeAdepitan)
- Daraine Mulvihill (@Darainemul)
- Arthur Williams (@Arthurvw1986)
- Rachel Latham (@rachlatham)
You can see a full list of all the presenters here.
If you’re tuning in to watch the Paralympics on Channel 4 (@C4Paralympics), look out for their daily Twitter hashtag polls, trends, and all the latest sporting news from the Paralympians.
Join the conversation
- #Paralympic and #AllAboutAbility are the two main hashtags so if you’re talking about the Games on Twitter, you can use these to connect with people who share your interest
- #ProudParalympian – this hashtag will be used by athletes in order to see their tweets on a specially created Twitter Wall in the athlete’s village, so it’s worth keeping an eye on it throughout the Games
Follow the games
- @Paralympic is the official Twitter page of the International Paralympic Committee, providing insight throughout the Paralympics
- @ParalympicsGB is the official account for the Great Britain and Northern Ireland Paralympic Team
- @C4Paralympics is Channel 4’s official feed
Opening ceremony
During tonight’s Opening Ceremony, 10 nations, including Team GB (@ParalympicsGB) and the USA (@USParalympics), will have a representative filming the Ceremony from their viewpoint. This video will then be uploaded to @Paralympic before the ceremony is over so you can get an athlete's view of the Opening Ceremony.
To add to the excitement, throughout the Paralympics, 50 athletes from countries including Australia, Brazil, Canada, Spain and the USA, will use a Samsung camera to record a daily video blog, which will also be shared on the @Paralympic page.
-- Lewis Wiltshire, @LewisWiltshire
With over 150 million tweets about the Olympics, Twitter brought fans closer than ever before to the athletes and the action. As we head into the Paralympics, Twitter will once again be the place to get closer to the extraordinary stories of the athletes.
Here’s our guide to watching the action on Twitter:
Follow the athletes
Here are five of our favourite @ParalympicsGB Paralympians on Twitter:
- Jonnie Peacock (@JonniePeacock) British T44 100m World Record holder
- Ellie Simmonds (@EllieSimmonds1) British Swimmer
- David Weir MBE (@davidweir2012) British wheelchair athlete
- Jon-Allan Butterworth (@J_Butterworth86) British cyclist
- Clare Strange (@ClareStrange) British wheelchair basketball athlete
You can also check out this list for more ideas of who to follow.
Follow the presenters
Presenters on Channel 4 will have some new and familiar faces, including:
- Jon Snow (@jonsnowC4) at the opening and closing ceremonies
- Clare Balding (@ClareBalding1)
- Jonathan Edwards (@JDE66)
- Ade Adepitan (@AdeAdepitan)
- Daraine Mulvihill (@Darainemul)
- Arthur Williams (@Arthurvw1986)
- Rachel Latham (@rachlatham)
You can see a full list of all the presenters here.
If you’re tuning in to watch the Paralympics on Channel 4 (@C4Paralympics), look out for their daily Twitter hashtag polls, trends, and all the latest sporting news from the Paralympians.
Join the conversation
- #Paralympic and #AllAboutAbility are the two main hashtags so if you’re talking about the Games on Twitter, you can use these to connect with people who share your interest
- #ProudParalympian – this hashtag will be used by athletes in order to see their tweets on a specially created Twitter Wall in the athlete’s village, so it’s worth keeping an eye on it throughout the Games
Follow the games
- @Paralympic is the official Twitter page of the International Paralympic Committee, providing insight throughout the Paralympics
- @ParalympicsGB is the official account for the Great Britain and Northern Ireland Paralympic Team
- @C4Paralympics is Channel 4’s official feed
Opening ceremony
During tonight’s Opening Ceremony, 10 nations, including Team GB (@ParalympicsGB) and the USA (@USParalympics), will have a representative filming the Ceremony from their viewpoint. This video will then be uploaded to @Paralympic before the ceremony is over so you can get an athlete's view of the Opening Ceremony.
To add to the excitement, throughout the Paralympics, 50 athletes from countries including Australia, Brazil, Canada, Spain and the USA, will use a Samsung camera to record a daily video blog, which will also be shared on the @Paralympic page.
-- Lewis Wiltshire, @LewisWiltshire
