Hello sportsfans (I’m presuming sports-haters ran a mile at the headline)! 2012 will be full to bursting with sporty goodness as London holds the Olympics. Even though the official logo looks like alcopop puke, the coverage should be pretty cool. Alongside the Olympics will be the Paralympics and the good news with that is that Channel 4 have got the rights to show over 150 hours of television coverage of the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

Chairman of London 2012 Sebastian Coe commented: “The eyes of the world will be focused on the Paralympic Games – the world’s second biggest multi-sport event – in London in 2012.

“We will deliver a spectacular sporting showcase for the world’s greatest Paralympic athletes, and will use the power of Paralympicsport to raise awareness; challenge stereotypes; inspire understanding and communicate the Paralympic values of determination, courage, inspiration and equality.

“We are absolutely delighted to appoint Channel 4 as our broadcast partner in the UK. Channel 4 shares our vision for the Paralympic Games, has a very strong appeal to young people, and will play a hugely important role in increasing public engagement and involvement in Paralympicsport in this country.

“We are confident that the quality and depth of the broadcast coverage provided by Channel 4 not just for the 12 days of sport in 2012, but in the two and a half years leading up to the Games, will inspire disabled people of all ages to take up sport and be a catalyst for continued change in public attitudes towards disability.”