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| Paralympic flame lit on Snowdon by Gwynedd scouts | Paralympic flame lit on Snowdon by Gwynedd scouts |
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| The Paralympic flame has been sparked at the summit of Snowdon as part of the London 2012 Games. | The Paralympic flame has been sparked at the summit of Snowdon as part of the London 2012 Games. |
| Scouts used a metal rod to strike it against a rough steel surface to ignite sparks to light the flame. | |
| Games organising chair Lord Coe, who joined their climb, said it symbolised the human endeavour and spirit of the Paralympics, which start on 29 August. | Games organising chair Lord Coe, who joined their climb, said it symbolised the human endeavour and spirit of the Paralympics, which start on 29 August. |
| Flames were also being lit at the highest peaks in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland. | Flames were also being lit at the highest peaks in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland. |
| The flame from Snowdon will be placed in a miner's lantern taken to Cardiff for a day of Paralympic celebrations. | The flame from Snowdon will be placed in a miner's lantern taken to Cardiff for a day of Paralympic celebrations. |
| A group of disabled and non-disabled scouts from Gwynedd struck the ferrocerium rod on Wednesday. | A group of disabled and non-disabled scouts from Gwynedd struck the ferrocerium rod on Wednesday. |
| They were accompanied by former athlete and Games organising chair Lord Coe who walked up the mountain. | They were accompanied by former athlete and Games organising chair Lord Coe who walked up the mountain. |
| Inspiration | Inspiration |
| At the top of a wet Snowdon, Lord Coe said that he believed when people saw the quality of Paralympic sport they would be "blown away". | At the top of a wet Snowdon, Lord Coe said that he believed when people saw the quality of Paralympic sport they would be "blown away". |
| Lord Coe told the BBC: "It's been a great team effort this morning. Quite cold in places so a couple of rests, but we all knew this." | Lord Coe told the BBC: "It's been a great team effort this morning. Quite cold in places so a couple of rests, but we all knew this." |
| He said that after trekking up the mountain, he would be getting the train back down. | |
| Earlier, he said the focus was on human endeavour and team work. | Earlier, he said the focus was on human endeavour and team work. |
| "We have created a unique identity for the Paralympic torch relay which will be celebration of courage, determination, inspiration and equality that every Paralympian represents," he said. | "We have created a unique identity for the Paralympic torch relay which will be celebration of courage, determination, inspiration and equality that every Paralympian represents," he said. |
| "By creating the Welsh flame through human endeavour at the summit of Snowdon we will ensure that the spirit of Wales is represented in the Paralympic flame." | "By creating the Welsh flame through human endeavour at the summit of Snowdon we will ensure that the spirit of Wales is represented in the Paralympic flame." |
| He added: "[Endeavour and teamwork] that's really the basis of Paralympic sport. | He added: "[Endeavour and teamwork] that's really the basis of Paralympic sport. |
| "I think when people watch Paralympic sport, often for the first time - in a way that a lot of people watch Olympic sports for the first time - they are going to recognise this is something that 99% of the population cannot do it." | "I think when people watch Paralympic sport, often for the first time - in a way that a lot of people watch Olympic sports for the first time - they are going to recognise this is something that 99% of the population cannot do it." |
| The Welsh government's Sports Minister Huw Lewis added Paralympic athletes demonstrated "disability is no barrier to incredible achievement". | The Welsh government's Sports Minister Huw Lewis added Paralympic athletes demonstrated "disability is no barrier to incredible achievement". |
| The lantern will arrive in Cardiff on Monday, 27, August for a day of Paralympic celebrations involving a cauldron being lit outside City Hall and a flame festival in Cardiff Bay. | The lantern will arrive in Cardiff on Monday, 27, August for a day of Paralympic celebrations involving a cauldron being lit outside City Hall and a flame festival in Cardiff Bay. |
| From Cardiff the flame will be taken to Stoke Mandeville, Buckinghamshire, where it will be united the other three flames. | From Cardiff the flame will be taken to Stoke Mandeville, Buckinghamshire, where it will be united the other three flames. |
| A ceremony will be held on Tuesday 28 August and a single Paralympic flame will be created for the 24-hour torch relay that ends at the Paralympic Stadium on Wednesday. | A ceremony will be held on Tuesday 28 August and a single Paralympic flame will be created for the 24-hour torch relay that ends at the Paralympic Stadium on Wednesday. |