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All set to go.

Title: All set to go.

Caption: Paralympic athlete Tanni Grey Thompson is focused on the start of her TW3 400 metre race at the 1992 Barcelona Paralympic Games.

Keywords: Sport Photograph Paralympic Games Disabled Disability TW3 400 Tannie Grey Thompson Gold Medal Champion Concentrating Focussed Determined Prepared Ready

Kone Oumar (Ivory Coast) just edges out Australia's David Evans to win the T44 800 metres race at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympic Games. A wide angle generic image of wheelchair racers speeding past the Paralympic logo in Barcelona 1992. Sarah Bailey (Great Britain) during competition at Paralympic Games Barcelona 1992. A generic image of Vivien Mills (Great Britain) waiting to compete at the 2011 European Fencing Championships at the English Institute of Sport Sheffield July 18th. The spectacular Opening Ceremony of the 1992 Paralympic Games in Barcelona. A double image of national teams on parade at Paralympic opening ceremonies with a baby accompanying its parents and the German team in Barcelona 1992 (left) and the Kuwait team enjoying the limelight in Atlanta 1996 (right). Eight selected Paralympic athletes carry the Flag at the Opening Ceremony of the 1992 Barcelona Paralympic Games. A double image of the Opening Ceremony of the 1992 Barcelona Paralympic Games, featuring the hoisted flag (left) and the Flame entering the stadium (right). Paralympic athlete Tanni Grey Thompson is focused on the start of her TW3 400 metre race at the 1992 Barcelona Paralympic Games. A double image of Paralympic track athletes concentrating and focussed on the race ahead - Josef Loisinger (Switzerland) at the Barcelona Games in 1992 left and Wolfgang Petersen (Germany) at the Atlanta Games in 1996. A generic image of Paola Santamarti (Spain) and her guide competing in the BI 400 metre race for the blind at the 1992 Barcelona Paralympic Games. A double image of blind track athletes competing in the 1996 Atlanta Games - Britain's Andrew Curtis (left) and America's Pamela McGonigle (right). A double image illustrating the emotional moments of victory for blind athletes as Paola Santamarti (Spain) left and Tracey Hinton (Great Britain) right, enjoy the thrill of success. An action image of Gong Baoren China's limbless swimmer at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympic Games. Natalya Partyka (Poland) shows that a disability is no set back at international level when she competes in the 2011 English Open Table Tennis Championships in Sheffield. A double image of Paralympic Swimmers preparing for their races with Julie Wolfe (USA) experiencing an early feel of the water temperature in Atlanta 1996 (left) and Joanne Mucz (Canada) showing an alert response on the starting blocks in Barcelona 1992. Generic blurred image of female wheelchair racer during competition at the 1992 Paralympic Games Barcelona. British Paralympic Swimmer Julie Cook in action at the BSAD Championships Sheffield. A.Serafina of Italy lands a hit on target against S.Mhamad of Iraq during the women's foil competition at the 1992 Barcelona Paralympic Games. The Table Tennis competition in progress at the 1992 Barcelona Paralympic Games. A seated Volleyball match between Germany and Iran at the 1992 Barcelona Paralympic Games. Craig Sayers (Australia) at the start of his TW4 400 metre wheelchair race at the 1992 Barcelona Paralympic Games. A generic cropped image of the hand and protective glove of a wheelchair racer gripping the wheel hub ready to start a race. Bah Lee Ong of Singapore shown in full flight mid race as she competes in the TW4 800 metres at the 1992 Barcelona Paralympic Games. Wheelchair athletes celebrate winning their events - Monica Wetterstrom (Sweden) in Barcelona 1992 (left) and David Weir (Great Britain) in Atlanta 1996. A double image featuring wheelchair tennis - a generic image showing convenient storage for Tennis Balls by a player at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympic Games (left) and Corinne Vandierendonck (Netherlands) serving during her opening match at the 1992 Barcelona Games. A double image of wheelchair tennis players featuring Ricky Molier (Netherlands) serving for the match (left) and Mario Perron (Canada) playing a backhand volley. Britta Seigers of Germany waiting to mount the starting block for the 400 metres freestyle S8 Swimming race at the 19992 Barcelona Paralympic Games. A double image of German Swimming coaches giving help, support and encouragement to their swimmers at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympic Games (left) and the 1992 Barcelona Games (right). Neil Atkin (Great Britain) at the start of his backstroke race at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympic Games. A double image of competitors in the Wheelchair Archery competition at the 1992 Barcelona Paralympic Games - on the left Annette Burefjord of Sweden and on the right Italy's Paola Fantata. A double image of fast and furious action on the Basketball Court at the 1992 Barcelona Paralympic Games - with Britain's Simon Munn intercepting a high pass in their match against Canada (left) and Tania Tozer (USA) going on the attack (right). A team mascot looks on during a women's Basketball match (left) with action from the USA versus Netherlands match at the 1992 Barcelona Paralympic Games. A double image of outstanding Paralympic track athletes - on the left competitors in the T44 800 metres race in Atlanta 1996, led by China's Wu Yianjian and right Tony Volpentest (USA) the outstanding sprinter in Barcelona 1992. A double image of sprinters finely balanced in the set position on their starting blocks at the 1992 Barcelona Paralympic Games - Peter Cordice (Great Britain) left and Britta Brockskothen (Germany) right. A double image of Field events at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympic Games with Mexico's Mauro Maximo competing in the Javelin (left) and Germany's Detlef Eckert in the Shot Put (right). Michelle Hon (Falcon Spartak) with her coach before competing with Hoop and then during her routine in the GMPD junior event at the 2011 British Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships at Fenton Manor June 25th. A double image illustrating the differing outcomes at the end of the race with Sara Reinertson (USA) left, feeling the pain at the end of the 100 metres sprint in Barcelona 1992 and Britain's Tanni Grey Thompson with energy to spare after winning her 800 metre race in Atlanta 1996. A young competitor at the Variety Club Games in 1988 finds the sweet spot during his Table Tennis match. A double image of children competing in the BSAD Variety Club Games at Stoke Mandeville The spirit of participation and enjoyment that embodies the Special Olympics.