The 2012 Paralympic Games opened in London on Wednesday for a 12-day run.

Four-thousand-250 athletes from 165 countries will compete in 20 events for 503 gold medals up for grabs.

South Korea aims to finish 13th in the medal count by winning at least eleven golds.

The opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games focused on the history of Paralympics. British physicist Stephen Hawkings made an appearance and introduced the scientific civilization of Britain.