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Mayor Boris Johnson at Sunday's Paralympic cauldron ceremony

Focusing on transport, he might just have been listening to complaints from wheelchair users; he said London's "22 thousand black taxis will have their ramps out and working." If they don't, he warned "they will be in trouble with TFL" (Transport For London).

The mayor went on to talk about the Games themselves, singling out a sport unique to the Paralympics - wheelchair rugby.

Commenting on the game's crashing and bashing at speed, Boris quirkily remarked that "If it wasn't played by Paralympians, there would be calls for it to be banned on all grounds".

I asked the mayor which Paralympic sport he would be most interested in trying. He went for the aforementioned wheelchair rugby again. However, he didn't anticipate it being an easy sport. he said: "I don't think I would have the skills. I wasn't so bad at the regular game but I think that I would have trouble playing and wheeling the wheelchair at the same time."

Tonight's opening ceremony was understandably on everyone's mind, so I wanted to know what one word people would take away with them after seeing the event in the Olympic stadium. Sadly the mayor wouldn't be drawn on what we'd see at the ceremony, but did say that "it is all great stuff" and that people would come away from it "inspired".

The ceremony will start at 8 PM on Wednesday 29 August. The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ will broadcast it live on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 5 live and as part of a News Hour special on The World Service. It will be televised on Channel 4 and More 4 will simulcast the show with audio description.