By 2009, he had a new goal in his sights -- the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
The London 2012 Paralympic Games have also generated big numbers in terms of audience, both in person and online.
Dancer and actor Dave Toole, who lost his legs as a child, had a starring role in the London 2012 Paralympic Games Opening Ceremony.
Not only would it show the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games, but it will be the focus for a celebration marking the handover ceremony at the close of the Beijing Olympic Games on Sunday 24 August and be a permanent feature in the city.
The London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic games were recognised around the world as a sporting triumph.
The company was the official Temporary Energy Services Supplier to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Other Derbyshire recipients in the New Year Honours list include British Cycling performance director Dave Brailsford, who has been knighted for services to cycling and the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
To mark the countdown to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Big Screen hosted a Cultural Olympiad Open Weekend in July 2010 with tribal belly dancing, martial arts demonstrations, capoeira and an urban triathlon.
Mr Chapman is a former deputy director of the UK Border Agency, a former Metropolitan Police officer and he has spent the last two years working as a senior security advisor for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic games.
Then he heard Paralympic organisers were searching for a disabled pilot to conduct the flypast at the Paralympic Games opening ceremony for London 2012.
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Mr Pistorius won gold medals at the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens, in Beijing in 2008 and London in 2012.
Oscar Pistorius won gold medals at the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens, in Beijing in 2008 and London in 2012.
But before undergoing redevelopment for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, this square-mile slice of East London was a ghetto with decaying factories and rail yards, traces of which can still be found.
Steve Easterbrook, from McDonald's UK, said: "We are proud to use this experience to help prepare the volunteers for the unique experience of London 2012 - providing them with the skills and confidence to deliver an outstanding Olympic and Paralympic Games".
He is a multiple Paralympic champion, winning gold medals at the 2004 Games in Athens, at Beijing 2008 and at London 2012.
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