The Paralympic Flame is set to be created in its spiritual birthplace.

Stoke Mandeville Stadium in Aylesbury will witness the creation of the Paralympic Flame on February 24.

The village is known as the birthplace of the Paralympic movement owing to the work of the neurosurgeon Sir Ludwig Guttmann.

Once the flame is finished, it will be flown to Italy, marking the commencement of the Paralympic Torch Relay.

Presented by Allianz, the relay will see 501 torchbearers travel 2,000km before the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Winter Games in Verona on March 6.

The actual creation of the flame will be performed by Millie Knight, a three-time Paralympian and four-time Paralympic medallist in Para Alpine skiing, and Andrea Macri, captain of Italy’s Para ice hockey team, who is preparing for his fifth Paralympic Games.

The Paralympic Flame Lighting event will be attended by Andrew Parsons, president of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC); Dan Brooke, president of Paralympics GB; and Countess Elizabeth Howe, on behalf of WheelPower.

All four will give speeches, while Dame Sarah Storey, Great Britain’s most decorated Paralympian, will host the event.