GWENT athlete Darren Campbell will be taking part in a heroes' parade on Monday (October 18) in central London.

The procession will feature 47 medallists from team GB's highly successful squad in Athens, and they'll be joined by a large contingent of the Paralympic medal winners.

The Newport sprinter was a member of the men's 4x100m team which so dramatically pipped the American favourites for gold during a thrilling final. He'll be joined by team-mates Jason Gardener and Marlon Devonish.

Two Newport-born paralympians will also be taking part the parade. Lloyd Upsdell, who took bronze in the 200m final and, and top swimmer Nyree Lewis who bagged an amazing five medals, including gold in the 100m backstroke and silver in the 100m breaststroke.

The athletes will participate on five sports-themed floats, dressed in their team tracksuits, and wearing their medals.

The Parade of the Heroes starts from outside the Ritz on Piccadilly at 1.30pm on Monday, and will travel to Piccadilly Circus before turning down Haymarket and into Trafalgar Square at about 2.20pm.

There's also a celebration in Trafalgar Square from 1pm until 3pm, featuring live footage of the parade, highlights from the Olympic and Paralympic Games and interviews with athletes from the past and present.

The event will be shown live on BBC.