So pleased to see this going ahead and already enjoying the sport. I think I prefer this to the able bodied version to be honest. Kudos to C4 for excellent TV coverage and love the Last Leg. Going to be a good, and probably tearful, couple of weeks.
Also the BBC R5 story about the JJChalmers flight to Tokyo just amazing!
Tokyo Paralympics
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fishfoodie
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Glad to see this thread; getting to an Olympics is an amazing achievement; the Para-Olympians, deserve a hundred times more recognition than their; "able-bodied", equivalents.
I think it is excellent that there are Parallel Olympics, I can’t get too excited about it as it seems that the ‘least disabled’ person in a particular category invariably wins. There is allegedly lots of competition to downgrade your category.
I think you are missing the point of these Paralympics!Openside wrote: Thu Aug 26, 2021 1:17 pm I think it is excellent that there are Parallel Olympics, I can’t get too excited about it as it seems that the ‘least disabled’ person in a particular category invariably wins. There is allegedly lots of competition to downgrade your category.
so what is the point then?dpedin wrote: Thu Aug 26, 2021 5:14 pmI think you are missing the point of these Paralympics!Openside wrote: Thu Aug 26, 2021 1:17 pm I think it is excellent that there are Parallel Olympics, I can’t get too excited about it as it seems that the ‘least disabled’ person in a particular category invariably wins. There is allegedly lots of competition to downgrade your category.
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The point was to have a dig at the Paralympics and at disabled people in general.
Watched these guys being interviewed after finishing last in their final, they were a shining example and a credit to GB. For young guys they were so eloquent.
Relay result for Paralympic debutants
After a late change due to Suzanna Hext being withdrawn from the relay team on medical grounds, Ellie Challis was added to the GB quartet for the Mixed 20 Points 4x50m Freestyle Relay final.This is the first Paralympic Games for all members of the GB relay team of Kearney, Longhorne, Challis and Northampton’s William Perry. All swimmers looked to inspire the next generation with their determined performance. Their time of 2:48.34 saw them take eighth place. Newly crowned Paralympic champion, Kearney, said: “I think the team’s done Great Britain proud and everyone proud. “We’ve all gone out there, decided that we were going to have a bit of fun with it and we just wanted to show the public back at home that it doesn’t matter what disability you’ve got, you can participate in sport, and that was the main thing really. We just wanted to thank everyone that helped, including the National Lottery that pay for all our funding, British Para-Swimming, ParalympicsGB and everyone that’s helped us get to this stage. Being able to compete in a relay just gives you that thrill that you don’t get in an individual sport like swimming so we’ve really thoroughly enjoyed that and we’re just really grateful for the experience.”
Anyone can do anything
Longhorne added: “To come out here and do a relay, it’s great to be part of a team. Yes, you have the individual races but to be part of a team relay just gives you that extra lift to go and do it more and do everyone proud and do the whole country proud. And especially people with meningitis and things like that, we want to inspire them to go on and get into sport and show that it’s not just about disability, it’s ability really.”
After her late addition to the relay team, Challis said: “I really didn’t expect this today, it was a last minute change because of circumstances that we couldn’t control so, it was a rush to get here and to be here on time but it was great. It’s great to be with your teammates. We just want to promote the lower classes going into Paris, there’s not many of us. I compete by myself in the UK so it’d be lovely in years to come to have other people there with me so hopefully this can help.”
Perry, who swam the anchor leg of the race for GB, said: “From a young age, it’s so easy to feel left out. Many a time all of us will have felt in that position and in any sport, not just swimming, athletics or anything, I think we need to really show what we can do. Anyone can do anything, you’ve just got to put your mind to it, work hard and it’ll come to you.”
Relay result for Paralympic debutants
After a late change due to Suzanna Hext being withdrawn from the relay team on medical grounds, Ellie Challis was added to the GB quartet for the Mixed 20 Points 4x50m Freestyle Relay final.This is the first Paralympic Games for all members of the GB relay team of Kearney, Longhorne, Challis and Northampton’s William Perry. All swimmers looked to inspire the next generation with their determined performance. Their time of 2:48.34 saw them take eighth place. Newly crowned Paralympic champion, Kearney, said: “I think the team’s done Great Britain proud and everyone proud. “We’ve all gone out there, decided that we were going to have a bit of fun with it and we just wanted to show the public back at home that it doesn’t matter what disability you’ve got, you can participate in sport, and that was the main thing really. We just wanted to thank everyone that helped, including the National Lottery that pay for all our funding, British Para-Swimming, ParalympicsGB and everyone that’s helped us get to this stage. Being able to compete in a relay just gives you that thrill that you don’t get in an individual sport like swimming so we’ve really thoroughly enjoyed that and we’re just really grateful for the experience.”
Anyone can do anything
Longhorne added: “To come out here and do a relay, it’s great to be part of a team. Yes, you have the individual races but to be part of a team relay just gives you that extra lift to go and do it more and do everyone proud and do the whole country proud. And especially people with meningitis and things like that, we want to inspire them to go on and get into sport and show that it’s not just about disability, it’s ability really.”
After her late addition to the relay team, Challis said: “I really didn’t expect this today, it was a last minute change because of circumstances that we couldn’t control so, it was a rush to get here and to be here on time but it was great. It’s great to be with your teammates. We just want to promote the lower classes going into Paris, there’s not many of us. I compete by myself in the UK so it’d be lovely in years to come to have other people there with me so hopefully this can help.”
Perry, who swam the anchor leg of the race for GB, said: “From a young age, it’s so easy to feel left out. Many a time all of us will have felt in that position and in any sport, not just swimming, athletics or anything, I think we need to really show what we can do. Anyone can do anything, you’ve just got to put your mind to it, work hard and it’ll come to you.”
Excellent result for the team! Should make for an interesting Last Leg show tonight! On that topic Rosie Jones has been absolutely hilarious with her reporting from Tokyo.Lobby wrote: Sun Aug 29, 2021 10:57 am GB beat USA to take gold in the wheelchair rugby. It’s the first time we have got a medal in this, and to take the gold is a fantastic achievement.
dpedin wrote: Sun Aug 29, 2021 8:53 pmExcellent result for the team! Should make for an interesting Last Leg show tonight! On that topic Rosie Jones has been absolutely hilarious with her reporting from Tokyo.Lobby wrote: Sun Aug 29, 2021 10:57 am GB beat USA to take gold in the wheelchair rugby. It’s the first time we have got a medal in this, and to take the gold is a fantastic achievement.
I've just been watching some of it, very funny and a very good win by the wheelchair rugby team
Sarah Storey won again this morning to take her 17th gold medal in the Paralympics. What an incredible record. Her first paralympics was in 1992, so she has been competing for nearly 30 years and has won an astonishing 28 medals in that period. Since she switched from swimming to cycling in 2008, she has never been beaten and has won nothing but gold medals.
It’s hard to see that anyone can match this record
It’s hard to see that anyone can match this record
Astonishing recordLobby wrote: Thu Sep 02, 2021 7:18 am Sarah Storey won again this morning to take her 17th gold medal in the Paralympics. What an incredible record. Her first paralympics was in 1992, so she has been competing for nearly 30 years and has won an astonishing 28 medals in that period. Since she switched from swimming to cycling in 2008, she has never been beaten and has won nothing but gold medals.
It’s hard to see that anyone can match this record
Amazing indeed
A french swimmer was first to compete in both olympics and paralympics
(She has a form of Charcot syndrome)
https://www.francetvinfo.fr/jeux-paraly ... 99131.html
A french swimmer was first to compete in both olympics and paralympics
(She has a form of Charcot syndrome)
https://www.francetvinfo.fr/jeux-paraly ... 99131.html
Impressive stuff.laurent wrote: Fri Sep 03, 2021 6:49 am Amazing indeed
A french swimmer was first to compete in both olympics and paralympics
(She has a form of Charcot syndrome)
https://www.francetvinfo.fr/jeux-paraly ... 99131.html
French TV had a special on her story.Kiwias wrote: Fri Sep 03, 2021 6:52 amImpressive stuff.laurent wrote: Fri Sep 03, 2021 6:49 am Amazing indeed
A french swimmer was first to compete in both olympics and paralympics
(She has a form of Charcot syndrome)
https://www.francetvinfo.fr/jeux-paraly ... 99131.html
The French team is doing great this time around with a lot of young kids that will hopefully be at the Paris olympics in 3 years
One for the Cyclists https://twitter.com/FrancoisPervis
is a guide in C2 Tandem and is now retiring
