I reckon he could still kick my ass though! Bet he's hard as nails.
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jellyhead 24,346 posts
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mrpon 24,108 posts
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Registered 6 years agojellyhead wrote:
Like to see him try.
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Deckard1 18,131 posts
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FWB 39,101 posts
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Registered 11 years agoIt's a joke that our female cyclist who won gold was able to compete in these ParaOlympics. Tried for the real ones, just wasn't good enough so then decided to join these ones. Piss-take.
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Gl3n 4,934 posts
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Registered 8 years agoWas at the stadium last night, fucking amazing.
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JuanKerr 35,454 posts
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Registered 6 years agoFWB wrote:
Don't really see how it's a 'piss-take' - she is actually disabled you know.
It's a joke that our female cyclist who won gold was able to compete in these ParaOlympics. Tried for the real ones, just wasn't good enough so then decided to join these ones. Piss-take. -
THFourteen 29,070 posts
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Registered 8 years ago@FWB Do you also think Oscar Pistorius shouldn't be allowed in the Paralympics? -
RobTheBuilder 5,846 posts
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Registered 8 years ago@FWB That's a stupid way of looking at it.
It's brilliant that a Paralympic athlete, who probably has less financial support and obviously is carrying a physical disability can get close to matching able bodied athletes.
I think it was a cerebal palsy athlete who ran 100m in 10.6 seconds yesterday. I mean bloody hell, that is incredible.
As Adam Hills said, if he'd have seen Oscar Pistorius when he was a kid that would have inspired him to do more sport.
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FWB 39,101 posts
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Registered 11 years agoJuanKerr wrote:
Because she entered both. You chose one and stick to it. Furthermore, not quite sure how not having a hand really hinders you in the cycling sprint. People talk about not discriminating against the disabled, but all this does it draw more of a line between them and the able-bodied. If they feel capable of competing with able-bodied, then that is where they belong.FWB wrote:
Don't really see how it's a 'piss-take' - she is actually disabled you know.
It's a joke that our female cyclist who won gold was able to compete in these ParaOlympics. Tried for the real ones, just wasn't good enough so then decided to join these ones. Piss-take.
@FWB Do you also think Oscar Pistorius shouldn't be allowed in the Paralympics?
Same as above. He should have chosen one or the other. He ran in the normal Olympics, he shouldn't be allowed in the Paralympics, or vice versa.
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Lukus 18,712 posts
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Registered 8 years agoI swear if I didn't know better, some of these events could easily have been thought up just for the sadistic delight of some power mad dictator.
Hey, why don't we put two blind people in a ring, let them fight to the death. Wait, no, give them guns.... How about we put them on bikes! Or, or, we could get a bunch of people who struggle to control their muscles properly and see how fast they can run!... Hold on, I've got it!- No arms, no legs? Chuck them in the pool! See what happens Wahahahaha!Paintings & Photographs
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FWB 39,101 posts
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Syrette 38,384 posts
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Registered 10 years agoThe standard of some of these people is astounding. Almost or equaling the standard of their able-bodied counterparts.
Very impressed and I don't mean that in a patronising tone at all. In fact I know someone who won a gold model for GB today.XBL: rolemodel86 PSN: Syrette86
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SandMulls 6 posts
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Registered 9 months agoLukus wrote:
I don't think they're doing it for you bro. They're doing it for themselves and trying to prove that they can still do something extraordinary despite their disabilities. You might say what's extraordinary about a high-jump or javelin throw because you or many of your friends might just be doing it everyday? Well, you might want to try it out with one leg tied behind your back to simulate an amputee and then perhaps you'd understand! Peace!
The Paralympics is pretty shit. No one actually cares about it, but many feel obliged to pretend they do. I'm certain 99% of disabled people couldn't give a fuck about it either. -
Syrette 38,384 posts
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localnotail 21,458 posts
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Registered 4 years agoOscar Pistoffius.
Wheelchair 5000m is odd. Lots of slipstreaming.Playing all the right notes— but not necessarily in the right order.
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FWB 39,101 posts
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Registered 11 years agoTaller people have taller strides. Guess people should complain about that in the regular Olympics too. -
FWB 39,101 posts
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Registered 11 years agoNice one, Weir.
Kate looks like a BA stewardess.
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localnotail 21,458 posts
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Registered 4 years agoHe has an interesting point - people gaining an advantage by getting longer prosthetics is a bit iffy.
Great win by David Weir there, fierce battle.Playing all the right notes— but not necessarily in the right order.
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localnotail 21,458 posts
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Registered 4 years agoFWB wrote:
Kate looks like a BA stewardess.
OH just said the same thing. Playing all the right notes— but not necessarily in the right order.
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heyyo 14,328 posts
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Registered 7 years agoParalympics, not bad at all.
And we (TeamGB) absolutely rock at cycling here too!
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FWB 39,101 posts
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Registered 11 years agoExcept if he is a taller person, why can't he have prosthetics to reflect that?
Going 38/40kph in the wheelchairs? Shit, I can't even do that on a bike unless I'm in a massive gear going downhill. -
localnotail 21,458 posts
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Registered 4 years agoI thought his point was that people who started competing with prosthetics that matched their natural height have suddenly become taller, and faster.Playing all the right notes— but not necessarily in the right order.
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FWB 39,101 posts
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Registered 11 years agoTBH I haven't followed it much, so can't comment further, but if the argument is just that the prosthetics are bigger, full stop, then it is a poor argument.
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DaM 11,761 posts
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Registered 11 years agoRight, the tandem riders in the blind cycling. The sighted rider provides power as well. Why don't we just get Chris H and Victoria P (or any of our other top cyclists) to partner them? How do you rate a pilot's performance/contribution? -
FWB 39,101 posts
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Registered 11 years agoLooks to me like that have to be slightly chubby. But yeah, valid point. Just get someone from the regular Olympics in, given that you can enter both competitions. -
nickthegun 44,590 posts
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Registered 7 years agoThe prosthetics are ratified and monitored closely. I remember seeing an interview with Oscar saying that the company that makes his blades has outdated the tech and efficiency of the ones he competes in several times over but because they have been approved, they are the ones he has to run on.---------------------------------------------------------
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nickthegun 44,590 posts
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Registered 7 years agoThat was for the proper Olympics. The Paralympics may be different.---------------------------------------------------------
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DaM wrote:
They're too busy.
Why don't we just get Chris H and Victoria P (or any of our other top cyclists) to partner them? How do you rate a pilot's performance/contribution? -
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