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shenmue

(38,506 posts) Wed Sep 7, 2016, 02:20 AM Sep 2016

Paralympics begin today

http://m.bbc.com/sport/disability-sport/37291344

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Paralympics begin today (Original Post) shenmue Sep 2016 OP

And NO Russians! joeybee12 Sep 2016 #1

Not sure why disabled athletes can't be part of the Olympics themselves KamaAina Sep 2016 #2

joeybee12

(56,177 posts)

1. And NO Russians!

Reply to shenmue (Original post)

Wed Sep 7, 2016, 10:10 AM

Sep 2016

WHich is how it should have been a few weeks back.

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)

2. Not sure why disabled athletes can't be part of the Olympics themselves

Reply to shenmue (Original post)

Wed Sep 7, 2016, 01:27 PM

Sep 2016

the way they are included in the Boston, New York, and other marathons. More TV coverage and endorsement possibilities for, say, our own Tatyana McFadden.

Fun fact: The wheelchair division at a marathon starts before the elite runners: not because they're "special", but because they're faster! If they started at the back, they'd catch up to the runners, creating a traffic jam!

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