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Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Gold Medalist Markus Rehm :GER with an incredible 8.72m to break his own WR in men's long jump T64 (Previously 8.62m, which was set at the European Para Athletic Championships in June 2021)


That mark would've won gold at the last 15 Olympic Games. :yikes: Definitely one to watch on the road to Paris 2024.

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19 minutes ago, Josh said:

 

Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Gold Medalist Markus Rehm :GER with an incredible 8.72m to break his own WR in men's long jump T64 (Previously 8.62m, which was set at the European Para Athletic Championships in June 2021)


That mark would've won gold at the last 15 Olympic Games. :yikes: Definitely one to watch on the road to Paris 2024.

He's a great athlete, but his blade gives him an advantage over able-bodied athletes, so the comparisons are not really fair. 

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Myrte van der Schoot broke the NU20R 400m that Femke Bol set in 2019 (52.98) last weekend, with a 52.88 at the junior national championships. Second place Britt de Blaauw also ran the 3rd place time of the all-time U20 leaderboard (53.27).

 

Loving the competition in our 4x400m teams, everyone is really making each other stronger right now!

 

 

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On 6/25/2023 at 11:02 PM, Grassmarket said:

He's a great athlete, but his blade gives him an advantage over able-bodied athletes, so the comparisons are not really fair. 

If he was jumping off his real leg, we could have the discussion. Hugely impressive though i is on a personal level, he jumps off a spring; it's basically a pogo stick record. I've seen him jump, his distance does not correlate with his approach speed, and the difference is that blade.

 

FWIW, even if its not 'advantage', it still shouldn't be allowed because it is simply not like with like

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