Paralympic Sports Discussion Thread

[Olympian1010 8,072]

Little story on the cancellation or the African Para Games: https://games24.totallympics.com/?p=1688

[Olympian1010 8,072]

Bombshell announcement by the IPC today: https://games24.totallympics.com/?p=1690

 

I’m rather shocked by this. It’s the most played paralympic sport worldwide. It will be interesting to see where this goes.

[dcro 10,210]

I like how there is no bulshit with IPC. Russia doping - banned. Belarus protesting - banned. Wheelchair basketball irregulations - removed.

 

If only IOC had a spine like that...

Edited January 31, 2020 by dcro

[Olympian1010 8,072]

  On 1/31/2020 at 6:22 PM, dcro said:

I like how there is no bulshit with IPC. Russia doping - banned. Belarus protesting - banned. Wheelchair basketball irregulations - removed.

 

If only IOC had a spine like that...

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It’s truly blissful isn’t it. They have to be one of the best governed sports bodies worldwide.

 

My general rule is that people who grew up on the bottom, generally know how to better govern than those who grew up on top. Many of the people in the Paralympic movement grew up in the face discrimination, hardship, etc., so they want to make things as free, as fair, and as equal as possible.

 

If you read the article I posted a few days ago, you can see that the IPC is always looking for ways to improve the sports they govern. It’s so refreshing, and it’s one of the reasons I like Para-Sports so much.

 

I can’t wait for the Paralympics this summer (with or without Wheelchair Basketball )

[hckošice 15,113]

Jozef Metelka did it again, 7th Indidual 4000m Pursut world title in a row, since 2014 he never failed to win the Individual Pursuit gold World Championships or Paralympic Games.

 

Congrats !

 

by this win he is also leading the Omnium by 14 points with one last event (scratch) remaining

 

 

[heywoodu 15,351]

  On 1/31/2020 at 4:57 PM, Olympian1010 said:

Bombshell announcement by the IPC today: https://games24.totallympics.com/?p=1690

 

I’m rather shocked by this. It’s the most played paralympic sport worldwide. It will be interesting to see where this goes.

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Oh damn  

 

That is no-nonsense indeed  

[hckošice 15,113]

  On 2/2/2020 at 9:43 AM, hckosice said:

Jozef Metelka did it again, 7th Indidual 4000m Pursut world title in a row, since 2014 he never failed to win the Individual Pursuit gold World Championships or Paralympic Games.

 

Congrats !

 

by this win he is also leading the Omnium by 14 points with one last event (scratch) remaining

 

 

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and he won 2 other Gold medals in Scratch and Omnium. so 3 G 1 S this time.

 

Next goal clear : Repeat Rio 2016 in Tokyo and became again the most successful cyclist at the Paralympics

 

[Olympian1010 8,072]

6 months until the 2020 Summer Paralympic Games!!!

[thepharoah 2,405]

https://ifpnews.com/worlds-strongest-paralympian-siamand-rahman-dies-at-31

 

Siamand rahman dies at 31 heart break news from Iran 

[thiago_simoes 1,425]

I've just discovered paralympic powerlifting and I'm in love with this sport. It's so exciting to watch! I never trusted weightlifting after so many doping scandals, so I could never get into it, but powerlifting is absolutely amazing!