Summer Paralympic Games 2016 Official Thread

[vinipereira 3,054]

46 minutos atrás, dcro disse:

 

Isn't that a bit suspicious?

 

I mean, 1 medal in whole of history and now they get 19 in 3 days!

 

Maybe they just did a REALLY good job in the last four years

[Henry_Leon 1,234]

Silver medal  CECILIA CAMELLINI swimming 400 FR

[vinipereira 3,054]

Gold for our flag bearer Shirlene

[Gianlu33 3,574]

Another amazing silver! It's the 8th medal, but we haven't gold for now  

Edited September 10, 2016 by Gianlu33

[Gianlu33 3,574]

UNBELIVEBLE!!  Kalem  defeated the chinese Ma Lin 3-2 in table tennis  

[vinipereira 3,054]

Mariyappan Thangavelu of India will receive US$112,000 because of his gold medal

[vinipereira 3,054]

Algeria didn't show up for its match in Women's Goalball (I think it was disqualified), and because the ticket was for two matches, some fans were invited to play the sport

[Nickyc707 305]

1 hour ago, Gianlu33 said:

Another amazing silver! It's the 8th medal, but we haven't gold for now  

Pazienza mio amico............Italy have started to build some momentum and I'm sure it'll come soon.

 

 

 

 

[vinipereira 3,054]

Thanks @thiago_simoes for this gif

 

[Nickyc707 305]

2 hours ago, dcro said:

 

Isn't that a bit suspicious?

 

I mean, 1 medal in whole of history and now they get 19 in 3 days!

Not necessarily. Many countries are only just beginning to take an interest in Paralympic sports, so that we are going to see surges in performance as they identify athletes and invest in them for the first time. It's one of the reasons we see so many world records as the pool of talent grows from a relatively small base at each successive Games.