vinipereira 3,054 Posted August 28, 2019 Author #71 Share Posted August 28, 2019 19 hours ago, Olympian1010 said: I honestly didn’t think anyone would be ahead of the USA in the medal count so good for Brazil. I have noticed that a few of our top Paralympic talents have skipped games, just like our top athletes during the Pan Ams. At least we’re consistent to our formula Brazil is very good at the Parapan American Games and tops the medal table since 2007, and we're also successful at the Paralympics (top 10 since 2008), so I expected this. Some USA top athletes skipped Swimming, mostly, but even so they're doing fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,477 Posted August 29, 2019 #72 Share Posted August 29, 2019 13 minutes ago, vinipereira said: Brazil is very good at the Parapan American Games and tops the medal table since 2007, and we're also successful at the Paralympics (top 10 since 2008), so I expected this. Some USA top athletes skipped Swimming, mostly, but even so they're doing fine. Athletics has a lot of “skippers” too. NBC has been giving more air time to the Paralympics recently (All Events were broadcast in full during Pyeongchang). Plus, we recently combined our Olympic Committee and Paralympic Committee into one organization for better or worse. With all that, I think the profile of Para-Sport will rise in the US hopefully. I think it’s a great idea, and I’m a big advocate for inclusion and para-sport. “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinipereira 3,054 Posted August 29, 2019 Author #73 Share Posted August 29, 2019 Medal Standings after Day 5 In the last day of Athletics, Peru won its first gold medal here (also their first since 2007). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinipereira 3,054 Posted August 29, 2019 Author #74 Share Posted August 29, 2019 has qualified for the men's Goalball final and is now guaranteed in Tokyo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinipereira 3,054 Posted August 29, 2019 Author #75 Share Posted August 29, 2019 Men's Wheelchair Basketball semifinals (top 3 qualify for Tokyo): vs vs Women's Wheelchair Basketball semifinals (top 2 qualify for Tokyo): vs vs Most likely Canada and USA will qualify in both tournaments, with Argentina and Colombia fighting for the third spot in Men's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinipereira 3,054 Posted August 30, 2019 Author #76 Share Posted August 30, 2019 Women's Goalball semifinals: vs vs Both Brazil and USA are already qualified for Tokyo, so Canada or Mexico will get the quota. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinipereira 3,054 Posted August 30, 2019 Author #77 Share Posted August 30, 2019 Medal Standings after Day 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinipereira 3,054 Posted August 31, 2019 Author #78 Share Posted August 31, 2019 Brazil wins the Football 5-a-side tournament This wasn't a Tokyo qualifier but both Brazil and Argentina are already qualified from other competitions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinipereira 3,054 Posted August 31, 2019 Author #79 Share Posted August 31, 2019 (and with this medal Brazil surpassed the elusive mark of 100 golds) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinipereira 3,054 Posted August 31, 2019 Author #80 Share Posted August 31, 2019 With a great last quarter, wins the gold medal in women's Wheelchair Basketball against USA. Both teams have qualified for Tokyo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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