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« Reply #15 on: August 31, 2012, 12:20:02 PM » |
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It's not like any of the events the Womens persuit team were involved in at the Olympics were entertaining from a sporting competitiveness pov, not there fault that they abs crushed everyone though.
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« Reply #16 on: August 31, 2012, 01:02:23 PM » |
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Surely missing a hand makes it quite a lot more difficult to cycle for grip etc. Think saying it's a hollow victory is a bit unfair on her, the people that set the rules of the classifications for entry know a lot more about this than me and she meets that so seems fair enough to me.
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She won the C 5 pursuit - which means everybody who she competed against has the same kind of disability. However much you think her disability affects her speed is irrelevant because they're all on a level playing field. She used to be a swimmer and she won gold at that as well - it's a massive disability for swimming but I still think it's going to be pretty important for steering and stability for the bike fwiw The other way of taking into account the different classifications of disability is like they do in swimming which is people score points depending on how well they do compared to how people have done in their classification. Which balances up the field when people from different classifications compete at the same time - but spoils the sporting spectacle as effectively they're all doing an individual time trial as opposed to really competing against each other. Thats fair enough...but if its level playing how can she destroy the supposed 2nd best competitor by such a margin ? surely cant just be training etc..u would have to believe she has some distinct advantage, i missed the race..what was her oppos disability ? |
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Just because you don't like it...... It doesn't mean it's not the truth
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« Reply #17 on: September 01, 2012, 03:36:40 PM » |
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I'm sat in the sitting volleyball arena right now waiting for GB women vs Netherlands.
Just watched a men's match between China and Iran and Iran totally bossed it in straight sets. I know the organisers want to keep an atmosphere going and are terrified of silence but they play a blast of music between every single point.
Point which lasts 4 seconds.
"BABY YOU'RE A FIREWORK"
China serve into net.
"PUT YOUR HANDS UP FOR DETROIT"
Iran serve straight into touch.
"WHOOP, THERE IT IS"
Bit headache inducing - I'm getting old. Now they're getting us all to sing along to Angels.
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« Reply #18 on: September 01, 2012, 11:10:59 PM » |
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I noticed they did that during the Beach Volleyball in the Olympics too. Awful.
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« Reply #19 on: September 02, 2012, 08:53:03 AM » |
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I went to see the swimming finals in the evening of day 1, WRs tumbling, huge emotions. Yesterday was Judo and sitting volleyball, same as AndrewT, I didn't notice him, perhaps he wasn't singing loud enough.
Have 5 more sessions to visit and loving every minute.
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« Reply #21 on: September 02, 2012, 10:40:15 PM » |
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Absolutely brilliant.....take a bow Dave Weir
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« Reply #22 on: September 02, 2012, 10:48:22 PM » |
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Fantastic by David Weir.
Oscar bad loser or Justified?
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« Reply #23 on: September 02, 2012, 11:02:33 PM » |
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Fantastic by David Weir.
Oscar bad loser or Justified?
Think it must just have been disappointmet. Normally he's a cool & genuine guy. |
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« Reply #24 on: September 02, 2012, 11:08:23 PM » |
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Fantastic by David Weir.
Oscar bad loser or Justified?
Think it must just have been disappointmet. Normally he's a cool & genuine guy. Agreed, seem a bit of character. |
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« Reply #25 on: September 03, 2012, 02:54:04 PM » |
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Fantastic by David Weir.
Oscar bad loser or Justified?
justified just as the abled bodied athletes didnt want him competing against them as he has an unfair advantage |
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I am the master of my fate
I am the captain of my soul.
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« Reply #26 on: September 03, 2012, 11:12:13 PM » |
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« Reply #27 on: September 03, 2012, 11:33:39 PM » |
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« Reply #28 on: September 04, 2012, 12:33:14 AM » |
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I am the master of my fate
I am the captain of my soul.
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« Reply #29 on: September 04, 2012, 12:40:52 AM » |
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Fantastic by David Weir.
Oscar bad loser or Justified?
justified just as the abled bodied athletes didnt want him competing against them as he has an unfair advantage Would Oscar not have won had he ran the previous time he qualified in? |
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