Off Topic The Olympics/Paralympics thread

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Solid_Air 2 said:
Was happening even before there were any financial rewards from being a paralympian. Always confused me when people were surprised since disabled people are fairly used to taking drugs to help with physical performance . The monetary rewards whilst a driver for some to use performance enhancing drugs for many the primary driver is just enhancing their performance - just check out steroid use at your local gym.
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Steroid use in local gyms is driven more by aesthetics than performance.
 
****ing hell the Dutch girl in the women road race .... I wouldn't be surprised if she s broken her back... I'm not kidding either... Shocking crash...!!!!
 
TIGERSCAVE said:
****ing hell the Dutch girl in the women road race .... I wouldn't be surprised if she s broken her back... I'm not kidding either... Shocking crash...!!!!
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It was well ****ing bad... landed right on the top of her head.

Helmet or not, that's ****ing serious.
 
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That was a truly horrible injury. I hope she's ok. The route organisers want a kicking! Chris Boardman is absolutely furious.
 
Hull City AFC (GLP) said:
They should have had padding on the kerb edging. Awful to see that crash.
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It's a tough one.

I went arse over tit after going too hot into a corner on Willerby Low Road and went through a fence and into a nettle patch, my own fault.

These riders are pro's and will have done recon on the course or their team officials will have and seen the gullies by the road sides.

But I think that some cautionary signs were required by the riders and the organisers, even in hindsight after the men's race.
I noticed the netting on the corner where Ritchie Porte went off was still in the same state as he left it yesterday.

If an ace descender like Nibali comes away with 2 broken collar bones, then i think the course was probably a bit more technical than necessary.

Compelling viewing though, both races.
 
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FLG said:
It's a tough one.

I went arse over tit after going too hot into a corner on Willerby Low Road and went through a fence and into a nettle patch, my own fault.

These riders are pro's and will have done recon on the course or their team officials will have and seen the gullies by the road sides.

But I think that some cautionary signs were required by the riders and the organisers, even in hindsight after the men's race.
I noticed the netting on the corner where Ritchie Porte went off was still in the same state as he left it yesterday.

If an ace descender like Nibali comes away with 2 broken collar bones, then i think the course was probably a bit more technical than necessary.

Compelling viewing though, both races.
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I just think the descent was far too quick and the road far too narrow. Boardman was scathing of the the course designers as he said those descent sections were not acceptable.

Decent viewing so far though agreed.

Female Chinese synchronised diver by the name of Shi Tingmao - This has made my day.
 
That crash made me feel sick...

3 broken ribs, a collapsed lung and a broken collarbone...but ok apparently.
 
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