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Off Topic The Olympics/Paralympics thread

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  1. Quill

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    GOLD MEDAL ALERT

    Jody Cundy has won Gold in the Men's C4-5 1,000m time trial.

    Yep, that's another Gold in the velodrome.
     
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    GOLD MEDAL ALERT

    Georgina Hermitage has won Gold in the Women's T37 100m sprint.
     
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    And they keep coming <laugh>

    GOLD MEDAL ALERT

    Sophie Hahn has won Gold in the Women's T38 100m Sprint.

    Kadeena Cox got Bronze for GB too.
     
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    9 gold, 5 silver, and 6 bronze.
     
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    GOLD MEDAL ALERT

    Ellie Robinson has won Gold in the Women's S6 50m Butterfly.
     
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    Now 10 gold, 5 silver and 8 bronze.
    11 gold..
     
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  7. Quill

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    GOLD MEDAL ALERT

    Libby Clegg has won Gold in the Women's T11 100m sprint.

    Bloody photo finish that.


    I'm off to bed, so I'll probably miss some medals. <ok>
     
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    J Peacock walked his final.
    Amazing scenes.

    After 2 days we are MILES clear of 3rd place.
     
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    12, 5, 9
     
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  10. Charlie1

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    Love watching the Paralympics more than the Olympics. Just the sheer effort it must take for the competitors to get to the level they do facing such struggles every day is just inspiring. Superhuman. All of them.
     
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    13, 6, 10.
     
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    SLIGHTLY LATE GOLD MEDAL ALERT

    Andy Lewis won Gold in the Men's PT2 Para-triathlon.
     
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    Couldnt agree more charlie. But just watched the 100 metres. Why so many white men?
     
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    Bit racist.

    Jonny Peacock is a bit pwoar isn't he.
     
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    Thought you might have a bit more of an interesting theory on it charlie.

    Anyway .D'artagnan Crockett is the best name ever.
     
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    15, 8 11.( 34 total).
     
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    Interesting theory on why so few black amputees competing? Not sure. Maybe running with 2 legs requires little or no money but blades cost large amounts. Maybe some of the Africans just can't afford the technology. Guess the Americans could but they don't seem to put the same effort into Paralympics as they do the able bodied stuff. Not sure shy though as other nations are streets ahead of them.

    Agree about the name though.
     
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    Actually I do know why. Black and Africans have more problems with the fitting of their prosthesis than white people. Something to do with the muscle fibres growing too rapidly in the stump making fitting of limb a problem. I just forgot I knew that.
     
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    19, 10, 14 ( 43 ).19 becomes 20.
     
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    GOLD MEDAL ALERT

    Jody Cundy, Jon Allan-Butterworth and Louis Rolfe have won Gold in the Mixed Team Sprint C1-5 Final.

    We ****ing own the velodrome. Olympics and Paralympics.
     
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