Paris Paralympics 2024

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Here we go boys and girls.

It starts tomorrow night (local time Paris) with the opening ceremony.

With competition starting Thursday..don’t forget the time difference.

For all discussion good, bad and otherwise scribble it down right here.

Go OZ.

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That was fantastic.

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4 medals in the pool on the opening day of finals.

GOLD to Thomas Gallagher..mens 50m freestyle S10.
SILVER to Lakeisha Patterson..womens 400m freestyle S9
BRONZE to Brendan Hall..mens 400m freestyle S9
BRONZE to Rowan Crothers..mens 50m freestyle S10

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And our wheelchair rugby team (Steelers)have been beaten by GBR 58-55 in their pool game.

To be fair, I don’t know why this sport is labelled “rugby”

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Our wheelchair basketball team (Rollers)went down to NED 66-55 in their opening pool game.

[PNGRaider37]

No offence. Do people watch this? I saw a couple ads on 9, kinda worried for em. Hope they get some Gold tho.

[Northern Raider]

And our wheelchair rugby team (Steelers)have been beaten by GBR 58-55 in their pool game.

To be fair, I don’t know why this sport is labelled “rugby”

So many forward passes it's like watching a Melbourne Storm game.

[Northern Raider]

No offence. Do people watch this? I saw a couple ads on 9, kinda worried for em. Hope they get some Gold tho.

I did try to get into the Paralympics a number of years ago when it started receiving decent coverage. I struggled to follow it with so many categories of the same event and massive field spreads. No disrespect to the participants who are incredible. It's just not a great spectacle for the casual viewer.

[PNGRaider37]

No offence. Do people watch this? I saw a couple ads on 9, kinda worried for em. Hope they get some Gold tho.

I did try to get into the Paralympics a number of years ago when it started receiving decent coverage. I struggled to follow it with so many categories of the same event and massive field spreads. No disrespect to the participants who are incredible. It's just not a great spectacle for the casual viewer.

Yeah fair enough. They have a right to compete etc. Just not a draw for casuals like me as you pointed out.

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Swimmers with no arms stopping the clock with their heads.

HIA..11day stand down.

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More medals on day 2 in Paris.

This time in track cycling.

GOLD Emily Petricola, Womens C4 3000m individual pursuit
GOLD Korey Boddington, Mens C4 1000m time trial
SILVER Jessica Gallagher, Womens 1000m time trial

[RedRaider]

How good is swimmer Alexa Leary? Amazing swim in the 4 x 100 mixed medley relay. She started 15 mtrs behind her male opponent in the final freestyle leg and and beat him to the line to take gold for the Australian team. When interviewed after the win she said to watch her because she had even better to come.

She then comes out and breaks the World Record for the 100 mtrs Freestyle in a semi final of the event in a time of 59.6 seconds. When you think that Dawn Fraser set the World record of 58.9 seconds in 1964 and that was not lowered until Shane Gould swam 58.5 seconds in 1972, then Alexa is not far away from those Aussie icons. Alexa has just turned 23 so has a long time of competition ahead of her.

[RedRaider]

Alexa has done it again, winning the Gold medal in the 100 mtrs freestyle with another World record, this time 59.53 seconds.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-05/ ... /104312292