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Paralympics 2020 - Tokyo

Bournemouth Addick
Bournemouth Addick Posts: 16,283
in Other Football and Sports
Just catching up with the opening ceremony.

Wow. Whoever came up with this was on some very heavy duty acid. Quite enjoying its utter bonkersness though.

What are we looking forward to then? Ellie Simmons in the pool and Jonnie Peacock/Hannah Cockroft on the track will be the main attractions again but Sarah Storey still being competitive in her 8th games is just awe inspiring. 

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  • Bournemouth Addick
    Bournemouth Addick Posts: 16,283
    ...oh and the mixed gender/category relays sound great viewing too. 
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,973
    How affected has this been by Covid? I presume some athletes are deemed high risk?
  • Bournemouth Addick
    Bournemouth Addick Posts: 16,283
    Sarah Storey smashed her own world record to win her 15th gold overnight...at the age of 43. Incredible.
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,973
    The girl with CP on the last leg who reports from Tokyo is jokes. 
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,728
    What a performance from our wheelchair rugby team yesterday. And what an entertaining watch the game is.
  • Bournemouth Addick
    Bournemouth Addick Posts: 16,283
    ValleyGary said:
    The girl with CP on the last leg who reports from Tokyo is jokes. 
    Rosie Jones? Terrible presenter and an even worse comedian.
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,835
    Bournemouth Addick said:
    ValleyGary said:
    The girl with CP on the last leg who reports from Tokyo is jokes. 
    Rosie Jones? Terrible presenter and an even worse comedian.
    Yeah I don’t find her funny in the slightest and now she is presenting as well ! 
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,835
    MuttleyCAFC said:
    What a performance from our wheelchair rugby team yesterday. And what an entertaining watch the game is.
    That was brilliant yesterday. 

    Missed the start , and it says mixed rugby but I didn’t see our girl play at all. 


  • Pavoren007
    Pavoren007 Posts: 2,518
    Brilliant basketball game a bit earlier which our Brit team won by a point vs Australia to come top of group B. 
  • suzisausage
    suzisausage Posts: 11,502
    Emotional interview by our swimmer Ellie who just missed out on bronze. Inspiring. 
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  • Bournemouth Addick
    Bournemouth Addick Posts: 16,283
    Gutted for Jonnie Peacock. To run that fast and not get the gold shows how much the sport has developed. Lovely bloke as well and recommended checking out his Blade Camp programme of you've not seen it. 
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,835
    Saw the race but not much afterwards. 

    How was his time compared to London/Rio 
  • Bournemouth Addick
    Bournemouth Addick Posts: 16,283
    edited August 2021
    MrOneLung said:
    Saw the race but not much afterwards. 

    How was his time compared to London/Rio 
    Faster than when he won both his previous Paralympic golds. Can't ask for more than that really. 
  • Raith_C_Chattonell
    Raith_C_Chattonell Posts: 5,673
    Final table.  Amazing really, competing with the big boys and way ahead of comparable European countries.



  • hoof_it_up_to_benty
    hoof_it_up_to_benty Posts: 22,438
    MrOneLung said:
    Bournemouth Addick said:
    ValleyGary said:
    The girl with CP on the last leg who reports from Tokyo is jokes. 
    Rosie Jones? Terrible presenter and an even worse comedian.
    Yeah I don’t find her funny in the slightest and now she is presenting as well ! 
    I find her and Tim Renkow funny - good to see disabled comedians get a chance. Imagine all the prejudice they must have endured!

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