Paralympics Discussion

[SHARPIE]

For those of us in the UK is anyone else loving The Last Leg? Great irreverent comedy review, so refreshing

Yeah, I try and catch it most nights, it is so funny

[skatefan]

For those of us in the UK is anyone else loving The Last Leg? Great irreverent comedy review, so refreshing

Yes, it's brilliant

[allezfred]

Gold number seven for Ireland!

[SHARPIE]

Gold number seven for Ireland!

Hope you're working on that proper combined medal table

[allezfred]

[Asli]

I'm sorry, what's the "proper combined medal table"? That is, unless it's something I don't want to know?

[Lorac]

eh, is that Eddie Izzard?

I know - I nearly fell off my seat when I saw him I assume he must have done some charity work associated with the paralympics as that seems to be a theme with most people presenting medals who are not royalty or mp's!!

[Lorac]

Just saw the Blind triple jump

He was so awesome - what a character

[Lorac]

Gold number seven for Ireland!

They are up to 8 now - Jason Smyth is an awesome sprinter - he just in that 200m final!! He is also a very eloquent speaker - in his post race interview on C4 he spoke about how people must make the most of what they have and not worry about what might happen in matters that they can't control (or words to that effect).

[skatesindreams]

I'm so happy that Alex Zanardi won Gold again!

[GarrAarghHrumph]

NBC has suddenly started showing the Paralympics on Universal Sports! I have no idea if what I'm watching took place this week, last week, or today, but yippee! It looks like they'll have coverage over the next few days. Pretty much just in time for the event to finish.

[Eden]

Israeli wheelchair tennis player Noam Gershony wins Israel's first gold (Israel has 7 medals in total).
Gershony, - a former Apache helicopter pilot who was paralyzed in a crash during the Second Lebanon War in 2006, - played against David Wagner of the US, beating him 6-3; 6-1.

[SHARPIE]

Wheee Clare Balding got to present flowers in a medal ceremony at the stadium today

[skatesindreams]

Israeli wheelchair tennis player Noam Gershony wins Israel's first gold (Israel has 7 medals in total).
Gershony, - a former Apache helicopter pilot who was paralyzed in a crash during the Second Lebanon War in 2006, - played against David Wagner of the US, beating him 6-3; 6-1.

Congratulations to him!

[Simone411]

A huge Congrats to Noam Gershony! Loved the medal ceremony!

[alij]

SUch a shame Olympic Broadcasting decided not to offer live coverage of the marathon C$ are doing a good job of piecing it together and commentating. Being patriotic there is a chance of two more medals for Paralympics GB, but all athletes wheeling 26 miles at this level of competition deserve to be shown!

ETA Dave Weir wins gold medal number 4 800m, 1500m. 5000m and a marathon that is some amazing racing

[allezfred]

The coverage of the marathons was absolutely dire.

[alij]

The coverage of the marathons was absolutely dire.

There was very little coverage of the rowing and cycling road races too.

I hope OBC can raise more money in Rio to allow them to offer the coverage these athletes deserve. I read somewhere they had raised the most ever for Paralympic broadcasting rights at just under 20 million pounds in contrast for the Olympics NBC alone paid over 1.1 billion dollars so its no wonder they can't offer similar levels of coverage.

[allezfred]

Oh and if I never hear Sonja McLaughlan ever say "hard lines" it will be too soon.

[alij]

Oh and if I never hear Sonja McLaughlan ever say "hard lines" it will be too soon.

I think I would slap her if she said that to me, and I am the most non violent person. it is the most inappropriate comment ever!