Paralympics 2012

Just 20 days till they kick off

I must say I am looking forward to the judo, but there is fencing and archery on a MA tip

I find these games a lot less cynical and in keeping with the Olympic ideal that the standard games

http://www.london2012.com/paralympics/schedule-and-results/

 

A long time friend of my girlfriend will be competing for Canada in the womens wheelchair racing so for once I mayactually watch

 

What is cynical about the Olympics?

 

The aggressive commercialism, which has put many people right off the whole thing.

 

...just watch the sport. The other stuff is basically invisible.

 

Wrestling?

 

Sorry, let me correct, I am cynical about the Olympics

Jeeze, you'd think, wouldn't you?

 

I know what you mean. If you're not actually there, but just watching on telly then all the corporate bollocks is much less in your face.

i was sick of the Olympics long before it began, and wasn't sure if i would bother watching any of it, but once it started and it came down to one competitor or team against another, then all the hoo-ha didn't seem to matter any more.

 

Only problem is the choice of sponsor,Atos Origin,a company that has driven genuinely disabled people to suicide with its flawed WCA.
In fact the BMA has desribed the test as unfit for purpose.When I heard they were sponsoring the Paralympics I thought it was a sick joke.

 

Have you a link outlining the missdeeds of Atos Origin?

 

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/dispatches/articles/britain-on-the-sick-reporter-feature

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2012/may/23/gps-work-capability-assessment-scrapped?CMP=twt_gu

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/may/21/paralympic-games-organisers-defend-atos-sponsorship

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/may/22/paralympics-atos-sponsorship

http://www.meassociation.org.uk/?p=11946

Testing needs to be done but the current method is unfit for purpose.Appeals that are successful are around 40% with no representation and with representation the success rate is around 70%.That would indicate the test is seriously flawed.Atos appear to ignore supporting evidence from GPs and consultants and base everything on a simple computer tick test that ignores fluctuating conditions.

 

This is not the case, at least where I am. There is only one channel and they are hardly showing the sport bit at all.

 

The catch up isn't as good as the BBC coverage, but still some good coverage of the paralympics on Channel 4.

Been watching the Judo today, well done Ben Quilter!

 

Michael Bisping's Brother may be competing in the athletics. (Shotputt i think) Conrad Bisping...who was blinded by a explosive device while serving in the Army.

This was taken by a recent QA where he talked about the Hector Lombard fight

 

We're going to watch the athletics including the shotput finals, so hopefully we'll see some Bisping action

 

Lots of trash talking...spitting at opponents..squirting water in the face of other teams...

 

Watched most of the judo yesterday and quite a bit of the track cycling. Judo was a heck of a lot better than the olympic judo and watching some of the cyclists who only have one leg was inspirational.

 

Well...I've seen some amazing things in my time but this just takes the biscuit.
Awesome.

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ok...that was pretty badass.

 

Awesome just isn't good enough to describe it, a new word needs to be created!

There has been some amazing events, so excited about going on Saturday!