Paralympics

[stavros]

Can one of the mods change this forum to "Olympics and Paralympics 2024", please?

The latter starts on Wednesday, and is usually a good watch. I think C4 have complete coverage of it, unlike the BBC with the Olympics.

Wheelchair rugby, the highlight for me, is very early on.

 

[Aaronf]

I'll be disappointed if there's no ghost horse galloping down the Seine during this opening ceremony.

 

[StoneRoad]

I'll be keeping about half an eye on the events in Paris ...

[ in between chasing electrons and waving a paintbrush around ]

 

[Petcha]

Sorry, but why the fuck is Israel allowed to compete in this but Russia and Belarus are banned?

 

[AverageJoe]

Wheelchair rugby is probably the most brutal sport I've ever witnessed. You've got to be a next level wrong un to play that. It's brilliant

 

[Petcha]

Toe curling commentary to this opening ceremony. Whoever the fuck this guy is. This to his co-commentator, Ellie Simmonds

'Ellie, everyone loves the Netherlands. Whenever you go there there's always a smiling face. And everyone's about 6 foot 6'.

 

[Zapp Brannigan]

Toe curling commentary to this opening ceremony. Whoever the fuck this guy is. This to his co-commentator, Ellie Simmonds

'Ellie, everyone loves the Netherlands. Whenever you go there there's always a smiling face. And everyone's about 6 foot 6'.

Robinson. Not a particularly well researched rant.

 

[A380]

Good to see they are achieving equality for us by having as rubish an opening ceremony as the Olympics.

 

[A380]

Not getting much better

 

[brogdale]

Er,...with the exception of the solo dancer, were those dancers with crutches all able-bodied? Really?

 

[Aaronf]

Action starts this morning 8am and on all day C4.

 

[Boo Radley75]

Devastating for Kadeena Fox falling off her bike at first bend. Not deemed a mechanical issue so she's out.

 

[stavros]

I enjoyed watching the basketball and then the rugby this morning. Gregg Warburton in the former was chucking them in from all angles, and I think it was Aaron Phipps who charged the length of the court to bump the Aussie off the try-line in the letter.

 

[Boo Radley75]

GB just moved top of the medal table above China! Hard to keep up with our medals coming in so fast.

 

[stavros]

Wheelchair rugby really should be on TV more outside of the Paralympic cycle.

 

[Aaronf]

Enjoying all the different action and Team GB performances, that is after I snap out of my Rose Ayling-Ellis mesmerisation every day

 

[Skinny Ethel]

Im loving this paralympics. Seems proper compared to the able bodied version. Been screaming like a banshee at the telly.

 

[stavros]

Gutted for the rugby team. It looked like they had a nightmare couple of minutes at the start of the second quarter, and never recovered.

 

[Aaronf]

Gutting for Livvy Breen, followed her for years.

Finishes 4th in the T38 Long Jump, not only worst place to finish but she had the same jump as the bronze (4.99m) but missed out on countback

The Hungarian girl was just far too good with the