Re: Rio Olympics & Paralympics 2016

Yes, like Ian916 said .... The Rio Paralympics starts on September 7th, to the 18th.

Sadly, a stripped down version than originally planned! - Money issues within the IOC.... i think, but don't quote me.

Channel 4 TV will be covering it.

I'm looking forward to it.

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20 (edited by PSmith1946 2016-08-24 02:17:07)

Re: Rio Olympics & Paralympics 2016

I look forward to it also but think it's a bit bad that the Olympic committee who are not skint could make up some if not all the shortfall. big_smile
Bit political so sorry to offend. sad

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Re: Rio Olympics & Paralympics 2016

Yeah I'll be watching the Paralympics.

Bit unfair how they ended up allowing some Russian's to compete in this years Olympics, yet they're not allowing ANY Russian athletes to compete in the Paralympics. That's completely unfair and I'd be interested to know how and why that decision was made.

22 (edited by Ian916 2016-08-25 04:22:00)

Re: Rio Olympics & Paralympics 2016

- the Olympic Committee (IOC) and Paralympic governing body are different organisations, - the IOC did not have the b4lls to do what was needed.

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Re: Rio Olympics & Paralympics 2016

Ian916 wrote:

- the Olympic Committee (IOC) and Paralympic governing body are different organisations, - the IOC did not have the b4lls to do what was needed.

I know that's what I was meaning. The paralympians deserve better when there is so much money in sport. big_smile

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Re: Rio Olympics & Paralympics 2016

very interesting piece on funding and why team sports like water polo were cut completely from GB teams...

http://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/ … hink-again

“I think the lesson to be learned is, if you are trying to invest your money in terms of using an Olympic Games, particularly an overseas Olympic Games, to get people who don’t participate in sport to suddenly start participating, then that’s pretty much money wasted.”

"The hockey success of Great Britain's women cost more than £16 million"

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Re: Rio Olympics & Paralympics 2016

Not forget of course, that this success is all self-serving. UK Sport now requires a large administration to run all these sports. No doubt the team was accompanied by an army of trainers, physio's and support staff. All have a vested interest, particularly those apportioning the cash to the relevant sports that will get medals and keep the whole money-go round going.

The drug cheats are one thing, but the only the only pure olympic dream is in the mind of a clean competitor. The rest is just business.

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Re: Rio Olympics & Paralympics 2016

... 6 out of 11 Days in.... Team GB are going great guns.... 31 Gold, 16 Silver, 20 Bronze so far!  Second in the medal table to China ! http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/paralympics/ … /countries

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27 (edited by milijacob 2016-09-20 00:52:14)

Re: Rio Olympics & Paralympics 2016

it was of great achievement and each countrymen had taken it in the right spirit and it is one of the most glorious thing that we see when our athletes are getting medal in the desk. It is the proud moment for each country when their representatives are getting medal. I have watched almost all the events specially races where Hussein Bolt the real star of the Olympics for the last three times has raced with his full swing.

Re: Rio Olympics & Paralympics 2016

Now, its all over for another 4 years! Not withstanding all the negative media reporting beforehand, and else where... Rio WAS a great success, both with the Main Olympics, and the Paralympics.

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Re: Rio Olympics & Paralympics 2016

Brack wrote:

Now, its all over for another 4 years! Not withstanding all the negative media reporting beforehand, and else where... Rio WAS a great success, both with the Main Olympics, and the Paralympics.

I think so too.

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