Goonerred wrote:I think they're all inspiring. I watched a backstroke swimming race in Rio. The first guy was holding on with one arm, they moved the camera, the next guy had both arms amputated just below the elbow so was holding on with the crook of his arm, The final one had no arms on was holding on with his mouth. They're terrific athletes and refuse to let a disability get in the way. One Dutch athlete won gold at the last paralynpics in a wheelchair race and she died a couple of years ago. Every morning she was in severe pain, but she refused to give in to it.
Lots of medals coming in for GB team, gold in the swimming.
Zenith wrote:Goonerred wrote:I think they're all inspiring. I watched a backstroke swimming race in Rio. The first guy was holding on with one arm, they moved the camera, the next guy had both arms amputated just below the elbow so was holding on with the crook of his arm, The final one had no arms on was holding on with his mouth. They're terrific athletes and refuse to let a disability get in the way. One Dutch athlete won gold at the last paralynpics in a wheelchair race and she died a couple of years ago. Every morning she was in severe pain, but she refused to give in to it.
Lots of medals coming in for GB team, gold in the swimming.
Absolutely.
Think you're referring to Belgian paralympic athlete Marieke Vervoort.
Rockape wrote:I am massively impressed by some of these athletes, who overcome appalling disabilities, to achieve so much.
What makes me uncomfortable, is seeing people win vast numbers of medals in cycling, when they have a deformed hand……and then get made a Dame to boot!