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A thread to discuss all the latest news, withdrawals and information on the 15th Paralympics which will take place from 7-18 September.

 

Coverage will be on Channel 4, where they'll be showing 500 hours of coverage.

 

Anyone watching the opening ceremony?

I'm watching the beginning. I'm not sure how much of it I will watch.

5 golds in Day1 for Team GB so far.

Anyone been watching at all?

Most of my Paralympic viewing has been courtesy of The Last Leg, but I did see Jonnie Peacock winning the 100 last night.

i can't @ the 1500m paralympian running a faster time than the gold medalist @ the olympics

 

amazing

'because he couldn't see his rivals' is a testament to how much it's about mental strength over physical

Truly is amazing that is. Fully deserved though.

 

 

We've won more golds than we did in London.

'because he couldn't see his rivals' is a testament to how much it's about mental strength over physical

It also shows how tactical many Olympic races are - athletes frequently win championships with times which would be nowhere near the best in the world in that given year. When you're not fully aware of where your rivals are, there's much more incentive to run at your absolute limit.

crazy at how well we're doing

 

and ukraine 👀

We are doing so well I am so proud of them slay us team GB

Well done to ex-F1 driver Alex Zanardi who won gold in the men's H5 category in track cycling on the 15th anniversary of his horrific crash at the EuroSpeedway Lausitz. He has won his third Paralympic gold medal.

Well done to ex-F1 driver Alex Zanardi who won gold in the men's H5 category in track cycling on the 15th anniversary of his horrific crash at the EuroSpeedway Lausitz. He has won his third Paralympic gold medal.

Alex Brooker spoke passionately about him on The Last Leg last night.

 

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USA are surely gonna be looking into why they do so poorly compared to the olympics. obviously down to funding but why?

also strange to see japan without a single gold. especially with 2020 coming up.