Paralympics

[SueEllen]

How they do it I don't know... maybe simply on statistical grounds.

They work out how the disability effects them then categorise them.

There is one woman (can't remember her name) who is a swimmer who has been put up 2 levels as she was caught on Facebook standing up in photos and on Youtube in a promotional video walking with aids.

Apparently she was originally in a category where you weren't suppose to have control of your legs, and as she can clearly kick off and use them to move her she was made to move categories.

[Mich the Tester]

Yep. And that guy Oscar Pistorius is amazing. He's even faster than some of the able-bodied sportsmen in his event.



To be fair, having a shrivelled hand does sound like a significant disability for a cyclist. That's like a Project Manager having a conscience.

There's nothing in the rules that says they have to be worse at their sport than their able-bodied contemporaries. If they can compete against other people that don't have their disabilities, all the more power to them.

That's not a disability; it would be a miracle!

But anyway, yes a shrivelled hand might be a disability for a road cyclist, and even more so for a BMX cyclist or mountain biker, but not really for a trackie. Track cyclists really need three attributes; a means of holding on, strong legs and a small brain.

[oscarose]

Yep. And that guy Oscar Pistorius is amazing. He's even faster than some of the able-bodied sportsmen in his event.

+1

[cojak]

The basketball is great!

[sasguru]

Track cyclists really need three attributes; a means of holding on, strong legs and a small brain.

Ah that explains why Brillo is a good cyclist.

[TestMangler]

The basketball is great!

I heard a scandal was looming as some Team GB basketball players had tested positive for WD40