Pro Olympics/Paralympics 2008 thread (no political comments please) - Page 8

Woolly One · 07-09-2008, 17:35

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Originally Posted by TheDaddy

I am impressed as I have no interest in watching them, at least this time those that want to watch it have the option via the red button, it's better than nothing.

Fair point - However, I still feel that the Paralympics should have been given coverage equal to that of the Olympics.

Charlie_Bubble · 07-09-2008, 18:43

They aren't given the same coverage, because by and large, the competitors are fairly unknown when compared to the able bodied ahtletes. How many past paralympic champions, apart from Tanni GreyThompson, can you name? The vast majority of the public will probably watch the highlight show to see how the medals have been won, but won't really want to watch all of the heats etc. Putting everything on the red button at least gives people a chance to see them if they wish. Far better than not having any other option.

**Maggy** · 07-09-2008, 21:24

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Originally Posted by Charlie_Bubble

They aren't given the same coverage, because by and large, the competitors are fairly unknown when compared to the able bodied ahtletes. How many past paralympic champions, apart from Tanni GreyThompson, can you name? The vast majority of the public will probably watch the highlight show to see how the medals have been won, but won't really want to watch all of the heats etc. Putting everything on the red button at least gives people a chance to see them if they wish. Far better than not having any other option.

Well that's the self defeating aspect of NOT making an issue of reporting the paralympics.Of course they aren't as famous as their fully able bodied fellow athletes if they are NEVER given any tv coverage.The more publicity and coverage would make them household names too.

Woolly One · 07-09-2008, 22:01

Hopefully - they will now start to get a bit more coverage - Day One - 4 Golds.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/othe...rt/7602562.stm

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Britain won four gold medals on the first day of action to get their Paralympics off to a flying start.

Well done to our athletes.

**Maggy** · 07-09-2008, 22:13

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Originally Posted by Woolly One

Hopefully - they will now start to get a bit more coverage - Day One - 4 Golds.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/othe...rt/7602562.stm

Well done to our athletes.

Well done to them but not very well done to the television coverage.Until it equals that of the full bodied Olympics there is no chance that the equally talented paralympic athletes will be household names.

Woolly One · 09-09-2008, 20:23

Second in the medals table - Equal with China for Golds. This is despite some peoples' apathy toward the Paralympics. Come on Team GB

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/othe...le/default.stm

09-09-2008, 21:06

Our paralympians are doing a fantastic job and being honest i prefer to watch them rather then the fully able bodied athletes as they really have such an obstacle to overcome to even start. They really are a credit to this country and should recieve far more recognition then they do.

Woolly One · 13-09-2008, 12:05

This thread has been pretty quiet recently.The press are still reporting our teams achievments in 'newspaper column inches' as opposed to pages. Will this change in 2012, when we are the Host Nation?

However - Our Paralympic team have won 37 Golds so far, only one behind China - at the mo. Our Olympic team got a well deserved total of 19. It's been a good year for our teams

**Maggy** · 13-09-2008, 18:28

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Originally Posted by Woolly One

This thread has been pretty quiet recently.The press are still reporting our teams achievments in 'newspaper column inches' as opposed to pages. Will this change in 2012, when we are the Host Nation?

However - Our Paralympic team have won 37 Golds so far, only one behind China - at the mo. Our Olympic team got a well deserved total of 19. It's been a good year for our teams

Err where did you get the those numbers?According to this they have a total of 54 medals 26 of which are gold..

Shadow Demon UK · 13-09-2008, 18:32

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Originally Posted by Maggy J

Err where did you get the those numbers?According to this they have a total of 54 medals 26 of which are gold..

http://www.paralympics.org.uk/

82 medals, 38 of which are gold.

**Maggy** · 13-09-2008, 18:37

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Originally Posted by Shadow Demon UK

http://www.paralympics.org.uk/

82 medals, 38 of which are gold.

Thanks..A link is always appreciated...