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2 years ago 09/05/2021 5:42pm EDT

I am watching the Paralympics Marathon and it is cool.

Very small field.

They have different divisions which makes sense.

I am wondering what.would happen if people wanted to create additional divisions. One for fully able people to compete in the wheelchair division without gears.

And a division where runners run blindfolded.

Not trying to make some political point.

Just be cool to add more participants. Maybe some runner or swimmer who had some injury might try wheelchair training with other wheelchair athletes and want to compete in their own division.

Get more people into the sport overall.

2 years ago 09/05/2021 10:09pm EDT

re: username in 2021

I've thought about this before too. it seems like a good idea. Of course there would be a significant advantage to able-bodied people being able to see the course before putting the blindfold on, etc. And I could see how the optics could be bad / mocking if it wasn't framed correctly.

but it would be cool to see some of the mid-tier Olympians try putting a blindfold on and racing some para T11 (blind) athletes at an invitational. They'd probably get beat pretty handily or DNF at 400m+ but I'm not so sure about the shorter sprints.

I also have wondered if able-bodied rowers would make good wheelchair racers, not sure if there's any crossover between those two sports.

2 years ago 09/06/2021 3:24pm EDT

re: habs

Dude in T12 division ran 2:21

Dude in t46 ran 2:25

In women’s wheelchair division Madison de rozario showed great heart. She had a lead and was caught on track with maybe 300 meters to go. It looked like she was going to be passed but dug deep to win by about a wheelchair. She is a pretty and very fit woman with a nice smile.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B_rkdUpJo0c/

2 years ago 09/06/2021 3:58pm EDT

re: username in 2021

I think you’re missing the point that these para athletes LIVE with their disability. They’ve learned to adapt. You can put blind folded usain bolt against any blind runner and they’ll smoke him in the sprints. Tatyana McFadden has minimal use of her legs but I bet she can do more pull ups than sham69 weighs in pounds. You can just stick a really healthy person in. Chair and expect them to compete with someone that lives in their chair.

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