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Paralympics 2012 Daily Diary

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  • #212
    nordydan
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    Four gold medals for Northern Ireland now. Great stuff #owc


  • #213
    The_Kew_Tour
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    Silvio.Dante wrote: »
    OMFG!!! Did you see the high jump just there? The lad has one leg, ONE!!!

    Had to see it twice. Just unreal

    EVENFLOW



  • #214
    KevinK
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 663 ✭✭✭KevinK


    Watching Bosnia v Rwanda in Sitting Volleyball.
    First time seeing the sport, very impressed.

    Considering the two nations involved it really represents what is best and worst about our world.


  • #215
    fluffymuffy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22 ✭fluffymuffy


    That was a very emotional medal ceremony. Well done Michael!
    Loving the paralympics.


  • #216
    Dan man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,076 ✭✭✭Dan man


    fluffymuffy wrote: »
    That was a very emotional medal ceremony. Well done Michael!
    Loving the paralympics.

    Watching that medal ceremony on tv just makes you wish you could be there to congratulate him in person and be part of the success story. He's done so well for himself first and foremost and made us all proud of him! He's awesome.


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  • #217
    Mental Mickey
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    Dan man wrote: »
    fluffymuffy wrote: »
    That was a very emotional medal ceremony. Well done Michael!
    Loving the paralympics.

    Watching that medal ceremony on tv just makes you wish you could be there to congratulate him in person and be part of the success story. He's done so well for himself first and foremost and made us all proud of him! He's awesome.


    He's f©%¿ing unreal! I only noticed his CP when he was walking. Watching him run, you would think he was/is able-bodied......


  • #218
    Dan man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,076 ✭✭✭Dan man


    Medal Watch.... Another couple of decent medal chances tomorrow with Orla Barry in the women's F57/58 Discus one of our main medal hopefuls. She was 5th in Beijing and 4th at the 2011 World Championships and is always well in contention for picking up a medal. Hopefully she'll get in a couple of good throws tomorrow evening and bring home some silverware to her hometown of Ladysbridge in Cork.


    Orla Barry in action:
    p_OrlaBarry_1.jpg

    Helen Kearney who already has a silver and bronze medal to take home from these Paralympic Games is bidding for a hat-trick of medals tomorrow afternoon in the women's Grade Ia Equestrian Individual Freestyle final. Her team mate Geraldine Savage was 7th in the Individual Championshp test at the weekend so she could get into another top position tomorrow too.
    James Dwyer was 6th in the Category IV Individual Championship test on Sunday and should do well again tomorrow morning in the Freestyle event.
    Best of luck to all the Irish competing tomorrow....hopefully we'll be celebrating our 9th medal tomorrow!! :)


    Helen Kearney celebrating her Individual Dressage Silver Medal:
    2012-london-paralympics-day-4-20120902-120435-102.jpg


    london-2012-paralympic-games-equestrian-sunday-2nd-september-390x285.jpg


  • #219
    Pherekydes
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    Orla Barry is up against the 1996 Olympic Discus champion, Ilke Wyludda, who had a leg amputated in 2011 due to blood poisoning.


  • #220
    Maryanne40
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 317 ✭✭Maryanne40


    Pherekydes...that will be some tough competition for Orla...wishing her all the best.


  • #221
    Silvio.Dante
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    Best of luck to everyone today...:)


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  • #222
    The_Kew_Tour
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    For people who might not know:

    Darragh McDonald has finished 8th in the 50m Freestyle Heats to make this evening's final in a PB of 33.15. the final will take place at 17:45!

    On that alone it looks unlikely he will medal, but great achievement to get to final. You never know though.

    EVENFLOW



  • #223
    Kerrydude1981
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    Poor French runner DQ there his guide false started and they got a red card


  • #224
    Pisco Sour
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,029 ✭✭✭Pisco Sour


    Kerrydude1981 wrote: »
    Poor French runner DQ there his guide false started and they got a red card

    Brazilian lad won his heat easily in the 400m and got DQ'ed because his guide couldn't keep up with him! FFS!


  • #225
    Truman Burbank
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 543 ✭✭✭Truman Burbank


    Kerrydude1981 wrote: »
    Poor French runner DQ there his guide false started and they got a red card

    Sometimes the 'level playing field' is a bit too level


  • #226
    The_Kew_Tour
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    Feel sorry for Guides. They dont do wrong things on purpose.

    I think they are under more pressure then the runner at times.

    EVENFLOW



  • #227
    Dan man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,076 ✭✭✭Dan man


    Things are going well so far for the Irish ladies competing in the Grade Ia Dressage Freestyle Final....Geraldine Savage is currently in gold medal position with just 7 riders to go and one of them is fellow Irish competitor Helen Kearney. Geraldine will find it tough to hang onto a medal position given that there are some good riders still to come, not least Helen, but the positive news is that she has put herself in a great position and also Helen will be one of the favourites for a medal placing.


  • #228
    Skid
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    Just in case anyone missed this epic Table Tennis shot a few days ago. Just Brilliant.



  • #229
    Dan man
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    Skid wrote: »
    Just in case anyone missed this epic Table Tennis shot a few days ago. Just Brilliant.

    That was incredible!! Thanks for posting it.


  • #230
    Silvio.Dante
    Site Banned Posts: 4,066 ✭✭✭Silvio.Dante


    Dan man wrote: »
    Things are going well so far for the Irish ladies competing in the Grade Ia Dressage Freestyle Final....Geraldine Savage is currently in gold medal position with just 7 riders to go and one of them is fellow Irish competitor Helen Kearney. Geraldine will find it tough to hang onto a medal position given that there are some good riders still to come, not least Helen, but the positive news is that she has put herself in a great position and also Helen will be one of the favourites for a medal placing.
    Still in gold with six to go now...:)


  • #231
    Silvio.Dante
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    Skid wrote: »
    Just in case anyone missed this epic Table Tennis shot a few days ago. Just Brilliant.

    Thats just ridiculously good...


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  • #232
    noelfirl
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    WOO! Heading over to London tomorrow and just managed to get ticket for Friday night athletics session, hoping to see Jason make the double!!


  • #233
    Dan man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,076 ✭✭✭Dan man


    Silvio.Dante wrote: »
    Still in gold with six to go now...:)

    She's down to 3rd with 4 riders to go...Helen still to come :)


  • #234
    Silvio.Dante
    Site Banned Posts: 4,066 ✭✭✭Silvio.Dante


    Snap ^^...


  • #235
    Brian017
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    Geraldine is in 3rd with 3 to go Heather up now


  • #236
    Dan man
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    Still 3rd with 3 to go...


  • #237
    Dan man
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    Helen Kearney into 2nd!! Just 2 to go!


  • #238
    Brian017
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    Heather is in 2nd with 2 to go. Pushes Geraldine out of the medals


  • #239
    Brian017
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    Tense stuff she's now down to 3rd with one left


  • #240
    Dan man
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    Helen in bronze, 1 to go!!


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  • #241
    Brian017
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    Bronze!!!!!!! You go girl!! :D


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