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Para Olypmics

Goonerhater
Goonerhater Posts: 12,677
edited August 2012 in Other Football and Sports
read herd this recently but not sure if true that the "home" of the Para Olympics is not Greece but Stoke Manderville Hospital ---anyone know if that correct? That one hell of an honour if its true.

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  • shirty5
    shirty5 Posts: 19,279
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoke_Mandeville_Hospital
  • daveaddick
    daveaddick Posts: 1,926
    It is true Goonhater and there is a drama this week on BBC2 starring Rob Brydon and Eddie Marslen telling the story of how it started....should be good
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,682
    daveaddick said:

    It is true Goonhater and there is a drama this week on BBC2 starring Rob Brydon and Eddie Marslen telling the story of how it started....should be good

    I have a feeling it's tonight.

  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,515
    Which channel please....need to set to record.
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,682
    Sorry got it wrong!

    It's Thursday night

    http://www.spinal.co.uk/news/bbc-two-drame-best-of-men
  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,515
    Cheers Len.
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,939
    Olympics for Para's?

    Grenade throwing
    The 100 metre bayonet charge
    The 50k yomp
    The 30,000 ft freefall

    ....... i'll get me coat.
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 38,034
    my missus thought the paralympics was the 'event where they do the flying'
  • JT
    JT Posts: 12,348
    edited August 2012
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  • Floyd Montana
    Floyd Montana Posts: 3,730
    edited August 2012
    Destined to be a sell out for the first time ever!

    This was interesting reference visitors to the main event
    7.4 million visited Olympic venues
    500,000 turned out to see the cycling road races
    350,000 watched Super Saturday on big screens
    200,000 went to see the road cycling time trial
    2.5 million went to the Olympic Park
    Overall, there were 705 people cheering for every one of the 10,500 competing athletes

    And aurally, with a road drill being 100 decibels and an aircraft take off being 140 db,

    Main stadium registered between 105 - 110
    Excel - 114 for women's boxing final
    Velodrome - Sir Chris Hoy's final 124!

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  • Shag
    Shag Posts: 4,557
    Para Olympics

    The is there someone behind me 100m
    The are these people chasing me 10,000m
    The is he copying me syncronished diving


  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,939
    Para Olympics

    The 8 pint man challenge
    The trying to get the key in the door at 2am event
    Flyweight v Super Heavyweight boxing
    Rowing
    The 1k walk with a cone on your head
    The 10 yard techncicolur yawn (points awarded for artistic merit)
  • Floyd Montana
    Floyd Montana Posts: 3,730
    Rowing. Outside a kebab shop with your mates
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,939
    Floyd Montana said:

    Rowing. Outside a kebab shop with your mates

    That's the one!

  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,515
    edited August 2012
    Going to impact on my place of work quite a bit...there's a fair bit of the Para Olmypics taking place right outside our front door in West Kingsdown....Brands Hatch.
    Quite a lot of road closures etc going on (the A 20 from Farningham Village to just beyond the entrance to Brands Hatch is due to be closed for around 4 days)....I don't mind though.
    What's a bit of inconvenience for a few days in comparison to the wonderful events that will be taking place right on our doorstep.
  • SheffieldRed
    SheffieldRed Posts: 3,772
    SoundAsa£ said:

    Quite a lot of road closures etc going on (the A 20 from Farningham Village to just beyond the entrance to Brands Hatch is due to be closed for around 4 days)....I don't mind though.
    What's a bit of inconvenience for a few days in comparison to the wonderful events that will be taking place right on our doorstep.

    I am inclined to agree, but I wonder what effect it will have on London's theatres.
  • Floyd Montana
    Floyd Montana Posts: 3,730
    SheffieldRed said:

    SoundAsa£ said:

    Quite a lot of road closures etc going on (the A 20 from Farningham Village to just beyond the entrance to Brands Hatch is due to be closed for around 4 days)....I don't mind though.
    What's a bit of inconvenience for a few days in comparison to the wonderful events that will be taking place right on our doorstep.

    I am inclined to agree, but I wonder what effect it will have on London's theatres.

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