There were 48 medal events in 7 sports on Day 8 of the program in London. There were 14 sports in total. One of the early highlights of the day for me was the success of the Australian Women’s Wheelchair…
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Shortly after I posted my wrap for Day 7 of the Games, Greg Blood shared with me his highlight of the day: Alessandro (Alex) Zanardi’s gold medal in the Men’s Individual H4 Road Cycling Time Trial. The…
Day 7 of the Games saw the arrival of wheelchair rugby into the program. There were 16 sports in the day’s program with 65 medals available in 8 sports. Cyclists moved from the velodrome to the Brands…
Day 6 had 14 sports on the program with 52 medal events in 8 sports (including the first day of medals in Boccia and Wheelchair Fencing). There are just two sports that are yet to start competition (road…
The final of the women’s discus (F35-36) at the London Paralympic Games on Sunday (AEST) raised a question that doesn’t normally comes up once a sporting contest is over: “So, who won?” Ukrainian F35 thrower…
Day 5 of the Games had 14 sports in the program with 50 medal events across seven sports. Australia won five medals. Russell Short won a bronze medal in the F11/12 shot put and achieved a season’s best…
In keeping with the achievements of all Australian Paralympic medal winners, the 1,000th medal was a team gold medal in the men’s 4x100m freestyle relay in a Paralympic record time of 3:50:17. An APC media…
“Blade Runner” Oscar Pistorius is no stranger to controversy. This morning in London (AEST) the South African athlete was involved in a remarkable race at the Paralympics, the men’s 200m – T44 final, in…
Day 4 of the Games had 16 sports in the program. There were 60 medal events in eight sports. Rowing There were four Rowing finals at Eton Dorney. As with all Paralympic sports, rowers are classified in…
Day 3 of the Games had 16 sports in the program. There were 49 medal events in seven sports. After today there are just four sports yet to start competition: Boccia; Road Cycling; Wheelchair Fencing; and…
There were fourteen sports on the Day 2 program at the Games. There were 40 medal events. It was a busy day for bloggers too. Amongst them was the Australian Federal Minister for Sport, Kate Lundy. She…
If you’re watching the Paralympics on TV, listening on radio or reading about the Games in the papers or online, you’ll notice different sports are sub-divided into separate classes. If you’re listening…
I was enthralled by the Paralympic Opening Ceremony and staggered by the scale of the event. I found myself thinking back to the newsreel images of the 1948 Stoke Mandeville Games that I had seen in cinemas…
Two athletes who competed at the London 2012 Olympic Games, Oscar Pistorius and Natalia Partika will also compete in the Paralympic Games in London. Oscar will compete in the T44 class in Athletics (400m…
The 2012 Paralympic Games open in London tomorrow morning (AEST). These Games will build upon the successes of Sydney and Beijing in making visible the ability of outstanding athletes. And they are taking…
No sooner had we gotten back into something resembling a normal sleeping pattern after the Tour de France and the London Olympics, than the Paralympic Games are set to begin. This year’s Games in London…
Just before the London Olympic started, I wrote an article for The Conversation about predicting medal success. Now, with the Games behind us, it’s worth considering how well these predictions turned out…
London 2012 will be the first Olympic Games with very public betting opportunities for all events. One estimate for bets to be wagered in the United Kingdom during the Games is £50m. Work has been underway…
A small number of countries competing at the Olympic Games will win a large proportion of the medals available. There are 80 countries competing in London who have yet to win a single medal in the Olympics…
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