Midgets and Dwarves in the Paralympics

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I've been watching quite a bit and haven't encountered either yet. Is it not considered a disability then? I'm pretty sure that it is.

There definitely are midget and dwarf athletes but they haven't competed in either the olympics or paralympics. Do they have their own lympics? :confused:
 
/not sure if serious or trolling.

If you are serious then wow i don't even know when to begin. So short people are disabled? At what height do you become disabled i wonder?
 
killadoob said:
/not sure if serious or trolling.

If you are serious then wow i don't even know when to begin. So short people are disabled? At what height do you become disabled i wonder?
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Don't be a moron. Dwarfism isn't just "being short". Get an education.
 
I saw a girl right at the beginning of the olympics, she won gold* in the shotput/discus afaik.

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Or acted so glad with her results that I observed it as her winning at least gold.
 
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Saw some dwarf javelin yesterday. I mean dwarfs doing the throwing, not being the projectiles. One dude got 42m, quite impressive.
 
Bit OT, but I get a bit confused with all the paralympic event classes. It is amazing how good these athletes are, given their disabilities. But some categories are weird - how exactly do they get classed? For instance, some competitors in a given event has an amputated right arm, the other a left arm, but the one is a bit longer. I also see quite a few events where the winning margin is quite huge. There is always one person with a category advantage.

The blind women 100m was quite interesting. They all use male guides? And the girl who won was connected to her huge male guide with some sort of hand band. She won by miles and you can clearly see how she gets pulled by the arm strides. The paralympics is inspiring to watch but from a competitive view it does not seem very fair.
 
Stefanmuller said:
Bit OT, but I get a bit confused with all the paralympic event classes. It is amazing how good these athletes are, given their disabilities. But some categories are weird - how exactly do they get classed? For instance, some competitors in a given event has an amputated right arm, the other a left arm, but the one is a bit longer. I also see quite a few events where the winning margin is quite huge. There is always one person with a category advantage.

The blind women 100m was quite interesting. They all use male guides? And the girl who won was connected to her huge male guide with some sort of hand band. She won by miles and you can clearly see how she gets pulled by the arm strides. The paralympics is inspiring to watch but from a competitive view it does not seem very fair.
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Try this :

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/ol...ralympics-2012-classifications-explained.html
 
I was amazed watching the blind swimmers. No visual distractions, they nudged the floatation barriers now and then, but put in an excellent performance. I have a blind friend and he won't go anywhere near a pool, even if the water only comes up to his waist.
 
Pooky said:
Ummm wut?

They are not different.
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Pooky pls. They are different. For example, midgets (yes it's derogatory but frankly I don't give a ****) are normally proportioned whereas dwarves are not. There are other differences which can easily be found online.

As for killa, I have no idea what he's on about, I don't think anyone ever does. Perhaps RT should start showing some documentaries. :p
 
abzo said:
Pooky pls. They are different. For example, midgets (yes it's derogatory but frankly I don't give a ****) are normally proportioned whereas dwarves are not. There are other differences which can easily be found online.

As for killa, I have no idea what he's on about, I don't think anyone ever does. Perhaps RT should start showing some documentaries. :p
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OkOk but midget is not used as it is derogatory. And your definition is also contested as midget is not a medical definition.
 
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