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Autistic boy, 9, disqualified from swimming competition ‘for going too fast’
Yahoo News ^
| November 28, 2016
| Andy Wells
Posted on 11/28/2016 5:00:51 PM PST by cba123
The mother of an autistic boy claims her son was disqualified from a swimming final because he “swam too fast”.
Rory Logan, nine, was competing in the Special Olympics Regional finals in Bangor, north Wales, and won the 50 metres race in 53.15 seconds – a personal best and smashing his heat time of one minute and three seconds.
However, when it came to the medal ceremony, Rory, from County Antrim, was simply given a ribbon for participating instead of the gold he was expecting.
Now mum Briony claims that officials told her that he didn’t get a medal because he was too fast for the race.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: autism; specialolympics; swimming; wth
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posted on
11/28/2016 5:00:51 PM PST
by
cba123
To: cba123
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posted on
11/28/2016 5:01:09 PM PST
by
cba123
( Toi la nguoi My. Toi bay gio o Viet Nam.)
To: cba123
For some reason, politically correct leftists don’t seem to like kids with autism.
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posted on
11/28/2016 5:02:16 PM PST
by
Cicero
(Marcus Tullius)
To: cba123
Special Olympics are for kids with Down Syndrome or similar conditions.
Not autism where there are no physical issues.
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posted on
11/28/2016 5:03:09 PM PST
by
ifinnegan
(Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
To: Cicero
They believe they should have been aborted.
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posted on
11/28/2016 5:04:05 PM PST
by
JediJones
(We must deport all liberals until we can figure out what the hell is going on.)
To: cba123
This reminds me, who was that girl, Misty something, who swam so well in the 2012 Olympics, and then parents complained about her being on the swim team when she went back to college? They said she was too good and “it’s not FAIR!!”
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posted on
11/28/2016 5:06:58 PM PST
by
Genoa
(Luke 12:2)
To: ifinnegan
Special Olympics eligibility requirements specify the participant must be intellectually disabled and at least 8 years old.
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posted on
11/28/2016 5:08:00 PM PST
by
mewzilla
(I'll vote for the first guy who promises to mail in his SOTU addresses.)
To: cba123
I’m wondering if this boy’s medication for his autism gives him an advantage? Just bringing in another possible side of the issue.
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posted on
11/28/2016 5:09:14 PM PST
by
originalbuckeye
("In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act." - George Orwell)
To: mewzilla
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posted on
11/28/2016 5:09:52 PM PST
by
ifinnegan
(Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
To: originalbuckeye
No.
Special Olympics are for kids with Down Syndrome, not autism.
Kids with autism have no physical issues, nor are they intellectually challenged.
The kid should not be in the competition.
It’s analogous to Trans women (i.e. Men) competing in female sports and always winning.
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posted on
11/28/2016 5:14:28 PM PST
by
ifinnegan
(Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
To: cba123
poor kid identified as autistic, that’s discrimination!
/s
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posted on
11/28/2016 5:14:32 PM PST
by
TexasFreeper2009
(You can't spell Hillary without using the letters L, I, A, R)
To: ifinnegan
Oh. Did not know that.
Just thought this story seemed interesting, is all.
Not sure what to make of it.
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posted on
11/28/2016 5:14:36 PM PST
by
cba123
( Toi la nguoi My. Toi bay gio o Viet Nam.)
To: JediJones
“They believe they should have been aborted.”
They certainly believe the Down Syndrome kids should have been.
Jocelyn Elders said as much directly back in the day.
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posted on
11/28/2016 5:15:50 PM PST
by
ifinnegan
(Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
To: cba123
Yeah.
Not sure why an autistic kid would be in them.
Unless he is more than just autistic, but I doubt he would dominate otherwise.
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posted on
11/28/2016 5:17:44 PM PST
by
ifinnegan
(Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
To: Genoa
parents complained about her being on the swim team when she went back to college? They said she was too good and “it’s not FAIR!!”
Olympic level swimming requires SO MUCH prep and commitment, and it doesn't have the pot of gold at the end that basketball or golf have. She more than earned the perk of a swimming scholarship, assuming she got one. The school swim program likely attracts more donations if they have the best female swimmer in the world.
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posted on
11/28/2016 5:17:45 PM PST
by
Dr. Sivana
(There is no salvation in politics.)
To: cba123
To: ifinnegan
Well, they should have decided that before they let him in the race. How awful for the poor kid. What a message to send.
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posted on
11/28/2016 5:30:50 PM PST
by
ichabod1
(Make America Normal Again)
To: cba123
The award stand was not the place to make this call. If they let him in to compete, then they should give him the award when he wins.
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posted on
11/28/2016 5:33:24 PM PST
by
super7man
(Madam Defarge, knitting, knitting, always knitting)
To: cba123
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posted on
11/28/2016 5:33:25 PM PST
by
ClearCase_guy
(Abortion is what slavery was: immoral but not illegal. Not yet.)
To: mewzilla
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posted on
11/28/2016 5:37:21 PM PST
by
elcid1970
("The Second Amendment is more important than Islam. Buy ammo.")
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