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Watch: USA's Nick Mayhugh explodes for 100m gold in world record [Paralympics - they look more able-bodied than almost everyone I know]
NBC Sports ^
| 8/27/2021
| Staff
Posted on 08/27/2021 1:58:06 PM PDT by simpson96
Former Division I soccer player Nick Mayhugh won the 100m T37 classification in 10.95, breaking the world record he set hours earlier and claiming the gold medal in his first Paralympics in track and field.
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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Sports
KEYWORDS: t37
Video at link.
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posted on
08/27/2021 1:58:06 PM PDT
by
simpson96
To: simpson96
I’m confused, what’s wrong with him?
That time is faster than 99% of human beings...
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posted on
08/27/2021 2:03:19 PM PDT
by
EEGator
To: EEGator
And he played Division I soccer...
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posted on
08/27/2021 2:04:41 PM PDT
by
simpson96
To: simpson96
Is Asperger’s considered part of paralympics?
He looks normal and is clearly very athletic.
I thought you had to have no legs or arms...
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posted on
08/27/2021 2:08:23 PM PDT
by
EEGator
To: simpson96
I watched wheelchair rugby last night- enjoyable contest.
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posted on
08/27/2021 2:08:37 PM PDT
by
God luvs America
(63.5 million pay no income tax and vote for DemoKrats...)
To: EEGator
Only 1.3 secs slower than Bolt.
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posted on
08/27/2021 2:22:20 PM PDT
by
Rennes Templar
(Come back, President Trump.)
To: simpson96
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posted on
08/27/2021 2:28:08 PM PDT
by
PghBaldy
(12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
To: PghBaldy
Given T37 is one classification for cerebral palsy (CP), he might have CP?
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posted on
08/27/2021 2:31:53 PM PDT
by
PghBaldy
(12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
To: simpson96
I know there are males pretending to be females to compete; lets hope that there are not any “ables” identifying as disabled to steal THOSE victories!
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posted on
08/27/2021 3:33:03 PM PDT
by
JimRed
(TERM LIMITS, NOW! Militia to the border! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
To: JimRed
lets hope that there are not any “ables” identifying as disabled to steal THOSE victories!
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posted on
08/27/2021 3:36:26 PM PDT
by
Drew68
To: EEGator
Agreed. It is yet another special category created out of nothing.
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posted on
08/27/2021 5:41:05 PM PDT
by
joma89
(Buy weapons and ammo, folks, and have the will to use them.)
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