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Paralympics
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Wandering Warrior
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Paralympics
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josie andrews
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Re: Paralympics
11 medals for Team GB
5 gold, 6 silver, 6 bronze
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Dame Sarah Storey has won her 12th Gold Medal ????????????????????????
5 gold, 6 silver, 6 bronze
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Dame Sarah Storey has won her 12th Gold Medal ????????????????????????
Anyone can support a team when it is winning, that takes no courage.
But to stand behind a team, to defend a team when it is down and really needs you,
that takes a lot of courage. #18thMan
But to stand behind a team, to defend a team when it is down and really needs you,
that takes a lot of courage. #18thMan
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keptinthedarkfans
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Re: Paralympics
5+6+6= 11josie andrews wrote:11 medals for Team GB
5 gold, 6 silver, 6 bronze
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Dame Sarah Storey has won her 12th Gold Medal ????????????????????????
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josie andrews
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Re: Paralympics
Haha glad you spotted the deliberate mistake ????????keptinthedarkfans wrote:5+6+6= 11josie andrews wrote:11 medals for Team GB
5 gold, 6 silver, 6 bronze
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Dame Sarah Storey has won her 12th Gold Medal ????????????????????????
Should say 5 + 3 + 3 ????
Anyone can support a team when it is winning, that takes no courage.
But to stand behind a team, to defend a team when it is down and really needs you,
that takes a lot of courage. #18thMan
But to stand behind a team, to defend a team when it is down and really needs you,
that takes a lot of courage. #18thMan
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Wigan_forever1985
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Re: Paralympics
I always think that there should be more made of the Paralympics - I don't doubt that usain bolt for example didn't train hard to win his medals but he was born a genetically gifted runner to start with
In the Paralympics the competitors have been born or subsequently become impaired and fight against it to compete and that to me is more worthy of merit
In the Paralympics the competitors have been born or subsequently become impaired and fight against it to compete and that to me is more worthy of merit
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