Yvonne,

        I vaguely remember hearing about this, but I did not hear about their
rediculous explanation. Sounds like something my university students would say.
Unbelievable! Who needs fiction when you look at what goes on.

        I wanted to say how much I enjoyed your posts to the list. They are
very
informative and up beat. Thanks.

Bobby


>This reminded me of something I was going to ask the list a while ago. I
>don't know if anyone read about this but in the recent Boston Marathon 2
>Canadians were disqualified for doing the course in wheelchairs. They are
>able-bodied athletes who participate regularly in wheelchair racing as a
>sport ( this is apparently allowed in Canada). They say that wheelchair
>racing is a sport of it's own and don't feel they have an advantage - that
>in fact, the playing field, so to speak, is levelled for TAB and disabled
>athletes alike. I was wondering what you all think about this.
>
>Yvonne
>
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>When the first national wheelchair games were held on this date
>in 1957, 75 individuals paralyzed from the chest down from the
>U.S. and Canada competed.  The games, held at Adelphi College,
>Garden City, N.Y., included the 60-yard dash, javelin throwing,
>table tennis, and other team and individual events.  Three years
>later the first paralympics were held in Rome and have been held
>every four years since.  At the last games in 1996, some 4,000
>athletes from 102 countries competed in everything from archery
>to basketball, cycling and fencing.
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