The goal of the "Breakdown" is to feature the best of the web from the recent past as it relates to adaptive sports competitions, Paralympic information, disability sport, videos, news, information and more.
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Video of the day!
Overview of the Canadian Paralympic Committee
Competition Results:
Finland Wins at Goal Ball
Goalball is a sport played by individuals with visual impairments. Finland has a very strong team which geared up for a potential Paralympic podium by winning the Men's Intercup Goalball match.
Blind Archer Competes in the London Olympics
South Korean archer Im Dong-Hyun is another athlete with a disability who is competing in the Olympics. He broke his own record last week in the 72 arrow event. Unfortunately he was knocked out in the next round and didn't advance. This was the first world record broken at the London 2012 Games.
Oscar Pistorius Olympic highlights (includes video)
The name and man is now known all over the world. Watch his ground breaking entrance into the Olympic Track and Field Competition last Saturday. This race is a great moment in sports history which will be remember for years to come.
Polish Table Tennis Player competes in Olympics
Natalia Partyka who was born without a right fore arm was very happy with her performance at the London Olympics in Table Tennis. "For me, disability is nothing," she added. "I am playing the same lines as the others. I am doing the same exercises."
Australian sets new world record
Sprinter Evan O'Hanlon has broken his own world record in the 100 meter dash with a time of 10.83. O'Hanlon is one to watch in London as he won 3 gold medals in the 2008 Beijing Paralympics.
Paralympic
IPC website to feature steaming video of London games
The International Paralympic Committee is going to be the first to feature a new web based streaming video system for the London 2012 Paralmypic Games. This player brings you the games (SMART) Sports Media Action in Real Time. If your country is not showing the Paralympics on prime Ttime TV this will definitely work.
New Mobility Magazine "What will London Bring?"
Ottobock Commercial
Ottobock has created a great advertisement
to get you excited about the 2012 London Paralmypics
Is Oscar Pistorius Doping?
The LA Times has published a piece on Oscar Pistorius and the "unfair advantage" of his legs. Many in the sports world are wondering if his racing in the Olympics is going to open up sporting events to intragration of other athletes with disabilites. Oscar has been fighting this debate for many years.
All the hype about Oscar Pistorius competing in the Olympic Games is much deserved. Did you know that he is not the first? There have been athletes with disabilities in the Olympics as far back as 100 years ago.
11 Athletes with disabilities have competed in the Olympics
All the hype about Oscar Pistorius competing in the Olympic Games is much deserved. Did you know that he is not the first? There have been athletes with disabilities in the Olympics as far back as 100 years ago.
Eye Candy
Dropping in Teaser
Jeremy McGee is getting after it in the teaser video
to his full film to yet to come. With a team of ski mountaineers
he climbed and skied the Bloody Couloir in the Sierra Nevadas
Nike: What's Your Excuse?
Mike Scott wants to know your excuse
for not getting out and getting active?
Four More Feet
Blind Hiker Randy Pierce and his dog Quinn
climbing all 48 4000ft peaks in New Hampshire in
one winter season
Blind rider completes the RAGBRI ride (includes video)
Adaptive Sports Iowa fields a cycling team for the famous RAGBRI ride across Iowa each year. With record heat this year this visually impaired athlete shares her story.
Make a Hero Commercial
Make a Hero is an organization with a message that
life isn't over if you acquire a disability. In fact it has just begun.
Warfighter Sports and the Denali Climb
5 Veterans with disabilities share their story about
their attempt to climb Denali
Humans
Michael Murry is heading to the Paralympics
Did you know that individuals with intellectual disabilities compete in 3 events at the Paralmypics. Michael Murry is the only representative from the United States. He will be racing in the 1500m track event.
Tatiana McFadden is fast (includes video)
Athletes have a very busy schedule getting ready to compete. Tatiana McFadden shares her experience with training for the wheelchair track event. Her story is pretty motivational too.
Nick Springer is featured in Vanity Fair
Nick Springer is a champion wheelchair rugby player. He has a picture and article in the latest edition of Vanity Fair. Paralympians are popping up all over the place.
Meet the Paralmypic Mascot
This is the cartoon version of the creation of
the Wenlock and Mandeville
Sir Ludwig Guttmann the founder of the Paralympics
The BBC has produced a documentary about the founder of the Paralympics Sir Ludwig Guttman. This two part series called "The Best of Men" will be shown later this summer in the UK.
Education
How Oscar Pistorius's running blades work
Learn something new. Like how the prosthetic legs of a Paralympic runner work. This is amazing technology.
Chris Noack and Sport Rehab for Veterans
Chris Noack is a veteran of the Marine Corps and the director of the Office of National Veterans Sports Programs and Special Events. His blog post is focused on Harnessing the Value of Adaptive Sports for veterans.
Ottobock's Paralympic Exhibition
Paralympic sponsor Ottobock has set up an
interactive exhibition to educate about the Paralympics
and adaptive sport
Games for Kids in Wheelchairs
All kids have the right to play. All sports can be adapted with slight modifications. Here is an article about a few of them.
Intro to the Skud 18
Two person crew and with a name like Skud
you know it is going to be fast.
One of 3 Paralympic class boats
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Thanks for the breakdown, really good info. Some friends (without an adaptive recreation background) and I were just talking yesterday about whether Oscar Pistorius has an unfair advantage or not. I'll be sharing some of the articles with them.
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