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Originally posted by Lauren
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Originally posted by Shaun
Well it is really if you have less athletes to defeat in order to contend for one.
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In the actual contention of the medal, there is the same number of athletes for the medal.
Furthermore;
Able bodied people in the World Vs. Able bodied people competing in the Olympics is lower than the number of Disabled people Vs. Disabled people competing in the Olympics.
Anybody able-bodied can train to the standard of Olympians, whereas disabled athletes have to endure excruciating pain when training, and take the extra step to compete.
The standard is still high... for example. Oscar Pistorius is "good enough" to compete against able-bodied athletes. This would obvious take more effort than that of ablebodied people.
There's also Natalie Du Toit who can also compete in the Olympics.
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Anybody?!? I bet nobody who has posted on this thread could come anywhere near that standard. To be in the Olympics you need both natural talent and great determination.
Ask yourself how many Paralympians would get into the Olympics if they were able-bodied? Only a small handful. In fact, some scientists say technology with false feet etc is now some advanced that some disabled athletes are at no disadvantage at all compared to able-bodied athletes in certain sports. That explains why some Paralympians have competed in the Olympics.