All About London Olympics and Paralympics 2012

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Stephan Hawking's appearance in the Opening ceremony:


http://www.wired.com/underwire/2012/08/stephen-hawking-paralympics/

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Laurentia Tan won a bronze in the last Paralympics too.

Well done :rahrah: :rahrah:

[Lilac66]

pinky:

Laurentia Tan won a bronze in the last Paralympics too.

Well done :rahrah: :rahrah:

:rahrah: :rahrah: :rahrah: That tenacity :salute:

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Paralympics: Yip Pin Xiu places 4th in 100m freestyle (S3)

Updated 07:58 AM Sep 04, 2012

LONDON - Singapore swimmer Yip Pin Xiu came in fourth in the women's S3 100-metre freestyle final at the London Paralympics last night.

She missed out on a bronze with her time of 2 minutes, 9.41 seconds, similar to her qualifying heat time of 2:09.74, when the 20-year-old also qualified as fourth overall.

Taking gold was China's Xia Jingbo, who clocked a world record time of 1:44.32.

Sweden's Olga Sviderska was unable to match her qualifying world record time of 1:45.34, instead taking silver in 1:52.91, while Mexico's Patricia Valle (1:59.76) won bronze.

The \"S\" in the S3 classification represents Freestyle, Backstroke and Butterfly strokes. Swimming classifications are then placed on a gradient, with one being the most severely physically impaired. At the 100m women's freestyle in the London Paralympics, athletes have been placed in categories ranging from S3 to S13.

Yip, who graduated from Republic Polytechnic and is now pursuing a degree in Social Sciences at the Singapore Management University, was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy at the age of two. By age 13, she had lost the ability to walk and has to use a wheelchair to move around.

(source: http://www.todayonline.com/Singapore/EDC120904-0000059/Paralympics--Yip-Pin-Xiu-places-4th-in-100m-freestyle-%28S3%29)

[pinky]

Laurentia Tan won a silver for the individual equestrian event.

:rahrah: :rahrah: :rahrah:
her cash award for the bronze medal is only $50,000 compared to $250,000 for the Olympics. Why the disparity ? :mad: :nunchuk:

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pinky:

Laurentia Tan won a silver for the individual equestrian event.

:rahrah: :rahrah: :rahrah:
her cash award for the bronze medal is only $50,000 compared to $250,000 for the Olympics. Why the disparity ? :mad: :nunchuk:

:? Yah, I also don't understand how they work out the figure. Tougher competition in the Olympics perhaps?

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both games are equally tough and competitive. I watched part of the Paralympics swimming segment and was really amazed at some participants without legs or swim with just 1 arm. I shed tears just watching them with so much determination and grit on their faces and how they can easily outdo many able-bodied people.

[Picolo]

concern2:

pinky:

Laurentia Tan won a silver for the individual equestrian event.

:rahrah: :rahrah: :rahrah:
her cash award for the bronze medal is only $50,000 compared to $250,000 for the Olympics. Why the disparity ? :mad: :nunchuk:

:? Yah, I also don't understand how they work out the figure. Tougher competition in the Olympics perhaps?

I wonder too. Is it because Olympics attract much more brand sponsorship, hence more $$$$ to reward their winners? :?

[joyceharper]

concern2:

Latest results:


China - 35 Gold, Total of 87 medals
Great Britain - 16 Golds, Total of 54 medals
Australia - 14 Golds, Total of 43 medals

Singaporean Laurentia Tan has won a Bronze for Equestrain! :congrats:

We have 8 participants this year:

Boccia : Nurul Binte Mohammad Taha
Equestrian: Gemma Rose Jen Foo, Laurentia Tan and Maximillian Tan
Swimming: Rui Si Therasa Goh and Pin Xiu Yip
Sailing: Desiree Lim and Jovin Tan

(source: http://www.london2012.com/paralympics/medals/)

It is nice to see the support of local athletes. Singapore should do more of this.