#Paralymics

[itgetsbetterproject]

Reminder that there are some badass queer athletes at the Paralympics in Paris this year!

"It's really frustrating that I have such a strong relationship with being a lesbian and being proud, but it's so hard when everybody just sees the chair."

Courtney Ryan is competing for Team USA in wheelchair basketball annnd it's not her first rodeo - we got to have her tell her story on her way to the Tokyo Paralympics back in 2021, too:

[scarletwitchie2]

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August: Tara Davis-Woodhall celebrating her Olympic women’s long jump gold medal with husband Hunter Woodhall

September: Hunter Woodhall celebrating his Paralympic men’s 400m T62 gold medal with wife Tara Davis-Woodhall

[tracing-rivers]

I'm gonna need France to corrupt a judge real quick cause what do you MEAN her 10 is invalidated the chrono ran out WHILE THE ARROW WAS FLYING

[eliorosb3rg]

i love the paralymics so much, everytime someone with the same disability as me does well..... unmatched

[katiesledeckys]

no one talk to me it’s the last day of swimming

[harvestmount]

i can't wait to watch Paralympics!!!!

[missriyochuchi]

One thing the Paralymics have over the Olympics: many of the athletics players compete in both track and field events. It’s not uncommon for Olympic runners to compete in different length races, but you’d never see like the shot putters run hurdles. And yet I’ve watched like half the roster for the men’s T63 long jump compete in the 100m and now the high jump. You don’t see that kind of cross-disciplinary play in elite sports much, if at all.

[winterspiderpurrs]

I need some WinterSpider and or Stucky paralymic games fics/ficlets

Like...

Bucky there. One arm, doesn't wear his prosthetic. At whatever event you want him to play.

Meets cute Volunteer Peter/Steve. Or Coach Peter/Steve

Or or !!!!

Matthew Murdock doing the blind running event and Peter is his eyes for it!

Omg....I need I need these!?!?!

[satyrradio]

is the paralymics official tiktok account still horribly ableist

[nonbinarycharmybee]

Lol you reminded me that I wanted to write up a disability Sonic fic but was told off because of some of the jokes in it.

It was one of those 'Sonic get into an accident while fighting Eggman and his legs get messed up' fic but instead of angsting over it the entire fic, it was about Sonic trying different mobility aids and going the physiotherapy so he can comfortably and confidently fight eggman again. His aids ranged from anything like crutches, legbraces and different types of wheelchairs.

Some of the jokes were Sonic wanting super strong crutches to whack badniks with, Sonic wanting Tails to see if he can make Sonic some rocket braces like Shadows rocket shoes, Sonic wanting to install a snowplough on his wheelchair, Eggman willing to sell Sonic Egg-moblitiy aids, Eggman installing wheelchair accessible in all his bases, Sonic saying that Mario gets to be the face of the Olympics while he gets to be the face of the Paralymics, Sonic getting Tails to push him through a drive thu, Sonic saying that he finally learnt to stand up for himself in physiotherapy, Sonic saying that he could only take 10 steps before his legs gave out but after 6 months of physio he could final take 11.

This fic was sadly taken down because some people were upset by the jokes and repeatedly reported the fic but I might have to rewrite it and post it on AO3 instead of FF net. Maybe I'll do that for next years disability awarness month.

wh e e e z e

yeah ig i can see how people would be concerned about those types of jokes being offensive but like. if their idea of "good" disability writing is just sonic being sad and angsty then :/.

I think that's part of why AUs that make Sonic disabled don't feel antithetical to his character as a thrill-seeking speed demon. Not in a "oh that's sad but he's not going to let him stop him, how inspiring uwu" kinda way, but like? Of course Sonic would beg Tails to install rocket thrusters on his wheelchair and take the opportunity to crack as many corny jokes as possible. You know that one tumblr post where he's like "wow, Eggman, you're really gonna fight a guy who can't walk? :P" (*proceeds to completely wreck his shit*). that's way more in-character than the dime-a-dozen angst fics.

[huntingtonnow]

Brannigan Wins Bronze at Paralympics

Northport’s Mikey Brannigan captured a bronze medal  at the 1500 meters T20 race Friday at the Paralymics in Paris. He held the lead for much of the race until Britain’s Ben Sandilands passed him at the start of the last lap, at a record-setting pace. Portugal’s Sandro Baessa finished second. In 2016, he won the 1500 meter gold medal at the Rio Paralympic Games, and won the 1500m silver medal at…

[danzer91]

Paralympic’s Athletes are the BEST !? | Reality of PARALYMIC

[ynwa4eva]

Got a gold in the paralymics ❤️❤️❤️

[love-nakamura]

I didnt even know that paralymics taekwondo is happening rn but I just turned on the TV and now Im invested thank you

[sweetthoughtsbymarie]

Tatyana McFadden

Adopted Russian by Americans. She is a Track and Field Athlete she is like me a person with Spina Bifida. She was born in the year 1989. She has a great deal of Gold, Bronze and Silver Medals such as, 8 different Gold, 7 different Silver, 4 Bronze all in Paralymic games. All between Rio, London, Tokyo, Athens, and Beijing. She has World Championship Medals 13 Gold, 4 Silver and 3 Bronze. She…