If You're Not Watching This, You're Wrong

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bayonetbrant

May 11, 2016, 07:03:57 PM
I don't care if you hate sports, this guys deserve your attention

http://invictusgames2016.org

You gotta watch the wheelchair rugby.  Seriously.  Those are some badass dudes.



They also have on-board wheel-cams on the chairs.


sitting volleyball, for amputees




and you should totally see the swimmers - can you imagine a 100m freestyle with no legs?!


The closing ceremonies include someone called "Vetted Band" - my wife and I were both thinking the same thing: a brass band with security clearances?
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bob48

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May 16, 2016, 05:10:30 PM
Yep, impressive stuff. Those guys have got some guts, and I take my hat off to them.
'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers'

'Clip those corners'

Recombobulate the discombobulators!
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