Will anybody be watching this.
Hope it is up to the standard of the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony.
Hope it is up to the standard of the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony.
Paralympic's London 2012 Opening Ceremony
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I'll definitely be watching it. Quite excited for the whole tournament.
It is a sell out crowd, first time this has happened.
I am too, never really took much notice of the past ones.
Maybe it is because the main games was so good.
Maybe it is because the main games was so good.
I'm watching it as well. Stephen Hawking starts it off.
Flying midgets, wheelchair disco, blowing up the moon & Gandalf doing space jesus. Already it's great.
I think Stephen Hawkins is a truly inspirational person, to do what he has done with his disability
the lighting in the stadium is stunning
thats the problem with C4 doing something like this, bloody adverts
Yep. Just 20 minutes in. I was hoping that they'd make an exception this once (stupid, I know) but nope.
It's not a bad ceremony so far. Tastefully done and a decent spectacle but Danny Boyle took opening ceremonies to a new level of entertainment and therefore I can't help but feel slightly underwhelmed.
Adverts on Channel 4 are making me appreciate that fortnight on the BBC that bit more as well.
Adverts on Channel 4 are making me appreciate that fortnight on the BBC that bit more as well.
I agree but they were not going to spend £27m on this , but I am enjoying it so far
The ad break was quite small and didn't seem like we missed anything. Lots on twitter seem to be unhappy about it though but people complain about anything and everything.
I'm liking this so far as well. For those expecting it to be as good as the Olympic opening ceremony may be a bit disappointed due to the budgets for both and with different people directing each ceremony but it's still a good watch.
Order of events: http://www.itv.com/news/update/2012-08-29/order-of-events-at-tonights-opening-ceremony/
I'm liking this so far as well. For those expecting it to be as good as the Olympic opening ceremony may be a bit disappointed due to the budgets for both and with different people directing each ceremony but it's still a good watch.
Order of events: http://www.itv.com/news/update/2012-08-29/order-of-events-at-tonights-opening-ceremony/
If C4 keep the ad breaks like that and we dont miss anything then it should work out OK.
I disagree with what he said then , yes it is still Team GB
Bloody adverts , but I suspect they are paying mega money to be shown during this.
What sort of time do they get in the 100m wheelchair race? 15 seconds?
There are far too many countries in the World. We need to get rid of at least 80.
depends on what class it it, there is quite a few.
don't you think this is the ideal time for the little countries to have the 15 mins of fame.
There is quite a few
Men's 100 m
Class Name NPC Birth Time Wind Date City Country
T11 Prado, Lucas BRA 1985 0:11.03 +0.4 2008-09-09 Beijing China
T12 Muradov, Elchin AZE 1989 0:10.66 -0.4 2010-06-19 Imola(Bologna) Italy
T13 Smyth, Jason IRL 1987 0:10.57 -1.7 2011-08-27 Daegu South Korea
T32 Mcdonagh, Martin IRL 1976 0:23.25 +0.0 1999-08-13 Nottingham Great Britain
T33 Almutairi, Ahmad KUW 1994 0:18.17 +0.7 2011-12-03 Sharjah United Arab Emirates
T34 Ktila, Walid TUN 1985 0:15.69 +0.1 2012-01-17 Kuwait City Kuwait
T35 Yang, Sen CHN 1990 0:12.29 -0.3 2008-09-13 Beijing China
T36 Ballard, Graeme GBR 1979 0:11.98 ***.9 2012-05-22 Manchester Great Britain
T37 Van Der Merwe, Fanie RSA 1986 0:11.52 ***.7 2012-02-25 Germiston South Africa
T38 O'Hanlon, Evan AUS 1988 0:10.88 +0.7 2012-03-03 Melbourne Australia
T42 Connor, Earle CAN 1976 0:12.14 +0.4 2002-06-01 Leverkusen Germany
T43 Pistorius, Oscar RSA 1986 0:10.91 ***.5 2007-04-04 Johannesburg South Africa
= Leeper, Blake USA 1989 0:10.91 ***.6 2012-07-14 Windsor Canada
T44 Peacock, Jonnie GBR 1993 0:10.85 +0.7 2012-07-01 Indianapolis, Indiana United States of America
T45 Nascimento, Yohansson BRA 1987 0:11.01 ***.0 2011-01-26 Christchurch New Zealand
T46 Adeoye, Ajibola NGR 1981 0:10.72 +0.0 1992-09-06 Barcelona Spain
T51 Piispanen, Toni FIN 1976 0:21.11 ***.2 2012-05-17 Pratteln Switzerland
T52 Nitz, Paul USA 1969 0:16.73 +0.4 2012-05-20 Nottwil Switzerland
T53 Bushell, Mickey GBR 1990 0:14.47 +0.5 2010-06-24 Arbon Switzerland
T54 Tahti, Leo Pekka FIN 1983 0:13.76 -0.8 2008-09-15 Beijing China
Women's 100 m
Class Name NPC Birth Time Wind Date City Country
T11 Guilhermina, Terezinha BRA 1978 0:12.04 ***.5 2011-06-01 Bottrop Germany
T12 El Hannouni, Assia FRA 1981 0:12.32 ***.9 2004-09-24 Athens Greece
T13 Durand, Omara CUB 1991 0:11.99 -0.9 2011-11-17 Guadalajara Mexico
T32 Wright, Lindsay GBR 1900 0:37.67 +0.0 1997-07-25 Nottingham Great Britain
T33 Messer, Kristen USA 1987 0:21.90 -0.8 2011-11-17 Guadalajara Mexico
T34 Cockroft, Hannah GBR 1992 0:17.60 +0.5 2012-05-20 Nottwil Switzerland
T35 Liu, Ping CHN 1984 0:15.64 -2.3 2005-08-24 Espoo Finland
T36 Wang, Fang CHN 1983 0:13.82 +0.3 2008-09-16 Beijing China
T37 McIntosh, Lisa AUS 1982 0:13.88 +0.0 2000-10-25 Sydney Australia
T38 Stryzhak, Inna UKR 1985 0:13.43 +0.0 2008-09-09 Beijing China
T42 Caironi, Martina ITA 1989 0:15.89 +0.9 2012-06-26 Stadskanaal Netherlands
T43 van Rhijn, Marlou NED 1991 0:13.48 -0.3 2012-05-31 Roma Italy
T44 Holmes, April USA 1973 0:12.98 +0.0 2006-07-01 Atlanta United States of America
T45 Cole, G. CAN 1900 0:14.00 +0.0 1980-06-02 Arnhem Netherlands
T46 Castillo, Yunidis CUB 1987 0:12.04 ***.2 2008-09-10 Beijing China
T51 Hill, V. USA 1900 0:32.08 +0.0 1989-08-27 Stoke Mandeville Great Britain
T52 Stilwell, Michelle CAN 1974 0:18.67 ***.7 2012-07-14 Windsor Canada
T53 Huang, Lisha CHN 1988 0:16.22 -0.2 2008-09-12 Beijing China
T54 Petitclerc, Chantal CAN 1969 0:15.91 ***.7 2008-07-05 Atlanta United States of America
data source: IPC Sport Data Management
No. There should ideally be a maximum of 26 countries, and each one gets a letter of the Alphabet.
Obviously. Though I suppose we could use the 28 letter Esperanto alphabet if you want to be fairer about it. I could probably just about cope with an extra two countries.
what if the Chinese objected and they wanted to use there's, there are 1000's of symbols, after all there are the biggest population on the planet
Well that'd just be silly. Though not as silly as me spelling 2 like that.
fair point, I will except thatall brave men and women but my god that was boring.
Lets get on with the rest of it after Coe and his cronies open the games
Lets get on with the rest of it after Coe and his cronies open the games
On an tangent, I saw the stupidest sloan girl on the tube to Carnival this weekend who, as we passed Kensington Olympia said "Oh my God, is that where the Olympics were held?"
That was an absolutely spinechilling Eternal source of light divine. I've always liked Elin Manahan Thomas, but I'm still floored.
I quite like this music for the flying without legs segment.
I am enjoying this part, that guy doing than dancing with only half his legs was really good
Sloane and the tube doesn't go past Olympia.
I've gotta applaud the organisers of all the Opening/Closing ceremonies. They've all been extremely unique so far.
I mean giving the entire crowd an apple and inviting them to take part. Little things like that have never been done before as far as I can remember.
I mean giving the entire crowd an apple and inviting them to take part. Little things like that have never been done before as far as I can remember.
this is very good
The overground from Clapham Junction to Kensel Rise does peter.
Probably for another discussion but do you think his disability has actually been a weird blessing for him?
I mean, giving a mind so powerful so much more time to do it's job.
Had he the distractions of your average man, perhaps his mind wound not have realised the potential it had.
Apologies for taking it off topic.
Yes for another time, but still I can see your point and you may be you are right
what a way to bring the Flame in
for the main flame to be lit by GB's very first Paralympic gold winner was stunning