Paralympics this year

Games for disables persons, Beijing 2008 summer Paralympic games starts 6 September.

So, will the BBC, NBC and/or others do something for this year's games?

I think the BBC will be doing highlights on BBC One or Two and maybe Live coverage on BBCi.

Details on the BBC's coverage can be read at http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/disability_sport/6412941.stm

In short, there will be live coverage every day on BBCi and an hour long highlights package on BBC Two. At the weekend, there will also be live coverage on BBC One and Two. The Opening and Closing ceremonies will also be broadcast live on BBC One. Great to see the BBC putting in so much effort. I'm really looking forward to seeing Team GB come second again.

2004 medal table - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/disability_sport/paralympics/medal_table/default.stm

Why couldn't have Paul Dickenson done the commentary for the Olympic ceremonies!

Absolutely superb - just simply introducing each phase and commenting on it at the end, allowing the action do to the talking, rather than just talking throughout like Huw Edwards did for the Olympics.

Oh gosh! BBC does like this, Paul Dickenson introducing opening ceremonies, then nothing?

Have we actually won anything? I don't know. There seems to be next to no interest. Looks like we don't care about disabled people.

Over a hundred medals... and we're second on the medal table behind China no less.

Who's "we"? Do you have a turd in your pocket?

...and I'm done.

Eddie Butler's doing a wonderful recap again.

There are a few political correct idiots around who believe the BBC should give it the same coverage as the Olympics, but on the whole I think BBC Sport have got it about right this time - but the only thing I'd have changed is having the afternoon live sessions on BBC2 rather than BBCi.


It's the wider coverage where the really issues is - and I think a big problem with Team GB gone is since Tanni Grey retired there isn't really a British Paralympian who has broken into the main stream media. There are a few who could, but at the moment they are very much stars of their sport, rather than stars of sport.

How have you come to that conclusion?