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Originally Posted by Peter_
I wonder if they will be as quick to award him a knighthood as they do for able bodied athletes.
Sarah Storey has won 11 gold medals at the age of 34 and why has she not been made a Dame, did Lord Coe win 11 gold medals, no only 4.
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The fact that back in Coe's day and beyond, disabled athletes didn't the recognition they deserved and that now there'll be a honours list specifically for our tremendous Olympic/Paralympic competitors is surely evidence of how much perceptions have changed as a result of what's been achieved during London 2012.
It's a very great shame that the show has finally come to an end but today there'll be a huge procession in London for all those who made London 2012 the amazing spectacle it was and I have no doubt the disabled participants will be cheered just as loudly (if not more) than their abled bodied counterparts. Perhaps that's the most amazing thing of all. My eldest will be there with countless thousands of others celebrating their efforts and success.
I don't think I could be prouder of what's been achieved in London and all those who made it happen in spite of the protracted torrent of doom, gloom, doubt and criticism they were subjected to by much of the media in the run up!
