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Sighted guides[edit]

Sighted guides are, as I understand it, not athletes, but there to help the athletes with a visual impairment. They do still receive a medal though for their work. Should they be counted as 'competitors' (in the infobox) on the national pages and should they be counted as 'athletes' (in the main body of text)? This also refers to the numbers of athletes competing for each country on this page. I noticed that United States page talks of 80 competitors, whereas this page mentions 74, whilst on the Great Britain page, it is 12 athletes PLUS 3 guides. 97rob (talk) 23:35, 7 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

2012 London Paralympics was the first to award medals to sighted guides [1]. Have no info but maybe Sochi is the same?--Egghead06 (talk) 23:42, 7 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I believe they are both awarded medals, but the problem, in my opinion, is whether they are both classed as athletes, or competitors? Considering the Paralympics is for disabled athletes, a sighted guide doesn't seem to fit the criteria. But, considering they win medals, they almost fit the criteria? Either way, there needs to be consistency through the various 2014 Paralympic articles. I've put some messages on some of the talk pages of countries with more athletes, which are more likely to be looked at, to notify them of this discussion. I'll try and do some more when I get a chance. 97rob (talk) 23:49, 7 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

As with 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, Canada the guides are not counted but they do receive medals --MSalmon (talk) 11:32, 8 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

In that case, some articles may need changing. Obviously any country with only one athlete won't, but the rest will, or could. I'll do my best to change them. 97rob (talk) 17:20, 8 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Guides are awarded medals!!! They stand on the podium with their skier and are presented with them. And they are classified as athletes and competitors. They are accredited as athletes, live in the Paralympic village, have "athlete" written on their security passes. They are subject to random drug testing! Guides were awarded medals at the Winter Paralympics in Vancouver in 2010. Here's a picture of Jessica Gallagher and guide Eric Bickerton displaying their medals in Vancouver in 2010. The same holds true for the guide cyclists at the Summer games since 2012. Stephanie Morton has a gold medal from the London Paralympics and stands an excellent chance of adding an Olympic medal to her collection in Rio. Hawkeye7 (talk) 01:42, 24 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Gay Rights[edit]

Why was this a big thing in the Olympics and not the Paralympics?-MacRùsgail (talk) 18:19, 10 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Any gay rights concerns have pretty much been overshadowed by the Crimean crisis, which is even worse in my opinion. Also, your addition of that stuff to this article is undue; the protests/turmoil were specifically targeting the Olympics, not the Paralympics. Also, I've, since London, tried to have the Paralympic articles be distinctly about concerns related to the Paralympics only, and reducing the amount of redundant information. ViperSnake151 Talk 04:02, 12 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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