Decided to go with some friends for taekwondo today.
Not the biggest gym, not the highest amount of spectators... And not the highest level either.
Some of the fights were pretty interesting, most of them - boring, only the last one, where Puerto Rican has won with Korean guy, kept us nervous till the very end. He had the crucial hit 2 seconds before the end of the time!
(Puerto Rican running with the flag after the victory)
And during this tournament I started thinking: should they really have their own Olympics? Are they really that disabled? Does being deaf really influence their results that much?
(Injureds Turk. He was limping for the whole match, lost, but managed to end it. Afterwords he received a standing ovation)
And I think that this question may be answered.
(Russian fighter was so good, that finished the match with a negative score:) )
I believe that in all sports, where sound has influence on performance or communication between players, such a division is justified. Sport teams, where teammates are shouting to each other (basketball, football, volleyball), are definitely more difficult for them. Maybe tennis, taekwondo, karate – where “sound” of the opponent has some meaning. But discus? Long jump? High jump? I may agree with running, as you are supposed to hear the shoot of the gun and start to it, but marathon? Does deafness influence balance, speed, coordination?
Anyway, tomorrow is Spain : Russia game in b-ball. Can’t wait!
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