Did you know that a gruesome performance-boosting technique amongst disabled athletes, which can involve deliberately breaking bones is being probed at the Paralympics?
Such athletes feel no pain below their injury, and have been known to break a toe, wear pressure stockings, compress their testicles by sitting on ball bearings, or block a urinary catheter to over-fill bladder.This can improve an athlete’s performance by as much as 15 per cent because it boosts their blood pressure. 50 Paralympians with spinal cord injuries are being assessed for “boosting” blood pressure.
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Wow.....Ihad no idea about this. I do think it is a form of cheating and I like how you ended your post with a question. Make sure you are using your own words when you are writing your post.
ReplyDeleteHI Cara
ReplyDeleteI didn't know that is what they do.
I think it is a form of cheating.
Alexia