UK, china etc have public funding

USA paraathletes (and able athletes too probably) are reliant on raising commercial and college sponsorship.

I'll go out on a limb and say many Americans don't really know how to deal with disabilities* / public aren't that interested so parathletes aren't that marketable for sponsors.

(*eg my godparents adopted out their 3rd born because she had Downs and they couldn't face the stigma)

Posted By: CWC on September 6th 2012 at 22:47:39

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Why are the Merkins doing shite in the medal table? (n/m) (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Sep 6, 21:55:08
- UK, china etc have public funding (General Chat) - CWC, Sep 6, 22:47:39
  - thats very sad. You've only got to look at our own royals to see more evidence of the same (n/m) (General Chat) - UtterlyHuckerby, Sep 6, 23:25:00
  - That's what I was alluding to, I suppose (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Sep 6, 23:13:55
- I would guess (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Sep 6, 21:59:15
  - No media coverage in US even though NBC own the rights. Piece here from Guardian blog (General Chat) - col canary, Sep 6, 22:13:04
  - Yep, I think US Universities contributed 136 gold medals at the Olympics.... (n/m) (General Chat) - Vivid Data Shark, Sep 6, 22:01:10
    - Was that sarcasm? (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Sep 6, 22:10:30
      - Which is the point you were making, that I agreed with.... (n/m) (General Chat) - Vivid Data Shark, Sep 6, 22:21:58
      - The united states of corporations (General Chat) - shoddy, Sep 6, 22:14:32

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