35 Hilarious 1988 Summer Paralympics Puns

Paul Kehinde: Nigerian Para Powerlifting Paralympics gold medalist: 7 July 1988 - 18 November 2021

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My dad in the 1980s. He competed in the 1988 Winter Paralympics and finished in the top 10 for the race he finished in. His left leg is fused and his arm was amputated due to a motorcycle accident

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👤︎ u/ArmaSwiss

📅︎ Jul 19 2021

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TIL that Die Hard, much debated over whether or not it is a Christmas film, was first released to cinemas in the middle of July 1988. Its distributor, 20th Century Fox, had greenlit the screenplay in June 1987 because they needed a summer blockbuster for the following year. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die…

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👤︎ u/InmostJoy

📅︎ Dec 20 2021

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As hosts of the 1980 Summer Olympics, the USSR was invited to host that year's Paralympics. In response, they issued a statement denying the existence of *any* disabled people in the country (and hence the lack of disability sports). Why did the Soviet government state such a ridiculous claim?

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👤︎ u/benjaneson

📅︎ Sep 14 2021

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In 1992 with the world watching, Paralympic archer Antonio Rebollo shot the arrow of a lifetime to light the Olympic cauldron in Barcelona to begin the Summer Games. He had extracted a promise from organizers to allow him a second shot if he missed. It was not necessary v.redd.it/nnhjuh9d32c71

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👤︎ u/solateor

📅︎ Jul 18 2021

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In 1992 with the world watching, Paralympic archer Antonio Rebollo shot the arrow of a lifetime to light the Olympic cauldron in Barcelona to begin the Summer Games. He had extracted a promise from organizers to allow him a second shot if he missed. It was not necessary v.redd.it/nnhjuh9d32c71

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👤︎ u/Raisingkane2917

📅︎ Jul 19 2021

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A Record Number Of Out LGBTQ Athletes Will Compete In The Tokyo Paralympics — At least 28 publicly out Paralympians will be competing in the summer games in Tokyo, more than double the number that took part in the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, according to the website Outsports. npr.org/2021/08/23/103026…

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👤︎ u/Exastiken

📅︎ Aug 23 2021

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Around 80 percent of people in Japan believe the postponed Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, planned for the summer, should be canceled or rescheduled, a Kyodo News survey showed Sunday. mainichi.jp/english/artic…

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👤︎ u/honolulu_oahu_mod

📅︎ Jan 10 2021

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European countries at the Summer Paralympics

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👤︎ u/Udzu

📅︎ Aug 12 2021

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Hi Reddit, Morgan Hurd here! Can’t wait to chat all things gymnastics with you on Thurs. May 6 at 1 pm ET for the Olympic ＆ Paralympic Ask Me Anything Reddit Series. I’m working on my first time being an Olympian and can’t wait to go to Tokyo this summer to bring back Gold!

Reddit – are you ready? It’s Morgan Hurd I’m super pumped to be chatting with you today for the Olympic Reddit Ask Me Anything Series! I love gymnastics and compete on the balance team, uneven bars, floor and all-around. I started gymnastics when I was only three years old in a mommy and me class and by six I was in love with gymnastics, now at 19 I’m definitely living my best life and ready for Tokyo this summer. I also love Marvel movies – who is your favorite, Iron Man, Thor, Dr. Strange, Black Panthor, Hawkeye or Spiderman? I also LOVE to read. Ask me about my favorite books and we’ll be here till next week! Ok, Reddit, I’m ready Ask Me Anything!

Proof: https://i.redd.it/c4dnpobgy6x61.jpg

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👤︎ u/nbcolympics

📅︎ May 06 2021

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Reddit – It’s your favorite Sport Climbers – Nathaniel Coleman, Kyra Condie and Colin Duffy coming to hang out with you Thurs. May 13 at 1 pm ET for the Olympic and Paralympic Ask Me Anything Reddit Series. We’re super excited to be one of the brand new sports this summer headed to Tokyo!

Reddit, ready to hang out? It’s your favorite Sport Climbers – Nathaniel Coleman, Kyra Condie and Colin Duffy we are really excited to chat with you today. Hope you have great questions for us! We all train together and are thrilled to be part of one of four new sports added to the Olympics this summer. Have you ever thought of climbing? You should – ask us how to start out and how we got started. Ask us what kind of training we need, do we free climb, what would we do if we weren’t climbing – we want to hear it all – SO Reddit, Ask Us Anything!

Proof: https://i.redd.it/m1wiwkoydqy61.jpg https://i.redd.it/9avr7sxqcqy61.jpg https://i.redd.it/wnriz9epcqy61.jpg

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👤︎ u/nbcolympics

📅︎ May 13 2021

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Summer can’t come soon enough… 1988 FJ62

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👤︎ u/hideyoureric

📅︎ Jan 15 2022

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Sir Lee Pearson has won his TWELFTH Paralympic gold medal! First place medal Cyclist Jaco van Gass and swimmers Tully Kearney and Maisie Summers-Newton also won gold medals - and set world records too! Star-struck

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👤︎ u/viral-speeches

📅︎ Aug 26 2021

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INFO Magazine JUL/AUG 1988 - Found this issue in an old dresser while caring for my breakthru Covid sick mom. Bought my Amiga 500 that summer for college. Nice little time capsule find on this crappy xmas eve. I miss these meat-space niche magazines. reddit.com/gallery/rnrhhn

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👤︎ u/red5-standingby

📅︎ Dec 24 2021

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TIL that South Korea once experimented with Daylight Saving Time when they hosted the 1988 Summer Olympics, mainly to draw more American viewers' attention at their prime time. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim…

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👤︎ u/cassert24

📅︎ Jan 20 2022

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European countries at the Summer Paralympics [OC]

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👤︎ u/Udzu

📅︎ Aug 12 2021

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Wow so ______ really got the most medals from 2020 Summer Paralympics?

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👤︎ u/ynsk112

📅︎ Sep 10 2021

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Canada will not send athletes to Olympic and Paralympic Games in summer 2020 due to COVID-19 risks paralympic.ca/news/team-c…

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👤︎ u/Stepside79

📅︎ Mar 23 2020

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Disabled sportspeople deserved to be celebrated. They won medals in 2012 and 2016 Summer Paralympics at a time when Sri Lanka was doing horribly in Olympics. But this time unfortunately COVID-19 hampered their preparations. Its not fair to put pressure on these athletes to win medals this time.

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👤︎ u/Cutiesf

📅︎ Aug 24 2021

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Hong Kong table tennis athlete Wong Ting-ting wins bronze at Tokyo Paralympics// Hong Kong has sent 24 Paralympians to Tokyo following its record-breaking success at the summer games. hongkongfp.com/2021/08/28…

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👤︎ u/miss_wolverine

📅︎ Aug 28 2021

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No international fans will be permitted at the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics this summer because of concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. bbc.com/sport/olympics/56…

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👤︎ u/NinjaDiscoJesus

📅︎ Mar 20 2021

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Russian Mikhail Astashov won second gold at the Summer Paralympic Games in Tokyo. Astashov became the champion in the 16 km time trial cycle race. An athlete from Buryatia covered the distance in 24 minutes 53.37 seconds.

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👤︎ u/Proper-Sock4721

📅︎ Aug 31 2021

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Robbie Hummel here Reddit! I’m ready to chat with you this Thurs. May 20 at 1 pm ET for the Olympic and Paralympic Ask Me Anything Reddit Series. Let’s chat all things basketball – especially my favorite 3x3 basketball and how I’m going for Gold this summer in Tokyo! Can’t wait to hang out!

Robbie Hummel here Reddit! Let’s just dive right into it and talk basketball, particularly 3x3 basketball! I’m pumped to be here today for the Olympic and Paralympic Ask Me Anything Reddit Series. I was the 2019 FIBA 3x3 World Cup champion, MVP of the 2019 Red Bull USA Basketball 3x3 Nationals and 2019 USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year. I was also drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves in 2010. I’ve been training like mad to go to the Olympics this summer and win big at Tokyo. Besides basketball I love being outside, particularly playing golf and fishing…not much like basketball but I love them! I’ve also played overseas in Spain, Italy and Russia 5x5. My favorite meal is definitely my mom’s pesto pasta – it’s the best hands down. Alright Reddit, let’s do this – Ask Me Anything!

Proof: https://i.redd.it/lq9g9iqzyyz61.jpg

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👤︎ u/nbcolympics

📅︎ May 20 2021

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Any channels hosting 2020 Summer Paralympics viewing?

Knowing that today is the opening for the games, i could not find any info on who is broadcasting the games. Anyone knows about this?

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👤︎ u/tienguan

📅︎ Aug 24 2021

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As hosts of the 1980 Summer Olympics, the USSR was invited to host that year's Paralympics. In response, they issued a statement denying the existence of *any* disabled people in the country (and hence the lack of disability sports). Why did the Soviet government state such a ridiculous claim? reddit.com/r/AskHistorian…

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👤︎ u/HistAnsweredBot

📅︎ Sep 16 2021

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Long since burned all "boy mode" pics But here's a time jump- Jan 1988 age 17 about a year before official transition to Summer 2021 Just before turning 51 (30 years post op)

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👤︎ u/Tananda_D

📅︎ Sep 23 2021

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Summer of 1988, two friends from Kaslik visited West Beirut for the first time since the Civil War broke out in 1975.

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👤︎ u/Fleur-Du-Jour

📅︎ Nov 13 2021

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As hosts of the 1980 Summer Olympics, the USSR was invited to host that year's Paralympics. In response, they issued a statement denying the existence of *any* disabled people in the country (and hence the lack of disability sports). Why did the Soviet government state such a ridiculous claim? /r/AskHistorians/comments…

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👤︎ u/IvyGold

📅︎ Sep 15 2021

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The Neptunes - Summer's Almost Gone - 1988 youtube.com/watch?v=cb9-x…

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👤︎ u/mountain2811

📅︎ Jan 20 2022

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"Kendall Gretsch becomes just the fifth American to win gold at both summer and winter Paralympics" olympics.nbcsports.com/20…

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👤︎ u/Cutiesf

📅︎ Aug 29 2021

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Chiba Prefecture halts a program that allow children to watch in-person Tokyo Summer Paralympics after two school teachers tested positive for COVID-19. www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/e…

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👤︎ u/Civobot

📅︎ Aug 31 2021

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Photo I took of some dude skating on The Oarsman sculpture this summer. “ The Oarsman” was sculpted by David Phelps and installed in 1988.

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👤︎ u/Scoobysnacks098765

📅︎ Nov 01 2021

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Does anyone remember the “Laser Light Shows” that used to happen in the summer at the riverfront from Old Central High School (now COSI)? It appears the ran from 1988 to 1992 in the summer. I have fond memories as a kid at those shows. digital-collections.colum…

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👤︎ u/watchfulone81

📅︎ Nov 08 2021

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Team Canada will not send athletes to Olympic and Paralympic Games in summer 2020 due to COVID-19 risks paralympic.ca/news/team-c…

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👤︎ u/Stepside79

📅︎ Mar 23 2020

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Sixty percent of voters in Tokyo want the Olympics and Paralympics called off this summer, but if they must be held, 64 percent said all spectators should be banned from attending asahi.com/ajw/articles/14…

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👤︎ u/DoremusJessup

📅︎ Jun 28 2021

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