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No. Far from it. If the sponsorship deals were not tied together with the Olympics, they wouldn't take place at all. Did you not follow the near-disaster of the Rio Paralympics when funding almost caused half of the events to be cancelled? http://www.bbc.com/sport/disability-sport/37090600...

It costs a fortune to stage the big events. Money that could be better spent IMO improving access to sporting facilities for non-elite disabled (and other) people around the world.

It was Special Olympics rather than Para, and the team had supposed learning difficulties.

I don't suggest anything, really. Many of the people involved are clearly massively inspirational. What they drive themselves to do is amazing. I'm just not convinced that a system that offers monetary and other rewards for out-performing other competitors afflicted by a higher degree of...

This. I've never had any interest at all in competitive disability sports that have arbitrary classifications. A race between one athlete in a wheelchair and another - okay, we can all see that is equitable. Something like Goalball, for visually impaired athletes (where they make all players...