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Rio 2016: Paralympics bigger and better than the Olympics?

q's sports culture panel thinks beyond the play-by-play to weigh in on the societal impact of sports stories.
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In this Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016 photo released by IOC, Algeria's Abdellatif Baka narrowly wins the gold ahead of Ethiopia's Tamiru Demisse in the men's 1,500-meter T13 final athletics event at Olympic Stadium during the Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Paralympics are more than a benign version of the Olympics. In fact, a few performances have been better than the Olympics. The top four runners in the men's 1,500-meter Sunday (in the T13 class for visually impaired) all had better times than the Olympic champion in last month's Rio Olympics, American Matthew Centrowitz. (Bob Martin/OIS,IOC via AP) (The Associated Press)
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q's sports culture panel thinks beyond the play-by-play to weigh in on the societal impact of sports stories. Not a fan? Not a problem. Our panel watches much more than the scoreboard. 

Candy checks in with journalists Dave Zirin, Morgan Campbell, and Sonali Karnick. Today:

  • Russian hacking team "Fancy Bear" sinks teeth into World Anti-Doping Agency. These bears are a little more rough and tumble than the Charmin bears, that's for sure. According to the New York Times, these might be the same hackers behind the Democratic National Committee leaks earlier this summer. What were the Fancy Bears hoping to find in the WADA honey jar? 
  • Are the Paralympics bigger and better than the Olympics? Records are being broken left and right and the busiest day at the Paralympics beat out the Olympics' busiest day. Is it just a case of the Paralympics being more accessible than its counterpart? Or a result of a strong community backing?
  • 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick continues his protest and more athletes are joining in. The panel checks in with how the sports world is responding today. 

WEB EXTRA | This is the Dabo Swinney, coach of the Clemson Tigers, video Morgan mentioned on air. 

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