Maria 'Bing' Velasquez Reid comments

Science has revealed that this universe has been changing. Remember ice age? Remember dinosaurs? The universe is alive and powerful. We cannot solve the climate change. We can adjust to adapt to climate change. Nature is bigger than you and I. There are other things we have to deal with that contribute to pollution. So many volcanos are erupting . That alone is causing gases to change our climate! The sun’s flares too! So yes - climate change is here - but the problem is more than just gas emissions- bigger are what I have mentioned which cause a lot of damage.

I think he is a copy cat of bad things. He wanted to compare himself with the similar killing 3 months ago. He wanted to be caught it said and give him death Penalty.

He is definitely crazy.

What a sweet couple. She is so refined and down to earth. Very polite. Truly dignified! My best wishes for both of them.

I do trust she will not be like those ingrate members of monarchy - which to this day I only know of 1.

She is very good and I have faith in knowing they understand everything they chose to do.

Best wishes on her brave decision!

They should learn karate and judo

She wants to participate when she feels like it. Call it what you want.

I think it is fair to say that no enhancements on bikes for instance should be allowed. It is like putting steroids on the equipment to win. Unfair.

They should all be similar disabilities with no equipment enhanced. Or if so equally used by participants.

I can see someone with the same disability but decides to use his own mouth to hold the ping pong racket. That is talent and he found a way. That to me is acceptable. Hats off!

He’s a vagabond! A drifter who will be a parasite.

MODERNA is fine.

This particular batch was tainted they said. It’s the particular company in Spain who made it for them where this came from that is being investigated.

What happened? !

Good to know and convenient. Saves another 30 minutes or more just going there.

Also good during pandemic and lockdowns to minimize getting the virus outside.

It is almost more interesting to watch the Paralympic the way they compete because the way they accomplish things is truly amazing! And for real Olympians to give excuses for not participating makes me more in awe about the Paralympians. The Paralympic is definitely inspiring. It shows how one should NEVER GIVE UP! Just like the motto of the Olympics since 1924. My salute to the Paralympic! It is inspiring. It is hopeful.

God help the innocent children. They can watch it from TV or zoom and maybe cheer by zoom for different classes.

I don’t even think all children like to watch sports. And this is a pandemic!

I will pray for their safety. These kids will use the bathroom, touch things in the toilet etc.. when you have thousands unvaccinated children - no. Are all the escorts vaccinated? How about those in the stadium - are all workers vaccinated? None of the children are vaccinated.

There should be a lane for self driving cars so one can really relax. And can overtake if necessary and go back into self driving car lane. Would be nice.

No lesson learned from July 23 as cases rise. Challenging not only the games but health. There are new variants. I read news one from the Olympics. I wonder what name will they call it.

I have friends and relatives who have both diabetes, asthma and high blood pressure that received the vaccine. They are vulnerable and must take it. I know someone who had cancer and diabetes and Hugh Lois pressure and took it back in January. Now waiting fir boosters. My other friend just had cancer and is diabetic - doing well with vaccine. They are vulnerable so it was a must and took the jab.

I do not need a discount. But I sure like eating at a place where everyone allowed to enter are vaccinated people. My chances of getting sick is almost zero. In this pandemic we have to think of others' health conditions and not only about me.

In any country one should not overstay. Hands down. It is better to be deported. Perhaps many overstaying people have used the tactic of complaining about their health only to run away. Just like in the movies. Then they escape. Maybe that’s what happened here?

Crazy is crazy.

What is frightening is the Paralympic participants and once again media etc.. are coming. The crowd continues and the spread too. IOC should carefully think about this as many of the Paralympic participants probably have compromising health conditions? They should be 100% vaccinated to avoid health problems. We’ve seen participants getting COVID.

I agree - I do not like sports to be politicized. Instances when it did.

Ouch!

"We are conducting more than 30,000 tests every day, quickly isolating any positive cases and taking appropriate steps to prevent the virus from spreading,"

I thought about 85,000 Olympic related people were entering Japan? Those not yet tested move around? Like the media etc..? And among 80,000 attendees 15% were not vaccinated? The test is only 30,000 a day. So some slip away moving around before they get tested?

Oh! What a coincidence!

Scientific study last year said if 4 were infected = 6 will be infected

If 9 were infected = 14 more will be infected and so on.

That is why the count jumped today! And the jump will be bigger. It is worrisome.

Be stricter with people and masks. Wear better masks and stay away from the crowd. It’s only 3 more weeks.

Mother Nature is already sending a typhoon.

I have been dreaming to see this but the pandemic came!

I saw one of fhe Argentines put his mask down and opened his mouth in celebration while entering and marching in the stadium!

I thought they should pay attention to rules! No wonder the virus is spreading.

unity means sympathies to the host who is only 20% vaccinated and others.

It sure is a bug risk for Japan to go in with the games with any spectator and multitude (5-6 times more than the number of athletes participating) go inside Japan while in the midst of the pandemic.

Hopefully the Olympics stay AWAY from getting politicized as well. There is enough politics and pandemic in the world to deal with.

Maybe the other world leaders have bigger hearts to sympathize with Japan and do not want to cause hardship and be blamed for spreading the virus. They want to help Japan and just let the athletes do their thing. They will watch it in tv. They understand the strain. Or they also might not want to suddenly arrive positive and end up in the newspaper quarantined. Very good judgment.

They deserve 15 years in prison for being greedy. Stowing away a crook under trial is meddling with matters only because you were going to be paid. He should return that money or confiscate that bad money.