A Year of Late Cornish

  2021 Dedh Dew Cans Dogens ha Trei De Meurth, üdnegves warn ügens mis Est Tuesday, 31st August Whel ew diantel! Ma moy es whegh mil mernans pub dedh oll dres oll an bes dre reson a wall galwansüs po cleves kelmys dhe whel.  Droglabmow ha clevejyow a'n par-ma ew bohes menegys. Ma record drog dhe'n whel-ober derevyans. Thera vy ow remembra gweles helicopter nanj ew diw seythen po nebes. Ev a dheuth rag bylder leb a godhas dhort stullyow. Terweythyow ma gwall ow câwsya ancòmbrynjy. Gweythor en-dadn ambos a drohas pib dowr vrâs dre wall. Na veu dowr dhe lies chei. Trònk-carr a gemeras vorr gabm en Plymouth. Ev a shyndyas pons vorr gleder. Lebmyn calish ew rag pobel dhe vos tre dhort Kernow. Work is dangerous! There are more than 6000 daily deaths worldwide because of an occupational accident or work-related disease. How many more? Such accidents and illnesses are under-reported. The construction industry has a bad record. I remember seeing a helicopter about two weeks ago. It came

  2021 Dedh Dew Cans Dogens ha Dew De Lün, degves warn ügens mis Est Monday, 30th August Ass ew teg an medalys Tokyo! Desînys ens adro dhe motif a wynsell a Japan tradicyonal. Ma hebma ow tisqwedhes an Gwariow Paralympyk pecar'a venten a wens nowydh hag er ow whetha dres oll an norves. Magata, thens experyens kevrednek ow junya warbarth colonow ha bresyow divers. Ma poynt milyer, "kaname", ow senjy oll an delkyow gwynsell warbarth, avel dres warbarth ew an bobel, heb gwil vry a nacyonalita po ethnicita. Ma'n delkyow ow sevel avel arwòdh a garrygy, flourys, gwedh, del ha dowr - radnow kerthyn natural Japan. Ha gwres ew an medalys a vetols dasûsyes dhort lies dornfôn ha darbarow electronyk bian res gen an bobel a Japan.           How beautiful the Tokyo medals are! They are designed around the motif of a traditional Japanese fan. This shows the Paralympic Games as a source of a fresh new wind blowing throughout the world. Also, they are a shared experience connecting di

  2021 Dedh Dew Cans Dogens hag Onan De Sül, nawhes warn ügens mis Est Sunday, 29th August Rugby chayr-ros ew sport reydhow meskys, saw e'n vledhen ma nag eus bes peder benyn en Tokyo.  Ma pajar esel dhe'n para. A-dhia Sydney e'n vledhen dew mil ma moy es hanter cans medal owr gwaynys, saw Kylie Grimes ew an kensa benyn. Pur enwejek ew an medalys, desînys ha gwres rag pobel efreg. Pobel gen lagajow da ell gweles liwyow an medalys. Rag pobel gen fowt gweles ma poyntys bothcrom silicon war an snod ha brallow rond war an min: onan rag owr, dew rag arhans, ha trei rag brons. Gwaynyoryon ell desernya aga medalys gen tava. Ha scrifys en Braille ew "Tokyo 2020". Wheelchair rugby is a mixed gender sport, but this year there are only four women in Tokyo. A team has four members. Since Sydney in the year 2000 more than 50 gold medals have been won, but Kylie Grimes is the first woman. The medals are very special, designed and made for disabled people. People with good eyes

  2021 Dedh Dew Cans ha Dew Ügens De Sadorn, ethves warn ügens mis Est Saturday, 28th August Na veu termyn lowr dhe bedery adro dhe sport hedhyw. Ma teylû obma. Tabm ha tabm devedhys ew anjei! Gerowgh nei gweles! En kensa, otta maw bian reb hûjes delkyow. Po ens delkyow herwedh ûsadow hag onan a'n Bobel Vian? Ew hebma onan a'n Düs Vian emesk an mor dû ha'n linas? Nag ew. Hemm'ew tycky-Duw gwydn bian. Pandr'ew hedna? Modrep yonk ha noy yonca ell gweles neppeth e'n vôwnder. Nei a welas codna gwydn bian an degensete. Otta flehes moy. Lebmyn ma ownter ha cosin ewedh. Ha'n gorownter? Nebes gajagh ew ev. Gwell via ganjo gòrtos a-ves a flehes tervüs. There wasn't enough time to think about sport today. There's a family here. Bit by bit they've arrived! Let's see! First, here's a little boy by huge leaves. Or are they normal leaves and one of the Little People? Is this one of the Little People among the blackberries and the nettles? No. This is a

  2021 Dedh Dew Cans Nawnjek warn Ügens De Gwener, seythves warn ügens mis Est Friday, 27th August Ma othom a gewerder ha control en nebes sportys. Ma costen sevelyek (crannow kescresek po electronyk) en archery hag en tedna reyfels, pystollow ha gòdnys ayr. An daffar hedhyw e'n jedh ew pur deknegel. Gòdnoryon ha gòdnoresow ell bos en chayr ros po war droos. Anjei ell bos deg meter, pemp meter warn ügens po hanter cans meter pell dhort an gosten. Terweythyow ma dhodhans trig rag aga gòdn. Terweythyow mons ow corwedha war an dor (heb còsca!). Gwaregoryon ha gwaregoresow ell ûsya dew sort gwarek hag anjei ell sevel a sav po sedha en chayr ros. There is a need for accuracy and control in several sports. There's a stationary target (concentric rings or electronic) in archery and in shooting rifles, pistols and air guns. The equipment nowadays is very technical. Shooters can be in a wheelchair or ambulant. They can be 10 metres, 25 metres or 50 metres from the target. Sometimes they

  2021 Dedh Dew Cans Etek warn Ügens De Yow, wheffes warn ügens mis Est Thursday, 26th August Ma sportys rag tüs ha benenes dall hag an re na a wel nebes. Fatel ew possybyl dhe wary pel droos heb golok? Well, nag eus bes pemp esel en para - üdn gwithyas gol ha pajar gwarier war an gwel. Rag sürhe ownder, res ew dhe bub gwarier war an gwel degy fròdn dhall, marnas an gwithyas gol. Anjei ell gweles. Res ew dhe omweloryon bos dison. Na ell anjei garma, drefen res ew dhe'n warioryon gosôwes ort an pel ha dh'aga hembrenkyjy a-ves dhe'n gwel. Rag pel-gol nag eus bes trei esel gen fròdn dhall en pub para ha puptra ew behatna.  Arta, anjei a glow an pel. Ma neyjoryon ha neyjoresow ow scodhya war an sens a dava - lovanow trenewen ha pethik bian war an pedn ogas dhe'n diwedh.   There are sports for blind men and women and those who are partially-sighted. How is it possible to play football without sight? Well, there are only five members in a team - a goal keeper and four players

  2021 Dedh Dew Cans Seytek warn Ügens De Merher, pempes warn ügens mis Est Wednesday, 25th August Pe lies athlêt eus e'n Gwariow Paralympyk? Ma peder mil pajar cans ha trei, en dew sport warn ügens ha pemp cans darvos seytek warn ügens, dres dewdhek dedh. Ma nebes sportys rag strivoryon ha strivoresow en chayrys-ros - pel vasket, cledhya, rugby ha tennis. En cledhya, an chayrys-ros ew stag ort frammys e'n leur - na ell bes an corf ûhelha gwaya. En gorthenep, ma rugby chayr-ros ow qwaya pur üskis ha thew nerth ûhel. En termyn eus passyes gelwys ewa "pel denladh"! Pub efreg hag efreges ew deffrans. Nag eus othom dhe bub onan a chayr-ros rag aga sport. Ma pel voly ow sedha, gen roos isel. How many athletes are there in the Paralympic Games? There are 4403, in 22 sports and 537 events, over 12 days. There are several sports for competitors in wheelchairs - basketball, fencing, rugby and tennis. In fencing, the wheelchairs are attached to frames in the floor - only the up