BBC reporter.

Sounds to me that the reporter was the patronising one.

Good grief Petra, if giving a chair could be considered patronising then could giving to charities be viewed the same , what a stupid person

The reporter, of course, is perfectly able-bodied and has never had to cope without a chair when he needed one. He is so hung up on not being patronising to the "differently abled" that he can't see the good in helping them when you can.

To be fair, the interviewee was the guy who organized the whole thing and his reply was "that's a very good question"

It's a great charity, they were giving running shoes and other equipment to para olympians from poorer countries as well as wheelchairs.

Isn't it patronising to ask someone else if a person feels patronised? Should that question not have been put to the athlete himself.

Good point sunseeker

The reporter was asking the charity person whether he thought it was patronising to give the disabled person a wheelchair. He wasn't actually asking whether the disabled person felt patronised.

I did applaud the charities' next objective which is to provide the equipment before they reach the games.

My error, I thought the person with a disability had been asked the question