Dwarfs stand tall in Rio

RIO DE JANEIRO. — Dwarfs at the Rio Paralympics are getting the big stage they say they deserve.

Competitors in the women’s 400m swimming this week cited Tyrion Lannister, the dwarf anti-hero of hit TV series “Game of Thrones,” as a breakthrough in pushing back against centuries of mockery or ignorance.

And in Rio de Janeiro — from the pool to the athletics stadium — they’re taking the fight for respect to new levels.

“People are starting to realise that we’re a lot more capable of, you know, greatness than most people would perceive us to be because of our height,” US swimmer Reilly Boyt (20) said. — AFP.