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Europes new Ryder Cup captain Thomas Bjorn says the teams selection criteria for the 2018 contest in France will be reviewed, after Paul Casey was left ineligible for Septembers heavy defeat to the USA at Hazeltine.Europe went into the 2016 Ryder Cup without Casey, because the in-form Englishman had not taken up his membership of the European Tour.The USA pulled off a crushing 17-11 win, subjecting Europe to their first defeat since 2008 and their heaviest since 1981.Bjorn confirmed Ryder Cup bosses will now conduct a full-scale review into selection policy and other areas of planning, but insisted it was too early to discuss details.Asked if the review of selection criteria will balance continuity with the desire to have the best players available, Bjorn said: Absolutely, but theres a lot of nuances into this, and they all need to be looked at.Yes selection will be reviewed, and it should be, because the world and the game of golf is a moving thing. But were in no immediate rush and no panic to do it.Well look at it carefully. We might stay where we are but we might also come up with a few tweaks. Almost the biggest task at hand at the moment is not to get too panicked about not having the trophy on this side of the Atlantic at the moment.Theres so many aspects but at this moment in time Im just trying to gather all the information to set out a plan going forward.I will go forward with what our players want and what were all about as a team. But then I also have my own thinking and concerns about what I can bring to it, and will give it my own twist.Weve been very successful in the past, and lets not go away from that. Weve won eight out of the last 11, its not like we have a system thats faulty and we always play against a very strong team.Bjorn also insists he does not need to change his forthright personality to lead Europe to Ryder Cup glory two years time.The ever-candid Bjorn hit out at then-captain Ian Woosnam in 2006 when overlooked for a wild-card, and the Welshman nearly quit his role over the criticism.Woosnam has immediately backed Bjorns leadership this week, however -- and Bjorn insists his captaincy will be based entirely on truth and honesty.I think if youre going to lead something you want the truth, you want people to be honest with you, Bjorn said.Ive never been one for liking having things around me where people are trying to just say yes to me. I want them to tell me the truth.I think if youre going to be forthright yourself, then you want the same from everyone else. Thats the way I believe in things, and thats what I expect for all the people I have around me.Fiery Dane Bjorn branded Woosnam the most pathetic captain Ive ever seen, barmy, and not burdened with too many leadership qualities when overlooked for the 2006 team.Woosnam met Bjorns appointment as Ryder Cup captain this week by throwing his full weight of support behind the 15-time European Tour winner. And Bjorn believes that underscores the value that a frank and open approach can add to his captaincy role.Its fantastic to have his support, said Bjorn of Woosnam. Im grateful for all the past captains and the support Ive had from them, and its nice for Ian to come out and be so supportive.But sportspeople have a way of probably putting things to bed a lot sooner than other people do.Its a long time ago, so we go forward and we understand that this is about Europe, and the European team. So we go forward and we all get behind those 12 players that need to play, and thats a good thing. 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Hes been a guide runner for a number of years so his experience allows me to just focus on running at my best and nothing else.Guides are designated aids to visually impaired Paralympic athletes, in sports from track and field to equestrian and soccer. Their commitment level is parallel to their athletes -- training alongside them day in and day out. This is the first Paralympics at which guides are receiving medals.When youre running alone, its more selfish, said Chris Clarke, the guide for British sprinter Libby Clegg, who won the T11 womens 100 meters on Friday. As a guide, Ive got to look out for Libby -- set her (starting) blocks up and give her cues every now and then. Its interesting, I like it. Its like being part of a Formula One team.Clarke and Clegg were caught in controversy Friday, when Clegg was disqualified after the T11 100-meter semifinal because it appeared Clarke broke the rules by pulling her during the race. 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The guide has to be just as fit and skilled as the athlete, called the stoker, as they both pedal.As a team we have to stay in sync in all areas, and it can be really tough when youre constantly seeing great times being put up right before you go, said British pilot Helen Scott, who, working with stoker Sophie Thornhill, set a Paralympic record Friday in the 1000 meters in the B category.U.S. sprinter Brown and Avery had only been together a few months when Brown broke T11 world records in the 100 and 200 meters in April 2014, marking the first time both records fell to the same person in a 24-hour span.Bound together by a tether attached to their hands, Avery and Brown run stride for stride down the track with Avery leading the way vocally to keep Brown in the lane. When Brown and Avery began working together, the tether was 10 inches. As they got more comfortable running next to each other, they shortened it. At one point, it was 3 inches long. 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