534 - Spain's 2000 Paralympics Scandal

At the Sydney 2000 Paralympics, Intellectually Disabled Basketball was included for the first time. Spain easily won the gold medal, but not all was what it seemed... This is the story of a scandal so big it changed the Paralympics forever.

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REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:

Stolen Gold, ESPN 2024

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33762827/

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2004/sep/16/gilestremlett.features11

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-27/sydney-2000-paralympics-spanish-basketball-cheating-scandal/12749156

https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-58598677

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=Y5F_ha7d-PI

https://www.britannica.com/sports/Paralympic-Games

https://www.paralympic.org.au/classification/intellectual-impairment-classification/

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