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The Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games were marred by a scandal which saw a Intelectual Disability athletes removed from the next two Summer Paralympics. [ 56 ] [ 57 ] Fernando Vicente Martin, former head of the Spanish Federation for Mentally Handicapped Sports, allowed neurotypical athletes to compete at the Games in order to win the biggest ...
Action shot of Australian track athlete Lisa Llorens during her silver medal winning run in the 100 m T20 at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Australian track athletes Katrina Webb (left) and Alison Quinn (right) celebrate with their Australian fans in the crowd over their medal wins in the 100 m T38 at the 2000 Sydney Paralympic Games, Day 07 ...
Hyginus Anugo, 22, of Nigeria, a 4 × 400 metres relay reserve, was killed after being struck by a car while crossing a street in Sydney eight days before the Games opened. [33] He did not have Olympic accreditation and was not staying at the Olympic athletes' village.
Two East Timor athletes took part in the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, but they competed officially as Individual Paralympic Athletes, rather than as representatives of an NPC. [ 1 ] There were two "individual Paralympians" from East Timor: Alcino Pereira in the men's 5,000m race (T38 category) in track and field ; and Mateus Lukas in ...
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Pages in category "Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Paralympics" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 538 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. (previous page)
Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Paralympics (538 P) Pages in category "Athletics at the 2000 Summer Paralympics" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total.
Emi Perry struggled to accept her new identity as a para athlete, but resilience kept her in the sport until she reached Paralympic status. This athlete lost the use of her legs 7 years ago. How ...