Spain’s Stolen Gold and the Plot to Defraud the Paralympics
ESPN Daily: The story Spain’s “Stolen Gold” in the 2000 Paralympic Games
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Show Notes
“Spirit In Motion” is the current motto of the International Paralympic Committee. It represents the inspiring essence of what these athletes are all about.
But what happens when someone decides to defile this spirit of competition with a scheme so shameful that you wouldn’t believe it if it wasn’t true? And just who would be behind such a morally bankrupt plot in a pursuit of false glory?
Today, Suemay Oram, the director of the 30 for 30 Film, “Stolen Gold” answers these questions and tells us the story of the 2000 Paralympic Games in Sydney and how one team from Spain made their mark for all the wrong reasons.
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