Summer Paralympics facts

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Spain Cheated in the 2000 Summer Paralympics, 10 of the 12 players on their roster "were encouraged to pretend to be stupid" and had no mental disability.

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Spain Cheated in the 2000 Summer Paralympics, 10 of the 12 players on their roster "were encouraged to pretend to be stupid" and had no mental disability.

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In my opinion, it is useful to put together a list of the most interesting details from trusted sources that I've come across. Here are 12 of the best facts about Summer Paralympics 2016 and Summer Paralympics Sports I managed to collect.

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1. Achmat Hassiem, a South African swimmer that won a Bronze in the 100m butterfly at the 2012 Summer Paralympics once lost the lower portion of his leg in a shark attack. Ever since, he has devoted much of his time to shark conservation.

2. In 1980 The Soviet Union Hosted the Summer Olympics in Moscow but Refused to Host the Summer Paralympics; Claiming that there were no Disabled People in their Nation.

3. Victoria Arlen, after spending 4 years in a vegetative state, recovered and went on to medal multiple times in the 2012 Summer Paralympics.

4. Marla Runyan, who is legally blind, is a 3 time national champion in the women's 5000 meters. She won 4 gold medals in the 1992 summer Paralympics, 2 silvers in 1996 and in 2000 became the first legally blind Paralympian to compete in the Olympic games in Sydney, Australia.

5. British swimmer Heather Frederiksen won four medals at the 2008 Summer Paralympics after being told by doctors that she would never be able to swim again.

6. Spain Cheated in the 2000 Summer Paralympics, 10 of the 12 players on their roster "were encouraged to pretend to be stupid" and had no mental disability.

7. Spain cheated at the 2000 Summer Paralympics basketball competition by sending a team of non-disabled athletes who pretended to be intellectually disabled.

8. During the 2000 Summer Paralympics during in Sydney. Spain cheated their way to victory during the men’s basket ball finals.

9. The Spanish Paralympic Basketball team were stripped of their 2000 Summer Paralympic gold medals for fielding non-disabled athletes in their team.

10. The USSR declined to host the 1980 Summer Paralympics after the Moscow Summer Olympics. An official claimed that "there are no invalids in the USSR".