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The paralympic journey | From rehab to elite | Part 1

The paralympic journey | From rehab to elite | Part 1

ABC Rewind vor 10 Monaten

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A deep dive into the past told by the people who lived through it. The Rewind podcast interrogates the events and characters that have shaped our world and revisits history through archives, interviews, and compelling storytelling.

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Join wheelchair racing legend Louise Sauvage for the intriguing
history of The Paralympics. The games had their beginnings back
in 1948 as life-saving rehabilitation for World War 2 soldiers
but today have become an elite sporting event watched by
millions. Along that journey Australia radically changed the way
the world saw athletes with a disability by treating them equally
to the Olympic competitors at the Sydney 2000 games.

Louise introduces us to some Australian sportspeople with
remarkable stories. Aboriginal wheelchair basketball player Kevin
Coombs who went to five Paralympic games; wheelchair table tennis
star and backbone of the Australian athlete community Danni di
Toro and Ryley Batt who stubbornly refused to use a wheelchair as
a child but is now a rugby champion.

Presenter - Louise Sauvage

Producer - Sarah Allely

Sound designer - Russell Stapleton

Supervising producer - Claudia Taranto

For a deeper dive into the history of the Paralympics check
out the podcast series Unbroken.