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Tokyo 2020: Are the Paralympics fair? A look at classification
FromSky News Daily
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Length:
19 minutes
Released:
Aug 25, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
The system puts athletes into categories based on their level of impairment with the aim to level the playing field among competitors but for some, they just don’t really fit into any. So is there a perfect solution? On the Sky News Daily podcast with Dermot Murnaghan, we hear from Paralympic swimmer Ollie Hynd who decided not to go to Tokyo and three time Paralympian Rachel Morris who retrained in a different sport. Plus Peter Eriksson, formerly the head coach of the Olympic and Paralympic programs for both British Athletics and Athletics Canada. Daily podcast team: Senior podcast producer - Annie Joyce Podcast producer - Nicola Eyers Podcast producer - Emma Rae Woodhouse Podcast researcher - Rosetta Fourlagawo Interviews producer - Tatiana Alderson Interviews producer – Reece Denton Archive - Simon Windsor Archive - Rob Fellowes Archive - Nelly Stefanova Music - Steven Wheeler
Released:
Aug 25, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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