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The rise of the Paralympics

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The Paralympic Games and Disability Sport - Who Would You Most Admire?

Interest in the games varies from country to country, i would say yes. I've certainly seen a huge upturn of interest amongst students interested in studying the parolympic games and disability sport over the last ten years. There's something like eight sports graduates for every one sports job in the uk. So, you know, if you can open your horizons up a bit, it certainly helps. And if you could list two or three parolympians who you most admire, who would they be? To me, all of them are worthy of admiration just for being there.

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