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The rise of the Paralympics

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Carbon Fibre Plates - What's the Difference?

Over the past couple of decades, we've seen remarkable innovations in terms of the equipment the disabled affletes use. From super light weight wheeled chairs, to shock absorbers in sitskis, to carbon fibre pasthetics. Ut to what extent has that transformed the games an and the competitor's athletic achievements? i guess it's enabled many more people who couldn't previously participate in sport to actually participate. Ande, no, i think that's a fundamentally important point.

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