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Sport: Disability Sport: Paralympics

A series of programmes focusing on the Paralympic Games.

A series of programmes focusing on the Paralympic Games. We look at how disability is viewed in the Ukraine, how carbon fiber running blades are produced, the scandal surrounding athletes with learning difficulties, how cheaters will be caught and one of the toughest sports in the world – wheelchair rugby.

(Image: The Paralympic logo. Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

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Inside The Paralympics Archive: Ukraine's Success

Ukraine's Success

BBC World Service - Inside The Paralympics Archive, Ukraine's Success

Has the success of Ukraine's Paralympic team had an impact on how disability is viewed?

In Beijing in 2008, the Ukrainian Paralympic team came fourth in the medal table. Andriy Kravets discovers how they managed it.

In Beijing in 2008 the Ukrainian Paralympic team came fourth in the league of medals. 

Andriy Kravets discovers how the country managed this surprising achievement and how it is preparing for the London Games. 

He questions whether the success of its Paralympic team has had an impact of how disability is viewed in Ukraine.

(Image: Lidiya Solovyova, she won gold and broke the world record for women under 40kg by lifting 105.5kg in the Beijing Olympics, 2008)

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