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Sportshour: The Cybathlon is Coming!

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The Cybathlon is Coming!

01/10/2016 GMT

BBC World Service - Sportshour, The Cybathlon is Coming!

With the world bionic games are only a week away we look ahead to Cybathalon 2016

It sounds like science fiction, but the world's first bionic Olympics is being organised. It's called the Cybathalon and will be held in Switzerland. We hear from some of the competitors taking part and to Professor Robert Riener from the University of Zurich, an expert in developing robot-aided rehabilitation and organiser of this unique competition 

“If Only Australia Were Proud Of Us”
Is counting medals the best way for nations to judge Olympic success? We hear from Australian rower and Rio gold medalist Kim Brennan who thinks that people should worry less about the number of golds won, and concentrate much more on creating opportunities to inspire young people to participate in sport.

Ryder Cup:
The Ryder Cup is a mainstay of the sporting calendar, but what drove a flower seed salesman from the small English town of St. Albans to start the tournament and lend his name to it. We look at the life and legacy of Samuel Ryder. 

Far From the Fame:
For many being an athlete in the NFL allows for a comfortable lifestyle, with some players very happy to show the world just how comfortable!  But what happens when you find you aren’t getting any enjoyment out of this lifestyle detached from the reality of how most of the fans live... That’s what happened to David Vobora who played for the Rams and Seahawks but gave up the game at a young age to pursue something that it's fair to say, has changed him.

PHOTO: Claudia Mitchell the first woman to be equipped with a bionic arm. She can think to make it move. (CREDIT: Dayna Smith/Washington Post/Getty Images)

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