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Sporting Witness: Chantal Petitclerc and A Breakthrough For Parasport

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14/04/2018 GMT

Chantal Petitclerc and A Breakthrough For Parasport

BBC World Service - Sporting Witness, Chantal Petitclerc and A Breakthrough For Parasport

The wheelchair racer on how the Commonwealth Games combined able-bodied and parasport.

The great Canadian wheelchair racer on how the Commonwealth Games combined able-bodied and parasport in 2002.

In 2002, the Commonwealth Games became the first – and only - major international athletics championship to combine able-bodied and parasport competitions in a single, integrated event. The great Canadian wheelchair racer, Chantal Petitclerc, won the first gold medal under the new system. She talks to Simon Watts about what she regards as a breakthrough for the equality of parasport. 

PHOTO: Chantal Petitclerc in 2002 (Getty Images)

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