The first paralympic men’s basketball tournament for those with intellectual disabilities took place in sydney in october 2000 and was marked by the impressive performance of the.

Spanish paralympic scandal. As the final seconds ticked by, the team won. Spain's paralympic team is under investigation. The first paralympic men’s basketball tournament for those with intellectual disabilities took place in sydney in october 2000 and was marked by the impressive performance of the.

Oct 08, 2013 · spain’s intellectual disabled men’s basketball team that won 2000 paralympic gold was at the center of the scandal. Shepherd describes the scandal that broke out after the discovery that most players on the spanish paralympic basketball team were not intellectually disabled. One of those new participants was a spanish basketball player named carlos ribagorda, who joined spain’s.

The first paralympic men’s basketball tournament for those with intellectual disabilities took place in sydney in october 2000 and was marked by the impressive performance of the. The paralympics exist to give those less fortunate than us the chance to shine on the world stage, and it makes it all the more infuriating when you consider the motto of the 2000 games in. The biggest paralympics scandal would have to be the one involving the spainish handicapped team, in the 2000 paralymics held in sydney.

But they didn't have a disability. Cheating at the paralympic games has caused scandals that have significantly changed the way in which the international paralympic committee (ipc) manages the events. The scandal broke in november.

In 2013, the former head of the spanish federation for mentally handicapped sports, fernando martin vicente, was found guilty of the fraud and was fined a sum of $7300 (around rs 55 lakh). Spanish official fined for fielding athletes. In 2000, the spanish basketball team won gold at the paralympics.

The sydney 2000 paralympics is a bittersweet memory for retired boomerang basketballer bradley lee. On october 24th, 2000, spain. The first paralympic men’s basketball tournament for those with intellectual disabilities took place in sydney in october 2000 and was marked by the impressive performance of the.