The scandal led to the international paralympic committee (ipc) removing intellectual disability.

Paralympics scandal spain. [1] spanish competitors won 106 medals, 38 gold, 30. It was the scandal that shamed the 2000 paralympics. In november 2000, everyone was delighted to see spain’s team of intellectually disabled.

The greatest paralympic scandal of all time gone unnoticed by the disguise. A spanish gold medallist has accused the nation's paralympic team of fielding athletes with no disabilties in. But they didn't have a disability.

The team included 210 athletes—158 men and 52 women. Miguel sagarra, the secretary general of the spanish paralympic committee,. In the 2000 sydney paralympics, spain bagged the gold.

The scandal led to a total ban on athletes with an intellectual disability from the 2004 and 2008 paralympics, destroying the careers of thousands of sportspeople around the. How the spanish basketball paralympic team 2000 cheated. March 25, 2015 dan lewis uncategorized 0.

Spain's paralympic team is under investigation. Today, let’s look back at the biggest and the lowest act of cheating committed on the world stage of the paralympics. Cheating at the paralympic games has caused scandals that have significantly changed the way in which the international paralympic committee (ipc) manages the events.

Only days after spain's fake paralympics basketball. One of those new participants was a spanish basketball player named carlos ribagorda, who joined. 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.