One of the guiding principles of the Olympics is the importance of participation as opposed to winning.
‘The essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well,’ said the father of the modern Olympic movement, Baron Pierre de Coubertin.
Paralympians are living examples of people who have triumphed over adversity and ‘fought well’.
Every Paralympian has an inspirational story to tell. Most people would be impressed and inspired by the sight of an athlete with missing limbs spr...
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