Why were the winners of the basketball tournament at the 2000 Paralympics stripped of their medals? Detailed answer

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Why were the winners of the 2000 Paralympics basketball tournament stripped of their medals?

In the final of the basketball tournament among athletes with intellectual disabilities at the 2000 Paralympic Games in Sydney, the Spanish team won against the Russians. After some time, one of the owners of gold medals, journalist Carlos Ribagorda, said that only two of the twelve members of that team were really disabled, and the rest, like himself, were just pretending. The IOC deprived the Spaniards of medals and awarded the first place to the Russian team, and then generally banned competitions for people with disabilities with weak intellect. It wasn't until the London 2012 Paralympics that this group was allowed to compete in some sports, and the IOC's control over possible cheating became much tighter.

Authors: Jimmy Wales, Larry Sanger

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