<p>At the 2000 Paralympic Games, the Spanish intellectually disabled basketball team won gold.    So what’s strange about that, you say?   Well, there was a small little problem: 10 of the team’s 12 players had no disability.  Proving to the world that, sometimes, Winning isn’t everything. It’s the only thing.  Also, wash your hands.</p>

At the 2000 Paralympic Games, the Spanish intellectually disabled basketball team won gold. So what’s strange about that, you say? Well, there was a small little problem: 10 of the team’s 12 players had no disability. Proving to the world that, sometimes, Winning isn’t everything. It’s the only thing. Also, wash your hands.

<p>At the 2000 Paralympic Games, the Spanish intellectually disabled basketball team won gold.&nbsp; &nbsp; So what’s strange about that, you say? &nbsp; Well, there was a small little problem: 10 of the team’s 12 players had no disability. &nbsp;Proving to the world that, sometimes, Winning isn’t everything. It’s the only thing. &nbsp;Also, wash your hands.</p>

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EP 6: When Winning Is Most Important: The Story of the Paralympic Scandal | Akshay's Strange Corner

EP 6: When Winning Is Most Important: The Story of the Paralympic Scandal | Akshay's Strange Corner