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ID inclusion in our sporting theatres with Peter Willoughby & Robyn Smith


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Co-host Don Elgin competed alongside ID athletes at the Sydney Paralympics. But after those games, ID events were excluded until 2012. The reason? Spain's ID basketball team blatantly cheated their way to gold by fielding ineligible athletes. It ultimately led to that long hiatus for ID athletes from the Paralympic Games.
Don and Phil recall that story and the controversy that followed. Then, they're joined by Peter Willoughby, who played ID basketball for Australia at the 2000 Paralympics.
Peter talks about his own experience in ID sport, in particular, what transpired in Sydney. He delves into how he felt about Spain's cheating, how the events hurt the inclusion of the ID community, and how they affected his life and career.
To round out the episode, Robyn Smith joins the show. She was a Paralympic team leader in Sydney and is now the CEO of Sport Inclusion Australia.
Robyn talks through her memories from Sydney, her work in inclusive sport, and the broader battle for inclusion in a space Australians like to believe is more inclusive than most.
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