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A one-legged sprinter
. . . an undefeated wheelchair basketball team . . . a blind discus
thrower. "The Paralympians" introduces you to some of Canada's other
world class athletes, chronicles their lives as they train for the
2000 Paralympics in Sydney, Australia, and follows the guts and glory
of their competition down under. Among those featured in this documentary
are the Canadian women's wheelchair basketball team and reigning world
champions, double-arm amputee swimmer Elisabeth Walker, one-legged
high jumper Arnie Boldt, Canada's fastest one-legged sprinter, Rob
Snoek and wheelchair racer Jeff Adama. |