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New Paralympic wheelchair basketball eligibility rules have ruined dreams, and raised significant questions – ABC News
New regulations have meant that Annabelle Lindsay has been ruled out of competing at the Paralympics, raising questions about just how inclusive the Games really are.
In a parallel universe, disability athletes around the world would currently be preparing to make their bow at the Paralympic Games.
Athletes who, for the past four years of qualification, training and sacrifice, had geared themselves up for a tilt at a gold medal in Tokyo.
But while some have had to put their dreams on ice, other have had theirs shattered completely.
Annabelle Lindsay is one of two Australian Gliders who recently had their hopes of competing dashed by a change in the classif…
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