# 534 - Spain's 2000 Paralympics Scandal

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Podcast: [Do Go On](https://stenobird.com/podcast/do-go-on-216756)
Published: 2026-01-14T00:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/do-go-on/episodes/534-spains-2000-paralympics-scandal
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## Resource

At the Sydney 2000 Paralympics, Intellectually Disabled Basketball was included for the first time. Spain easily won the gold medal, but not all was what it seemed... This is the story of a scandal so big it changed the Paralympics forever. This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 05:43 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report). For all our important links: https://linktr.ee/dogoonpod   Check out our other podcasts: Book Cheat: https://play.acast.com/s/book-cheat Prime Mates: https://play.acast.com/s/prime-mates/ Listen Now: https://play.acast.com/s/listen-now/ Who Knew It with Matt Stewart: https://play.acast.com/s/who-knew-it-with-matt-stewart/ Jess Writes A Rom-Com: https://shows.acast.com/jess-writes-a-rom-com Our awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader Thomas Do Go On acknowledges the traditional owners of the land we record on, the Wurundjeri people, in the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders, past and present.  REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING: Stolen Gold, ESPN 2024 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33762827/ https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2004/sep/16/gilestremlett.features11 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-27/sydney-2000-paralympics-spanish-basketball-cheating-scandal/12749156 https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-58598677 https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=Y5F_ha7d-PI https://www.britannica.com/sports/Paralympic-Games https://www.paralympic.org.au/classification/intellectual-impairment-classification/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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