Spiegel has an unbelievable story about how cheating is becoming an increasing problem in sports events for athletes with disabilities. Rigorous inspections (by "medical investigators") are supposed to root out those who are only faking a handicap, but some impostors get through -- like the supposedly blind athlete who cheered when she saw her result on the board or the Dutch handbiker Monique van der Vorst had won two silver medals in the 2008 Paralympics. But after that she suddenly experienced a seemingly miraculous recovery. In the summer of 2010, she claimed that she had regained sensation in her legs after 13 years in a wheelchair. Since then, she said, she could stand up, walk and even ride a racing bike again (and dance!)
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