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	Podcast:		Sporting Witness
	Episode:		Zimbabwe's Paralympic pioneer
	Category:		Sports & Recreation
	Duration:		00:08:58
	Publish Date:		2021-03-04 11:56:00
	Description:		At the 2000 Paralympic Games in Sydney, Zimbabwean sprinter Elliot Mujaji won his country’s first ever Paralympic gold medal when he sprinted to victory in the 100 metres. Mujaji had been a promising runner as a teenager, but suffered severe burns and the amputation of his right arm while working in a part-time job as an electrician. Mujaji then faced a tough battle to get sponsorship in a country where there was virtually no support for Paralympic athletes. He talks to Ashley Byrne. The programme is a Made-In-Manchester Production. PHOTO: Elliot Mujaji at the 2004 Paralympics (Getty Images)
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