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	Podcast:		Sporting Witness
	Episode:		Chantal Petitclerc and A Breakthrough For Parasport
	Category:		Sports & Recreation
	Duration:		00:09:16
	Publish Date:		2018-04-14 03:00:00
	Description:		In 2002, the Commonwealth Games became the first – and only - major international athletics championship to combine able-bodied and parasport competitions in a single, integrated event. The great Canadian wheelchair racer, Chantal Petitclerc, won the first gold medal under the new system. She talks to Simon Watts about what she regards as a breakthrough for the equality of parasport. PHOTO: Chantal Petitclerc in 2002 (Getty Images)
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