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World Service,17 Aug 2021,23 mins

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Ex-Paralympic swimmer Dan Pepper investigates the cheats who won gold and left a devastating legacy for learning disability sport. Ray Torres used to get beaten up every day at school. He stood out because he had a learning disability. But when his dad gave him a basketball, he found an escape and a kind of friend that didn鈥檛 hit him or call him names. He took the ball everywhere - even using it as a pillow. When Spain started an intellectual disability basketball team, Ray was picked as one of the best players in the country and within a few years he was made captain. And when he found out the team had qualified to take part in the 2000 Paralympics in Sydney, it was beyond his wildest dreams鈥� Presenter: Dan Pepper Series Producer: Simon Maybin (Photo credit: EPA)

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