Soccer player ejected from Paralympics: Not disabled enough
September 12th, 2008
From BBC, Irish Times, and elsewhere:
Irish soccer player and long-time Paralympian Derek Malone has been excluded from this year’s Paralympics because he was judged to be “not disabled enough” to compete.
The Paralympics Council of Ireland has complained about the decision and asked for clarification on how it was reached. They said Malone had been assessed by a neurologist before the games who ruled that he fitted the criteria to participate.
Malone, who has cerebral palsy, said he believed he was being penalized because he trained too hard.
(BBC photo)
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