It's our monthly look back at the Sydney 2000 Olympics and Paralympics! This time, Jill looks at the Olympic equestrian eventing competition, including venue construction, difficult quarantine processes, and a vastly different competition format than you see in today's Olympic eventing.
Check out the cross-country course and its amazing fences: https://app.crosscountryapp.com/sydney-2000/phase-d-lntt
Then Alison takes to the harbor to discuss the first appearance of para sailing in the Paralympics, with Australian legend Noel Robins.
Plus, one other very important sport had its debut at Sydney 2000: Wheelchair rugby. Alison looks back on that first Paralympic tournament, which involved a lot of crashes and some unfortunate hair dyeing.
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For a complete list of sources used in this episode, visit: https://tinyurl.com/sydney2000sources.
Thanks so much for listening, and until next time, keep the flame alive!
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