Paralympic story

About the author

Mathieu Sanchez

Since my earliest memories, I have followed and practised sports with passion and enthusiasm. Journalism came after, maybe because I wasn't good enough to be a professional, but mostly due to my curiosity and love for storytelling. Currently, I'm a video editor at a local TV and radio station.

Credits

Photo 1: France Team at the 1960 Summer Paralympics in Rome – Wikimedia Commons, can be used and shared under the  Law for the Protection of Copyright and Neighbouring Rights n.633, 22 April 1941

Photo 2: Mustapha Badid – Getty Images, Photo 721273301 – Photo by Clive Brunskill/Bob Thomas Sports Photography/Getty Images

Photo 3: Mustapha Badid – Getty Images, Photo 1434669538  – Photo by Jean-Yves Ruszniewski/TempSport/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images

Photo 4: Beatrice Hess – Getty Images, Photo 1071256 – Mandatory Credit: Nick Wilson/ALLSPORT

Photo 5: Beatrice Hess – Getty Images, Photo 1071261 – Mandatory Credit: Nick Wilson/ALLSPORT

Photo 6: Beatrice Hess – Getty Images, Photo 1075273 – Mandatory Credit: Jamie Squire/ALLSPORT