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Champions in spite of their handicap
  • 20'
  • Author : Sébastien Gilles
  • 26-08-2012
  • Master : 2142

Champions in spite of their handicap | M6 | 66 minutes

With her carbon prosthetic leg, Marie-Amélie Le Fur runs the 100 metres in just two seconds less than the women’s Olympic champions over the same distance. The young 23 year-old, who was amputated following a scooter accident, will be taking part in the Paralympic Games that open in London on Wednesday. Just like Trésor Makunda, blind from childhood, but who has succeeded in becoming world 100-metre champion. And it is not just on the athletics track that these two champions manage to overcome their handicap. In everyday life, the very feminine Marie-Amélie wears high-heels thanks to a specially adapted prosthetic. As for Trésor he constantly comes up with ideas for taking the metro alone.


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