Paralympics trivia

Inspired by Martin’s mention of dartchery, I’m wondering if anyone else has any great Paralympics trivia. If so, drop me an email to [email protected].

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Between 1960 and 1980, the Paralympic programme included a sport known as dartchery, where athletes in wheelchairs fired arrows at a target arranged like a dartboard from a distance of thirty metres, with the scoring working like a 301 game of darts.

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