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		unrealhoang on June 23, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Rival weightlifter speaks out on transgender Hubba... There has been normal athletes pretended to be disabled to cheat the paralympic game, so yeah, it obviously will happen.

SilverRed on June 23, 2021 [–]

I have heard this is a very serious problem with even genuinely disabled athletes pretending to be in worse condition than they actually are to get in easier games/handicaps.

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