Today, in the preview of ‘Anatomy of…’, Mamen Mendizábal investigates the Sydney 2000 Paralympic scam

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2023-04-16 00:03:59

the sixth preview today’Anatomy of...’, the new program Mamen Mendizabal that has an innovative format with narrative true crime in which he reconstructs moments that caused a great impact in our history.

The first installment of this show produced by Atresmedia Televisión in collaboration with Producciones del Barrio (‘Salvados’, ‘Lo de Évole’, ‘Encuentros inesperados’) will be broadcast at 9:30 p.m., just before ‘Lo de Évole’, with the interview with Yolanda Diaz. The rest of the 10 programs that make up ‘Anatomy of…’ will reach the sixth soon.

What do they have in common? biggest sports fraud in the history of Spain, a failed assassination, one of the worst environmental catastrophes or the most viral hoax? ‘Anatomy of…’ will put some of the most shocking cases which were in the news at the time, but of which not all the details were fully known. will search The history behind the history and it will do so by combining interviews with the protagonists of the stories, never-before-seen archive images and meticulous reconstructions so that the viewer relives those stories with the tension of a thriller.

With a careful staging and an exhaustive journalistic investigation, ‘Anatomy of…’ dissects stories that intrigue us for the viewer to reconsider what really happened.

‘Anatomy of…’ will also be available on ATRESplayer PREMIUM. Outside of Spain, it can be followed through ATRESplayer International.

‘Anatomy of the Paralympic scam’

The first chapter of ‘Anatomy of…’ will dissect the history of one of the biggest sports frauds in history. In the year 2000 the Spanish basketball team for people with disabilities won the gold medal in the Sydney Paralympics. Of the twelve players, only two had some kind of disability.

With gold hanging around their necks, they appear on the covers of the sports press and that is where the deception is uncovered.

The protagonists reconstruct history

Mamen Mendizábal talks with the protagonists to discover the story behind the story. From those who exposed the fraud, such as javier vegaCB Alcalá coach, to the journalists who investigated him from the magazine ‘Gigantes’ as Antonio G. San Martin and Quique Peinado.

It was not only investigated from the press. He Spanish Paralympic Committee launched a commission led by Miguel Sagar, its general secretary. During the program we discovered with him the keys to the investigation and how Sydney 2000 was not the first hoax.

Who was he ideologist of fraud? All the interviewees agree in pointing to Fernando Martin Vincentthen president of the Federation of Sports with Intellectual Disabilities.

The bitterest face of fraud

‘Anatomy of…’ gets to talk to john coupleone of the only two members of that team who did have a disability and who Until today I had never given an interview. Pareja reveals details of the fraud, the treatment of his teammates and his coaches. For 20 years he did not play basketball again.

Whose idea was it to include able-bodied players on the team? When and why did you make that decision? Were able-bodied players aware of the fraud they were committing? What consequences did it have for those involved? Were responsibilities cleared? Was Sydney 2000 the first time cheating was done?

the sixth preview tonight the first chapter of ‘Anatomy of…‘. The first program is also available on ATRESplayer PREMIUM. Outside of Spain, you can follow through ATRESplayer International.

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