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MEDAL QUEST kicks off with an introduction to “the best athletes in the world” – the elite athletes of the Paralympic Games. Competing in sports as different as wheelchair basketball, archery, judo, cycing, and more, these American athletes personify the grit, the strategy, and the skill it takes to go for the gold.

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Medal Quest
Shorts
43 VIDEOS

“Thank you, London”
3:33 Air Date 10/18/12

Two Sisters, One Race
3:58 Air Date 10/11/12

Paralympic Injuries
3:21 Air Date 10/09/12

Ending on a Perfect 10
4:16 Air Date 10/04/12

“I take a lot of pride in the uniform I wear.”
3:08 Air Date 09/27/12

“We knew they were going to fight”
3:52 Air Date 09/20/12

“You see some decent injuries out there”
3:30 Air Date 09/13/12

Racing for the 100m Gold
3:48 Air Date 09/09/12

Allison Jones: "When the crowd got louder, it fueled me.”
3:30 Air Date 09/07/12

Rudy Garcia-Tolson: “I set a goal last year.”
3:21 Air Date 09/06/12

Blake Leeper: “I really wanted to get faster.”
3:17 Air Date 09/05/12

Judo Fighters in London
3:37 Air Date 09/04/12
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