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My Way to Olympia (2013)

My Way to Olympia poster
Original title
Mein Weg nach Olympia
Directed by
Niko von Glasow
Genre
documentary film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 25m
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
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How it feels

A documentary follows disabled athletes from different countries as they train for the 2012 Paralympics in London. It shows their personal stories and the challenges they overcome in their sports.

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What happens

My Way to Olympia is a 2013 feature documentary produced and directed by Niko von Glasow, which follows disabled athletes preparing to compete at the London 2012 Paralympics. The film focuses on Matt Stutzman, an armless American archer; Norwegian table tennis player Aida Dahlen; the Rwandan sitting volleyball team; one-legged German swimmer Christiane Reppe and the tetraplegic Greek boccia player Greg Polychronidis. The film was produced by Palladio Film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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