MEDAL QUEST | WHAT MAKES A CHAMPION? | "London Means Everything To Our Team" | PBS
Duration: 03:21
As the London Games begin, MEDAL QUEST's Paralympic athletes share their last-minute hopes and fears. "Everyone is as fit as they've ever been, as motivated as they've ever been," says one Paralympian. "They are there to win!" MEDAL QUEST offers an unprecedented look into these high-stake games and the athletes that play them, and is produced for PBS by WGBH Boston in association with the US Olympic Committee and the International Paralympic Committee. More at: ?pbs.org
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Post Date: September 4, 2012























