Wheelchairs, Perjury and the London Marathon
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Wheelchairs, Perjury and the London Marathon

  1. 184 pages
  2. English
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Wheelchairs, Perjury and the London Marathon

About this book

The top wheelchair athletes of today enjoy the same high-profile exposure and admiration as their able-bodied counterparts. This has come about partly through wheelchair participation in mass fun-running events such as the Great North Run.Wheelchairs, Perjury and the London Marathoncharts disability sports pioneer Tim Marshall MBE's journey from the rock-climbing accident which left him paralysed, to becoming a trailblazer for wheelchair racing. The fun-runs of the 1980s enabled wheelchair road-racing to flourish, and Marshall took part in marathons and half-marathons where wheelchairs were welcome to compete. This did not, however, include The London Marathon, from which wheelchairs were banned for the first two years. This is the story of how this prohibition was overturned, told from the competitor's point of view. Tim and many others campaigned for the inclusion of wheelchairs in The London Marathon in the face of huge opposition from the organisers.Finally, in 1983 the efforts of sportsmen and women, the press, the Greater London Council and members of parliament resulted in a breakthrough just ten days before the 1983 marathon, which at last agreed to wheelchair participation. Wheelchairs, Perjury and the London Marathonreveals the tenacity and resolve required to achieving sporting greatness in the face of adversity. Tim Marshall's story — and the legacy he has helped build for disabled sports — are a testament to his love of racing and his passion for disability equality.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Contents
  4. Preface
  5. Hospital
  6. Stepping Out
  7. New Horizons
  8. A Churchill Fellowship
  9. Derwentwater
  10. The Internationals 1978
  11. Chicago
  12. Marathons
  13. The Fellowship
  14. Derwentwater For Everyone
  15. Interlude
  16. Chris Brasher and John Disley
  17. The People’s Marathon
  18. 1981: The Lakes Project
  19. Another Interlude
  20. Windermere
  21. A Final Interlude
  22. Next Steps
  23. The First Battle Of Marathon
  24. Breathing Space
  25. Humber Bridge
  26. Ullswater
  27. We Are The Champions
  28. The Second Battle of Marathon The Greater London Council
  29. An Unexpected Threat
  30. The Greater London Council (continued)
  31. The Third Battle of Marathon
  32. Another Enquiry
  33. A Last Throw
  34. Reading Half-Marathon
  35. Does He Take Sugar?
  36. Wolverhampton Marathon
  37. Breakthrough
  38. Truth Will Out
  39. Aftermath
  40. 1984 And Beyond
  41. Postscript
  42. Copyright