Often what draws people into the Olympics is the few athletes with amazing stories. At the Paralympics, an amazing story is a basic entry requirement. South African swimmer Achmat Hassiem survived a shark attack, British volleyball player Martine Wright lived through a terrorist attack and then there's Spanish swimmer Sebastián Rodríguez, who was jailed as a terrorist. Channel 4's promo trailer highlights the athletes' collective back stories.

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