My Way to Olympia
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Who better to cover the Paralympics, the international sporting event for athletes with physical and intellectual disabilities, than Niko von Glasow, the world's best-known disabled filmmaker? Unfortunately -- or fortunately for anyone seeking an insightful and funny documentary -- this filmmaker frankly hates sports and thinks the games are "a stupid idea." Born with severely shortened arms, von Glasow serves as an endearing guide to London's Paralympics competition in "My Way to Olympia." As he meets a one-handed Norwegian table tennis player, the Rwandan sitting volleyball team, an American archer without arms and a Greek paraplegic boccia player, his own stereotypes about disability and sports get punctured.

Episode Duration: 56 minutes and 46 seconds

Episode Number: 2703

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Wed, Sep 11 8:30 P.M. Name Me Lawand     NH World (11.3)
Thu, Sep 12 1:30 A.M. Name Me Lawand     NH World (11.3)
Thu, Sep 12 9:30 A.M. Name Me Lawand     NH World (11.3)
Sat, Sep 14 12:00 P.M. Name Me Lawand     NH World (11.3)
Tue, Sep 17 12:00 P.M. The Last Out     NH Explore (11.2)
Tue, Sep 17 2:00 P.M. Fruits of Labor     NH Explore (11.2)
Sat, Sep 21 8:00 P.M. The Last Out     NH World (11.3)
Sun, Sep 22 12:00 A.M. The Last Out     NH World (11.3)
Mon, Sep 23 10:00 A.M. The Last Out     NH World (11.3)
Mon, Sep 23 10:00 P.M. Who's Afraid of Nathan Law?     NHPBS (11.1)
Tue, Sep 24 12:00 P.M. Who's Afraid of Nathan Law?     NH Explore (11.2)
Tue, Sep 24 1:30 P.M. Wuhan Wuhan     NH Explore (11.2)
Wed, Sep 25 3:00 A.M. Who's Afraid of Nathan Law?     NHPBS (11.1)
Wed, Sep 25 7:30 P.M. Who's Afraid of Nathan Law?     NH World (11.3)
Thu, Sep 26 12:30 A.M. Who's Afraid of Nathan Law?     NH World (11.3)
Thu, Sep 26 8:30 A.M. Who's Afraid of Nathan Law?     NH World (11.3)


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