By George Arbuthnott PUBLISHED: 20:15 EST, 1 September 2012 | UPDATED: 06:47 EST, 2 September 2012 A French Paralympics official has claimed the British team is guilty of ‘technological doping’ by spending hundreds of thousands of pounds developing cutting-edge wheelchairs that give a significant advantage over poorer countries. Rudy Van Abeele, the French Paralympic team’s deputy manager, said ParalympicsGB’s investment in state-of-the-art equipment was turning the event into the equivalent of Formula 1. He even said Britain’s double gold winning track wheelchair racer David Weir would not have reached the finals of his events without his innovative chair.
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The French Paralympic team deputy boss said Brits investment was turning the event 'into Forumla 1'
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