Tag: Wheelchair Athletes
Sit-skiers find freedom on the slopes
THE BLUE MOUNTAINS — Derek Moseychuk has found a new sense of freedom.
The Brampton man hit the slopes of the Craigleith Ski Club for...
Quadriplegic Pieter du Preez Ready to Break Records in 2014
“Impossible is an opinion, to me it means IM-possible … Ironman possible.”
The inspirational words of South African triathlete Pieter du Preez after he became...
Muffy Davis achieves goals despite injury
When Muffy Davis was a teenager, she used to ski against Picabo Street, the two rivals dreaming of someday competing for Olympic gold.
Davis had...
Paralytic jumper an inspiration to the disabled
SIBU: Barely a day in Sibu, Canadian BASE jumper Lonnie Bissonnette has become an instant inspiration to people here, particularly the disabled.
Lonnie, 48, paralysed...
Athlete keeps racing after spinal-cord injury
Judging from his time in the City of Roses half-marathon Sunday, a spinal-cord injury hasn't slowed Zach Young down.
The Southeast Missouri State University student...
Spinal injury did not stop fitness passion
A fitness fanatic confined to a wheelchair "wanted to inspire people with disabilities"
A FORMER City worker from Cobham confined to a wheelchair after a...
Paraplegic Athlete to Push His Chair Cross-Country
http://youtu.be/FtWx7ARhgVg
Ryan Chalmers will "Push Across America" in 71 days.
East Coast Cripplers ‘are athletes first’
VIRGINIA BEACH - Eric Ingram gives persons with quadriplegia a bad name – and likes it that way.
A Stickum-smeared, cheerful menace, Ingram is an...
Renewed hope for Toni Greaves
FORMER national female cricketer Toni Greaves says she never lost hope of walking again after a gunman shot her in the back, leaving her...
Paralympics: Spinal Cord Injuries Open Door to ‘Boosting’
Bryan Kirkland could always spot a booster. Sweaty arms, shaky legs and "chicken skin" were telltale signs of the dangerous practice, banned from the...
