Tag: Wheelchair Athletes
Wheelchair can’t slow down NFM high school track sensation
A North Fort Myers High School track athlete is breaking boundaries and inspiring even her toughest competitors.
Paralympic torch lands in Toronto on way across the country
TORONTO — Three years ago, Master Cpl. Jody Mitic stepped on a landmine in Afghanistan and along with losing both of his legs, he...
Basketball helps Tulsa kids roll past their boredom
Saturday's event is a warm-up for the conference championship later this month in OKC.
Logan Shaw played competitive soccer until three years ago, when he...
Power Soccer
Power Soccer is the first competitive team sport designed and developed specifically for power wheelchair users.
Winter Sports for People with Paralysis
Disabled competitive athletes will take the stage and compete in alpine skiing, cross country skiing, wheelchair curling, ice sledge hockey, and a biathlon (a combination of cross-country skiing and rifle shooting).
Man In Motion to carry Olympic Torch in Richmond
Man In Motion Rick Hansen has been named as the community torchbearer when the Olympic Torch Relay completes its Richmond leg on Tuesday, February...
Gridiron Heroes help athletes who have suffered spinal injuries
Few football games have had as much impact on as many lives as that state championship game in 2002 between Everman and Burnet. That...
Adaptations help keep disabled ski racers going
Back on track
Chris Klebl was paralyzed in a snowboarding accident in Australia.
Sean Halsted's injury occurred when he fell 40 feet descending from a helicopter...
Florida creates divisions for disabled athletes
We have been following this story for months. A high school athlete, Elle, who happens to be paralyzed, and her family, shook things up...
Undauntable spirit
Despite a spinal cord injury that rendered her a quadriplegic, Melissa Nunn's determination and optimism are an inspiration to everyone around her.
Melissa Nunn was...
