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fromwww.npr.org
4 days ago

She's won 24 Paralympic medals. But Oksana Masters wants to talk about times she lost

I might not be my best, but I will have the will to not give up and to keep fighting—for my village, for little Oksana—and do what I can do. Because that's what I've been doing my whole entire life. Masters demonstrated resilience despite acknowledging her diminished physical condition, emphasizing her lifelong commitment to perseverance and fighting through adversity.
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fromBusiness Insider
6 days ago

I'm representing Team USA in the Paralympics. It feels like the world is finally paying attention to us.

Dani Aravich discovered the Paralympics through her NBA job, leading her to pursue competitive track and field and cross-country skiing for Team USA after learning she qualified for a disability classification.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Revolutionary': Ukrainian para-biathlete wins silver using ChatGPT as his coach

For the past six months, I have been training with ChatGPT. It was not only tactics. It was half of my training plan, motivation, etcetera. So it was a huge volume of all of my training. I used it as a psychologist, coach and, sometimes, as a doctor.
Skiing
fromwww.npr.org
2 weeks ago

As Paralympics approach, U.S. skier Sydney Peterson balances training and research

It's much more fun to be able to do that after school with your friends than alone in a clinic. Peterson said this about skiing becoming her physical therapy when she began experiencing dystonia symptoms at age thirteen, highlighting how the sport provided both therapeutic benefit and social engagement compared to traditional clinical rehabilitation approaches.
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
4 weeks ago

UK Athletics admits causing death of Paralympian hit by metal pole in training

UK Athletics admitted causing the death of Paralympian Abdullah Hayayei when an improperly assembled throwing cage collapsed during training, killing him.
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