Sports Oriented Disabilities

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Once upon a time, physically disabled people were unable to compete in any sports, as their disability held them back from being able to do much of anything. Well, those days are gone. Now, disabled people are able to accomplish nearly anything that any regular person can. This is due to advancements in wheelchair technology, and the creation of new sports oriented wheelchairs.

Today's sports are often rough, physical, and required the entire use of your body to truly play. Well, now that sports wheelchairs have been created, even truly disabled people are able to compete with others. These wheelchairs are able to achieve this, by being created with light, strong metals, and having the wheels tilted at a slight angle. This angle allows the balance required for quick turns and speed. And now, the Paralympics have been organized. These Paralympics allow disabled people to take home the gold like any other olympian would. …show more content…

Germaine. St. Germaine was an entirely normal man, he was in college, he played tennis and hockey. This was forever changed after he finished college. As he was helping to build a house a 10,000 pound wall fell on him, crushing his legs. St. Germaine attempted everything he had before, except for sports. He was afraid to try wheelchair sports, as he thought it meant "admitting you're disabled", but when he actually attempted ice sled hockey, he never thought of that. First, he was only on the local team, then he sent an application to represent the USA in the Paralympics. In the first Paralympics he played in, they placed last in six matches. But, four years later, he did the unthinkable and won the US first place, and took home the

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