Archives: Athletes

 The Backstory:Bell grew up engaging in sports, and at 10 years old he became a below-the-knee amputee due to a ...

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 The backstory:Allan joined the U.S. Army in 2003 and lost his leg in a motorcycle accident in 2013 at age ...

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 The Backstory:Hannah Aspden was born with congenital hip disarticulation and has no left leg. She was introduced to swimming at ...

The BackgroundJackson Atwood was born with proximal femoral focal discrepancy with minor spina bifida. At a young age he had ...

The Background:Growing up playing basketball, Femita Ayanbeku was no stranger to competition but when she lost her right leg below-the-knee in a ...

The Background At age 14 Megan Absten was involved in an all-terrain vehicle accident where her left arm and shoulder ...

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