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Kent Waldrep, Athlete Whose Injury Led to Advocacy, Dies at 67

Kent Waldrep, Athlete Whose Damage Led to Advocacy, Dies at 67

In 1982, together with his renown rising in incapacity circles for having traveled to the Soviet Union and returning dwelling to Texas to begin the short-lived Worldwide Spinal Wire Analysis Basis, he was appointed to the Nationwide Council on the Handicapped by President Ronald Reagan. Mr. Waldrep ultimately turned vice chairman of the council, a

Ukrainian Athlete Protests During His Skeleton Competition

Ukrainian Athlete Protests Throughout His Skeleton Competitors

A Ukrainian athlete displayed a “no struggle in Ukraine” signal after ending a run within the males’s skeleton competitors on Friday. Vladyslav Heraskevych, 23, who was amongst 25 sliders within the occasion, held up a chunk of paper with the message written in capital letters over the blue and yellow of the Ukrainian flag. “It’s

Jenise Spiteri Is Malta’s First Snowboarder, Only Athlete, at Olympics

Jenise Spiteri Is Malta’s First Snowboarder, Solely Athlete, at Olympics

In January 2012, Jenise Spiteri, then a university pupil, posted a Facebook status that learn, “Wished: somebody to show me learn how to trip pipe tomorrow. anybody accessible??” The put up garnered two likes, 10 feedback and one share. A decade later, Spiteri, 29, is competing within the ladies’s snowboarding halfpipe competitors at her first

China Picks Athlete With Uyghur Heritage to Help Light Cauldron

China Picks Athlete With Uyghur Heritage to Assist Gentle Cauldron

In a climactic second to finish the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics, China selected two athletes — together with one it stated was of Uyghur heritage — to ship the flame to the Olympic cauldron and formally begin the Video games. The second was tinged with layers of symbolism — a person and

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Nathan Crumpton is Opening Ceremony's New Shirtless, Oiled-Up Athlete

Followers of oiled-up, shirtless Pacific islanders appeared destined to be disenchanted after the Tongan taekwondo and cross-country snowboarding athlete Pita Taufatofua, hero of 2016, ’18 and the Tokyo Games last year, stated he wouldn’t be coming to the Beijing Video games. However shock! Who ought to seem within the parade of countries on Friday, however

Covid Rules for Beijing Olympics Force Injured Athlete to Fly Home on Cargo Plane

Covid Guidelines for Beijing Olympics Pressure Injured Athlete to Fly Dwelling on Cargo Aircraft

A Polish luge athlete who was injured throughout a Winter Olympics coaching occasion close to Beijing was flown out of China on a cargo airplane this week after organizers’ coronavirus restrictions prevented him from taking a business flight, in response to the pinnacle of Poland’s luge affiliation. The incident speaks to the sorts of problems