Who is Corey Peters? He just won the New Zealand's first medal at PyeongChang 2018!

Corey Peters says in the above video, "Sit skiing gives you that freedom to go 120 kms an-hour down a mountain." Wow! 120km/h!!! He was a silver medalist at Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics in his Men’s Giant Slalom. He was paralysed in a motocross accident in 2009. He says in the video, "There's a lot of similarities between motocross and mono-skiing." and...

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A cool video of three Alpine skiers / Paralympic medalists

This is a cool promotional video for the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympics by produced by the Nippon Foundation Paralympic Support Center, featuring three Japanese Alpine skiers. From the video: Taiki Morii June 23, 1997, Akiruno-city, Tokyo At the age of 16, damaged his spinal cord in a motorcycle accident. Akira Kano May 2, 1994, Abashiri-city,...

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PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games start tonight!

We can watch the Opening Ceremony of the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games, live on TVNZ DUKE at midnight tonight! PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games (TVNZ OnDemand) 9 - 18 March on DUKE and OnDemand https://www.tvnz.co.nz/shows/pyeongchang-2018-paralympic-winter-games PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games begins at the stroke...

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Blade Library for All including kids at Brillia Running Stadium in Tokyo - try blades and feel fun to run again!

I had to share this exciting news!!! The world first 'Blade Library for All People' is now open at the Shin-Toyosu Brillia Running Stadium in Tokyo. The project "Making Blade Library for All People" was organised by Xiborg, which developed a prosthesis for top athlete, Xiborg Genesis. They have successfully run a crowdfunding campaign to make...

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Have you seen anyone wearing GOLD today? - Annual Spirit of Gold(R) Mufti Day on 8 Sept 2017

It's an annual Sprit of Gold(R) Mafti Day today! If you saw a bunch of people wearing GOLD at work/school and were wondering why... they were participating in the Spirit of Gold(R) Mufti Day to support New Zealand Paralympians!!! Spirit of Gold(R) Mufti Day From their Mafti Day Toolkit The Spirit of Gold® Initiative The Paralympics New Zealand...

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Men's 200m T44 and Men's 400m T44 - Para-sprinter Liam Malone

Liam Malone won his first Gold in the Men's 200m T44 and his SECOND Gold in the Men's 400m T44 following his Silver in the Men's 100m T44. (Check Paralympic Sport Classification if you are keen to know more about T44 and other sport classes.) Liam's great finish in the 400m T44 set a new Paralympic Record of 46.20 seconds. (From https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/athletics-standings-at-mens-400m-t43-44)...

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Record breaking 15 medals for New Zealand Para Swimmer Sophie Pascoe

What an amazing achievement by New Zealand Paralympic swimmer Sophie Pascoe!!! 5 medals (3 Gold + 2 Silver) from Rio 2016 6 medals (3 Gold + 3 Silver) from London 2012 4 medals (3 Gold + 1 Silver) from Beijing 2008 = Total 15 medals (9 Gold + 6 Silver) The details: Rio 2016 Paralympic Games Gold - Women's 100m Butterfly S10 Gold - Women's 200m...

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