Sentences with phrase «t53 wheelchair racer»
More recently, McFadden established herself as one of the best wheelchair racers in the world at the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships, winning five medals in five events, including four golds.
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All wheelchair racers ask is a chance to compete — that is, to fight like hell to beat each other over the toughest marathon courses in the world.
Back in 1975, Murray's forebear, a 24 - year - old polio victim named Bob Hall, set off a marathoning revolution by becoming the first wheelchair racer to complete Boston.
It set off new cries to ban wheelchair racers from open marathons.
The six - time Paralympic gold medallist felt he had no choice but to retire from international athletics though is keen to help develop the next generation of wheelchair racers
USA's world record - holder Raymond Martin, who won four gold medals at London 2012, broke the Paralympic record to claim the T52 1500m title to add to the wheelchair racer's 400m win and 100m silver in Rio.
Among those competing will be six - time Paralympic gold medallist David Weir who hopes to become the first wheelchair racer in history to break the three - minute barrier for the mile at the London event.
This year he is aiming to become the most successful wheelchair racer in London Marathon history.
«We are very fortunate to have some of the world's best wheelchair racers, and I'm sure they will equip themselves well going into London.
The six - time Paralympic gold medallist can't wait to get his season started but says he hopes he is competing on a level playing field after news of Polish wheelchair racer Tomasz Hamerlak's four - year doping ban
It is one of the few races where wheelchair racers and runners simultaneously compete on the same track.
The Kessler Foundation Wheelchair 10K is one of the largest integrated races in the country, where wheelchair racers and runners simultaneously compete on the same course.
As they watch the wheelchair racers, disabilities become secondary to their abilities.
It is one of the oldest races in New Jersey and the first to incorporate wheelchair racers.
Diane Roy, a wheelchair racer and admin staffer with Royal LePage Evolution in Sherbrooke, Que., captured a bronze and two silvers at the World Paralympics Championships (Photo: Mark Dadswell / Getty Images)