Sentences with phrase «wheelchair racers»

It is one of the few races where wheelchair racers and runners simultaneously compete on the same track.

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.

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.

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.

Tatyana McFadden, the top wheelchair racer at this year's games, is sponsored by BMW Racing and uses a specially designed chair to perform at her peak.

They don't make many athletes like George Murray — except for maybe Andre Viger and Candace Cable - Brookes and hundreds of other wheelchair racers whose names are equally obscure.

It set off new cries to ban wheelchair racers from open marathons.

Nikki Emerson, a T53 wheelchair racer who studied at Oxford until recently, said: «I used to train on this track and it was so inspirational then just knowing that Roger Bannister had run the mile here and having just met him today I am completely star - struck.»

This year he is aiming to become the most successful wheelchair racer in London Marathon history.

Wheelchair racer enjoys emphatic mile victory on The Mall as the British capital celebrates the two - year anniversary of London 2012

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 oldest races in New Jersey and the first to incorporate wheelchair racers.

«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 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.

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.

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.

As they watch the wheelchair racers, disabilities become secondary to their abilities.

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)

With the help of life partner and real estate assistant Mindy Fannin, the 45 - year - old Realtor is getting ready to compete as a wheelchair racer in the ParaOlmpics, which will follow the Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia in October.

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 in Christchurch, New Zealand in late January.