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This Paralympic Snowboarder Sees Her Adversity as the Greatest Opportunity to Inspire – WATCH
At the age of nineteen, Amy Purdy, who was an avid snowboarder, experienced flu-like symptoms that were later diagnosed as Bacterial Meningitis, a deadly...
She Lost Both Her Legs in the Brussels Bombing And is Now Competing on Horseback in the Paralympics
It was the spring of 2016, and 17-year-old Beatrice de Lavalette was waiting for a flight when she got hit by the terrorist bombing...
An Archer With No Arms Aims to Win Gold at Summer Paralympic Games Joining Team USA – VIDEO
Matt Stutzman was born in Kentucky without arms, and pretty much from the get-go he was in love with sports.
For years Matt played basketball...
Blind Teen Swims For Gold With a Guide Dog Helping Her Prepare for Tokyo Paralympic Games
Paralympian Anastasia Pagonis’ remarkable success story began when she lost her vision at age 14. Granted, it’s a tough age for any teen, but...
I Died in 2001 – But Look at Me Now: Ex Auto Racer Wins Paralympics Gold
A horror crash almost cut the racing driver in half - but now he's back and has won two gold medals in handcycling at...
Navy Lieutenant Swims To Gold In London Paralympics, Months After Injury
Less than one year after being blinded by an explosion in Afghanistan, U.S. swimmer Bradley Snyder has won a gold medal in the men's...
One-Armed Basketball Player Recruited for College Team Scores His First Points
On December 10th, teammates and fans of Northwestern State sounded their applause when their new freshmen basketball player scored his first points for the...
Ralph Lauren Gives Competitors New Way to Dye Cotton, Uses 90% Less Chemicals, 40% Less Energy and Half the Water
Every year, trillions of liters of water are used for fabric dyeing alone, generating around 20% of the world’s wastewater. Untreated, it is incredibly...
Polish Olympian Auctions Silver Medal for Infant’s Heart Surgery, but Winning Bidder Won’t Accept It
Polish javelin thrower Maria Andrejczyk took the silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics. While she might have come in second at the games, what...
New Film Tells Inspiring Story of the Fastest Blind Man in the World – WATCH ‘Untethered’ Trailer
How does the world’s fastest blind man run 100 meters in under 11 seconds without the ability to see a starting block, lane, or...
Five Classy Olympic Moments That Should Win a Gold Medal For Inspiration
The Tokyo Summer Olympics is bringing out the best in all of us.
We've been looking for inspiring stories and have found some great shows...
Stranded During COVID, Athlete Trained With Water Jugs—Now She’s Won Olympic Gold, a First for Philippines
Have a minute? Try sitting still and watching the second hand of a clock as it sweeps its way around the dial. Feels like...
From Working At McDonald’s To Competing At The Olympics, This US Track Youngster is Living American Dream
Setting goals and achieving them is the path that’s transformed one Olympic contender from a 17-year-old with a gig under the “golden arches” to...
Teen With Special Needs Raises Huge Amount for Charities Through 1,600 Acts of Kindness
A selfless teenager has carried out a random act of kindness every single day since the start of the pandemic.
18-year-old Sebbie Hall, who has...
Rescue Dog Helps Save Endangered Whales By Sniffing Out Their Poop as a Conservation Canine
A killer whale’s best friend might be this dog.
After being discarded as a young pup, a shelter dog named Eba is now using her...
This Athlete Could Become the First American Amputee to Compete in the Olympics
Despite how his prosthetics have been deemed “an unfair advantage” over his competitors, Blake Leeper is still fighting for a place on Team USA.
One-Legged Man Ties His Disability Into the Best Halloween Costumes Ever – Here’s His 2019 Genius
Josh Sundquist has never let his amputation get in the way of his Halloween costumes—in fact, he has used his disability to make the best costumes ever.
In ‘Unprecedented’ Show of Responsibility, the Next Olympics Win Gold for Being Green
The 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games are going to be greener than ever before in an “unprecedented” push to be better for the planet and its people.
Tokyo to Build Eco-Friendly ‘Solar Roads’ Ahead of 2020 Olympics
The city hopes to offset the cost of the project by building the solar roads on government-facilities before the 2020 Olympic Games.
Blind Woman is So Talented, She is Representing the U.S. in International Triathalon
At 42 years old and with only 2% of her vision remaining, San Diego resident Amy Dixon, also known as “Super Woman,” will represent...