Gear up for Tokyo
In 2015 the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) announced the final 22 sports contested at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games, now to be held in 2021. First-time sports include para-badminton and taekwondo.
Hitting the gridiron
Teams formed, plans made, the new USA Wheelchair Football League (USAWFL) was set to debut in 2020.
More than a game
As 2020 began, so too began the countdown to the Tokyo Paralympic Games. Just 236 days of training left–the culmination of more than three years of hard work for hundreds of athletes.
For the Love of the Game
Edition 20 | Spring 2020 Photo Courtesy of Marge Bancroft How the Austin Blackhawks spread the sport of beep baseball By Sarah Farrell April 09, 2020 Updated: 10:06 a.m. Steve Puryear picks up his bat, makes his way over to the plate and awaits the first pitch. “Ready...
University of Arizona: Teeing it Up
Edition 20 | Spring 2020 Photo courtesy of the University of Arizona UArizona introduces the first collegiate adaptive golf program in the U.S. By Angeline Carbajal The University of Arizona (UArizona) Adaptive Athletics Program continues to challenge the status quo...
The Key to Freedom
Edition 19 | Winter 2020 Photo by Loren Worthington At age 58, Arizona cyclist Todd Key is striving to make Team USA and get on the road to Tokyo By Kasey Kaler Ask any competitor what winning feels like; the answers might be wide-ranging. Then ask para-cyclist Todd...