Athletes Roll is back on Boylston Street for our second Boston Marathon! Continue reading for this year’s preview, check out our coverage of the 2017 race, and follow us on social media for live updates tomorrow! Hundreds of adaptive athletes will kick off the 26.2 mile race from Hopkinton, MA early tomorrow morning. Handcyclists will […]
The Paralympics may be over but fear not, there’s plenty of para sporting events going on all around the world this spring! The biggest of all are the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games taking place in Queensland, Australia from April 4-15. Athletes from around 70 nations and territories from the Commonwealth of Nations come together […]
Athletes Roll chatted with Doug Ewing who participated in Southern New Hampshire University’s Human Library event this week. At this event, Doug was one of thirteen people who shared their life experiences through one-on-one conversations, acting as “books” in a library. His talk was titled “Living Life with a Disability – Handcycling the World”. Doug […]
Cross-country skiing was included in the first Paralympics games in 1976 in Sweden. Para cross-country skiing has visually impaired, sitting and standing events for women and men. Standing and visually impaired racers use standard cross -country skis and poles, while sitting skiers use a sit ski. Visually impaired athletes have a guide on the course […]
The 2018 Winter Paralympic Games kicked off on March 9th! Team USA is leading the pack with three gold medals (and five total medals) through the first full day of competition in Alpine Skiing and Biathlon. We’re moving forward with our fifth sport preview: Snowboarding! View this post on Instagram A post shared by Andrew […]
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