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Paralympics

From Paralysis to Paralympic Podium: Justin Phongsavanh Reflects on Life After a Tragic Shooting and Eyes LA 2028

On October 24, 2015, Justin Phongsavanh walked out of a McDonald’s in Ankeny, Iowa, unaware he was taking his final steps. Until that cool fall evening, the high schooler had been an avid sportsman and was gearing up for a career as a journeyman electrician. A gunman’s bullets would abruptly and irrevocably change the course of […]

Justin Phongsavanh on his way to a bronze medal at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics.
by Mark Edward Harris
October 21, 2024
14 Chicago Area Athletes to Watch in the 2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympics

14 Chicago Area Athletes to Watch in the 2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympics

Updated Feb. 12, 2018 These local athletes will hit the slopes and the ice to compete for Olympic glory in PyeongChang this month. “There are so many reasons why the Olympics seem to excite people around the globe,” says Peg Corboy, trustee of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Foundation. “All humans, young and old, can […]

by Macon Bianucci
January 26, 2018
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