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SCI Superstar: Anne Wafula Strike
Meet SPINALpedia's SCI Superstar - the gorgeous Anne Wafula Strike! Born in Kenya, she contracted polio at 2 years old. After having a son in her 20s she moved to Great Britain, and it was here where she discovered wheelchair racing and became a Paralympic wheelchair racer; the first one from East Africa. From a mud hut to tea with the Queen of England, Anne's story of self-acceptance is one everyone should read.
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SCI Superstar: Matt Scott
SPINALpedia's SCI Superstar this week - Pro-wheelchair basketball player Matt Scott! Originally from Detroit, this 29 year old Paralympian has become a star playing in Turkey's epic sports club Galatasaray since 2008. As part of the International Wheelchair Basketball (IWBF), he's helped the Galatasaray S.K. (wheelchair basketball) team win the IWBF championship every year except for one, dodging riots at games and lovin' every minute of it. Damn right. Makin' the US proud!
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SCI Superstar: Bert Burns
Check out SPINALpedia's SCI Superstar this week, Bert Burns! A C7 quad, family man, businessman and Paralympian in wheelchair racing, this is the story of a determined Southern gentleman who refused to let a drunk driver's actions take away his hopes and dreams. Go Bert!
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En Garde: The Awesome World of Wheelchair Fencing
With 45 "hits" required to win a match, and 3 swords to choose from while you play (well 3 for the men, and 2 for the women), finally get caught up on the in's and out's of wheelchair fencing - one of the most elegant adapted sports out there - on SPINALpedia.
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SCI Superstar: Muffy Davis
Injured in Sun Valley, Utah in when she was just 16, Muffy Davis was on the US Development Olympic Ski Team with dreams of gold. After a few years out of athletics, she discovered sit-skiing and hand-cycling and has won 7 Paralympic gold medals since. Now a wife since '04 and a mom since '09, Muffy's set on making all her dreams come true.
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SCI Superstar: Tatyana McFadden
A decorated Paralympic wheelchair racer who's been competing since she was 14, and the winner of the three BIG marathons last year - NYC, Boston and London - learn the awesome story of Tatyana McFadden on SPINALpedia, adopted from Russia at the age of 6 by a US aid worker who's now trying out Nordic skiing (adapted cross-country skiing) at Sochi next month. And she's only 24!