Adaptive Sports and Recreation Breakdown October 23, 2012

The "Breakdown" features the best of the web from the recent past on adaptive sports competitions, disability sport, videos, news, information and more.

For submissions of video, sports reporting, articles, pictures and all things news worthy please send submissions for consideration to adaptivesportandrecreation@gmail.com

Video of the Week

Gimp Monkey's first all adaptive accent of El Capitan

International

The Rise of the Accessible Ski Resort in Europe

Europe is a great place to spend a week skiing and more resorts are increasing their accessibility for individuals with disabilities.   

Paralympians Jump to Fame in India

After winning a silver medal in the London 2012 Paralympic Games High jump life has changed one athlete: ‘If this hadn’t happened, I would not have known what to do.’ H.N. Girisha

Talent Search for Athletes in Ireland

The Irish Paralmypic Committee staged a talent search recently to look for their next gold medal hopefuls.  400 athletes turned out for this event.  

Competition

World Para Triathlon Auckland New Zealand 

109 Paratriathlon athletes will be competing in the World Championships in Auckland New Zealand this week.  

London 2012 Paralympics records broken

Multiply world records were broken in athletes (Track and Field)

Business is Waking up to the Economy of the Paralympics

London’s Paralympics have changed the image of disabled people—in some countries at least. And business are waking up to the issue.

Eye Candy

Wheelchair with a Honda Motor

Australia's Paralympic Gold Medal Quest

Paratriathlon

Humans

Paralympian Qualifies as Surf Lifesaver

Gold medallist Brenden Hall is now a surf lifesaver. The 19-year-old will help safeguard Kings Beach with the Metropolitan Caloundra club, Australia.

Push a Wheelchair Across America

Ryan Chalmers is a man among boys. The 23-year-old from Churchville, NY is training for a feat that few others would pretend to tackle, let alone actually want to: a 71-day journey next April called “Push Across America.”

IPC Athlete of the Month

United States handcycling star Muffy Davis  as been voted the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) female athlete of the month for August-September after storming to three gold medals at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

Wheelchair Base Jumper

Canadian Lonnie Bissonnette as a professional base jumper has launched off building, antenna, span, earth in his wheelchair

Education



The Inclusion Club Hub

Does your athletic program or club need to be more inclusive for individuals with disabilities?  The Inclusion Club Hub has online tools to help work towards this.

The Krank Cycle and SCI Total Fitness

This stationary hand cycle will get you in shape for all kinds of activities.  It is adaptable for all abilities and complements the SCI Total Fitness online resources.

What is adaptive skiing?

Click on this link to view a long play list of adaptive skiing how to videos

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