The "Breakdown" features the best of the web from the recent past on adaptive sports competitions, disability sport, videos, news, information and more.
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Video of the Week
Gimp Monkey's first all adaptive accent of El Capitan
International
The Rise of the Accessible Ski Resort in Europe
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
Business is Waking up to the Economy of the Paralympics
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?
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