opinionated ow
03-02-13, 10:37 AM
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It remains one of the iconic images of the 2012 Games. A man, his legs missing from the knee down, sits on the sun-baked tarmac of Brands Hatch. He holds his hand-cycle above his head with what seems Herculean strength. His smile is one of pure joy.
That man was Alex Zanardi. He had just won the Paralympic gold in the hand-cycle road race on the very track he once raced motor cars. The picture would appear the next day in newspapers around the world.
http://www.laureus.com/news/two-seconds-paralympic-hero-alex-zanardi-race-his-life
As is the case so often with these Paralympic stories I had tears of joy. Alex Zanardi really is an inspiration.
It remains one of the iconic images of the 2012 Games. A man, his legs missing from the knee down, sits on the sun-baked tarmac of Brands Hatch. He holds his hand-cycle above his head with what seems Herculean strength. His smile is one of pure joy.
That man was Alex Zanardi. He had just won the Paralympic gold in the hand-cycle road race on the very track he once raced motor cars. The picture would appear the next day in newspapers around the world.
http://www.laureus.com/news/two-seconds-paralympic-hero-alex-zanardi-race-his-life
As is the case so often with these Paralympic stories I had tears of joy. Alex Zanardi really is an inspiration.