paralympics

PN Paralympian: Lia Coryell

From Patient to Paralympian: Army Veteran Lia Coryell Reflects on Journey to Rio

PN Paralympian: Andre Shelby

Navy Veteran Andre Shelby Becomes First African American to Compete in Paralympic Archery By Brittany Ballenstedt Paralyzed Navy veteran Andre Shelby traces his journey to the Paralympics back to a single phone call. It was 2004, and Shelby was recovering in an intensive care unit at a Virginia hospital. Doctors had informed Shelby – who […]

PN Paralympian: Marco de la Rosa

Team USA will have a Marine veteran shooting for gold By Brittany Ballenstedt Early last year, paralyzed Marine Corps veteran Marco de la Rosa took out a piece of paper and wrote down an audacious goal: make the U.S. team for the 2016 Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The paper, posted proudly on de […]

Paralympic Pride

Will Groulx is going to Rio