How would you feel about spending an entire week skiing fresh powder in the heart of the Rocky Mountains? Whether you are a competitive adaptive athlete or someone thrilled about the idea of taking up snow sports, Move United’s annual Ski Spectacular is a thrilling...
In a candid conversation with Kyle Stepp, an above-knee amputee from Albuquerque, New Mexico, we delve into his remarkable journey in the limb loss community. Kyle's journey began after a downhill mountain bike accident led to the destruction of metal implants in his...
Reprinted with permission from Louis Bolling. Courtesy of Amputee Coalition. Orlando was filled with excitement as the Amputee Coalition’s National Conference, themed “Elevate Together Towards Tomorrow,” kicked off with a multitude of empowering events. Among them,...
Climbing through mud pits and scaling boulders and walls is inherently difficult, but even more physically challenging for competitors using prostheses. Rome Leykin and Malek Sabr were up for the challenge and among the adaptive athletes who decided to run in the 2023...
Only a few select sports allow men and women to compete against each other, and even fewer abled-bodied and para-athletes. Sailing enables everyone to compete on the same playing field or body of water in this case. Because sailing is not currently a paralympic sport,...
First, Polish star Marcin Oleksy scored a beautiful goal. Now, he has scored a breakthrough for amputee soccer players. Oleksy this week became the first amputee player to win FIFA’s Puskas Award for goal of the year. He had previously made history just by being...
The USA Patriots softball team is recruiting 20 players ages 8-12 who have limb loss or limb difference to participate in its annual Kids Camp this summer in Harrisonburg, Virginia. The Patriots, who were formerly called the Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team,...
Only six days after he became a bilateral amputee in 2019, Simon Heaps began playing table tennis. He hasn’t stopped since. The 67-year-old from Milford on Sea, England, hopes to go all the way to the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports World Games in...
The Amputee Coalition continues to champion the Triple A Study Act. We learned in December that the Government Accountability Office has initiated a study. The hope is that it will lead to new legislation being introduced this year and eventually will close gaps in...
Reprinted with permission from Move United. Move United Sent 28 Athletes to Compete November 23-29 in Portugal In Para Powerlifting, Swimming, and Track and Field Move United, the national leader in community-based sports and recreation for individuals with...