Sun Sep 08 03:27:36 UTC 2024: – Kayode and Christiana Alabi, who both contracted polio as children in Nigeria, competed in table tennis at the Paris Paralympics.
– They fell in love and married after meeting at a national table tennis trial in 2017.
– The couple had hopes of winning medals at the Paralympics but did not achieve their dream.
– Polio is a disease that has been eliminated in most countries but persists in areas like Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Gaza.
– Paralympic athletes who survived childhood polio infections often advocate for vaccination and share insights into their lives.
– Anne Wafula Strike, a wheelchair racer and polio survivor, faced stigma growing up in Kenya but found acceptance at a boarding school for children with disabilities.
– Strike became the first Kenyan wheelchair racer to compete in the Paralympics and is now mentoring athletes from low-income countries.
Paralympians who faced polio: A lovey-dovey table tennis duo, a fierce wheelchair racer : Goats and Soda
Paralympians who faced polio: A lovey-dovey table tennis duo, a fierce wheelchair racer : Goats and Soda
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