The Paralympic games, set just weeks after the Olympics and run in the same stadiums in Rio give a chance to a whole other group of impressive athletes to demonstrate their skill. But one of the challenges that comes with being a Paralympian is training equipment suited for their sport. Cyclists and runners may have treadmills […]
Paralympic long jump champion, Markus Rehm, is leaping towards victory, and proving his doubters wrong along the way. After findings collected from a study by the German Sport University were observed, researchers deemed the results inconclusive concerning Rehm’s use of a prosthetic blade. With help from the University of Colorado and the National Institute of […]
The U.S. Paralympic wheelchair racing team is about to get a major boost from BMW North America, as the automotive company has designed the most aerodynamic wheelchair to date. This is the company’s first foray into crafting this sort of vehicle, and they did so with an open mind as to the structure of the […]
