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Stories

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How a Nine-Year-Old Athlete Had His Life Changed

Liui’a Nikosiaki had his left leg amputated after a car hit him. He was given crutches, but he outgrew them. Then Fit Feet came along.
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Sureka Gammeddage Is No Stranger to Obstacles

From training without shoes to using broomsticks in floorball practice, she knows what it means to persevere.
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How Sam Muir-James Conquered Lake Taupo

The Special Olympics New Zealand athlete powered through an amazing 40.5km swim from Taupo to Turangi.
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Youngest Member of Bangladesh Team Takes Silver

Learn just how far Mohammad Junaet Islam has come since coaches first met him two years ago.
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Floorball Athletes Prove Power of Perseverance

Indonesian floorball athletes had challenges due to lack of equipment and a proper venue. Learn what they did to stay sharp.
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Learning Perseverance in the Mountains of Pakistan

Special Olympics athlete Parvez works as a laborer in a wheat field. That may have shaped him into the athlete he is today.
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Meet Ankush: From Outcast to Role Model

Golf helps Ankush practice concentration and gain respect—in India, a country where his disabilities had previously brought stigma.