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KamaAina

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2. Not sure why disabled athletes can't be part of the Olympics themselves
Wed Sep 7, 2016, 12:27 PM
Sep 2016

the way they are included in the Boston, New York, and other marathons. More TV coverage and endorsement possibilities for, say, our own Tatyana McFadden.

Fun fact: The wheelchair division at a marathon starts before the elite runners: not because they're "special", but because they're faster! If they started at the back, they'd catch up to the runners, creating a traffic jam!

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