From world records to dreams come true, 240 athletes will represent the U.S. in Tokyo for the Paralympics. Here are five athletes to watch.
When Anastasia Pagonis lost her eyesight, she had to relearn how to swim. Now she's competing in the Paralympics., the Paralympics were postponed a year as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. This year, more than 4,000 athletes representing at least 134 nations will pursue medals across 540 events from Aug. 24 to Sept. 5.
She was told to transition away from soccer to a "less contact" sport by a doctor who suggested swimming as an alternative. But further loss of vision led Pagonis to nearly abandon swimming. She was 12 years old when she competed in her first international swimming competition, the 2004 Athens Paralympics. Overall, the 29-year-old has accumulated 23 medals.
A three-time gold Paralympian, Brown won gold in the 100-meter in Rio 2016. He has won five medals, two gold and three silver, at the world championships. When he was 11 months old, Serio had surgery on his spinal cord to remove a tumor, and the operation left him partially paralyzed.
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