"I'm the first kid in a wheelchair to race in Toppenish and there's not many people in the Valley who are racing either," Peña ... talked about acquiring new gloves to push the chair's wheels.

Provision of equipment for wheelchair racing – chairs, gloves, and helmets – and the coaching provision at a club are factors which have a greater impact on enabling beginners to get started than ...

The inclusion of wheelchair racing in marathons challenges the often patronizing narratives surrounding disability and replaces them with images of autonomy, self-determination, and strength.

The 2025 Boston Marathon marks 50 years since wheelchair racers were officially included — a milestone in competitive athletics and disability rights. What began in ... Read moreThe post Boston ...

THOSE ARE NOT DESIGNED TO GO 26.2 MILES. NOT THE FIRST DAY. THERE WAS AN EARLY STAGE RACING WHEELCHAIR COMPOSITE BUCKET SEAT. BOB SHOWED US ONE OF THOSE EARLY RACING CHAIRS, THE STEERING MECHANISM ...

YOUR FIRST TIME COMING HERE, WHY DID YOU COME TO ILLINOIS IN 2016? I WAS WATCHING THE PARALYMPIC AND I SAW WHEELCHAIR RACING ON TV FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME, AND I RECOGNIZED THIS IS MY TRUE PASSION.

(AP) — The real peril of dumping your body in the belly of a “redneck wheelchair” for ... did make a triumphant return to racing, only next time with gloves. “The more they drink ...

ROMANCHUK: So I started wheelchair racing at 4 years old with the Bennett ... So as far as pushing the chair, we have some 3D-printed gloves that we glue rubber onto. And then we have our push ...