Sarah Adam is making history in France’s capital as the first American woman to compete in the most rough-and-tumble of the 22 sports at the Paralympics – wheelchair rugby
When told by the stadium announcer that they were witnessing history, the Paris spectators roared and applauded. Not that the woman making history actually noticed: Sarah Adam was far too occupied – merrily slamming her wheelchair into other players, all of them men, and zipping across the court to score try after try.
Other women in wheelchair rugby are barrier-busting, too. Australia have an unprecedented three women on its 12-player team in Paris. Denmark, Germany and Japan also have female players, leaving host nation France, defending champions Great Britain and Canada as the only teams that don’t. “We’re definitely paving the way in Australia,” she said. “Other teams definitely need to catch up, understand and recognise that women add value to the game. You know, we’re not burdens. We’re not different. We’re not difficult. We are elite athletes among other elite athletes. I think people need to change their perspective on what women bring to the table.”At the Paralympics, the sport classes athletes according to their physical abilities, with a score of 0.
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