'Showing females and and other young girls that if that's something that you really enjoy playing, go do it. Don't let any of those stereotypes stop you from trying it out.'
CHICAGO â A Naperville native is breaking barriers.Sarah Adam is the first woman named to the U.S. Wheelchair Rugby Team. She hopes to win gold at the Paralympics in Paris this summer.'It's really, truly a relief when your name is finally called, and it's exciting to be a part of the opportunity to go to Paris .'That's Sarah Adam's reaction to finding her way to the US Paralympic wheelchair rugby team. She's the first woman ever named to the squad.
There's all these competitive opportunities for females as well,' Adam said. A sport with hard hits, she first ran into wheelchair rugby through her profession, occupational therapy, when she was an able-bodied volunteer, not realizing the way her own path would turn.'So I actually joined the wheelchair rugby community. I didn't even know I had MS.
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