Heartbreaking moment Brit certain for Paralympics 2024 gold suddenly crashes and collapses onto velodrome floor
THE world's second tallest man is being forced to sleep on the floor in the Paralympics village in Paris.JUR KIDDING?Mehrzad suffered a serious pelvic fracture when he was 15 that led to his right leg being 15cm shorter than his left."He’s going to lie on the floor. He doesn’t have a special bed, but he has got the most important aim in his mind.
"As a matter of fact, if you go back to Morteza when he was 12 years old, no one had any consideration for him, but when he became a sitting volleyball player, everyone, all around the world know him and respect him. "I would like to give you one sentence – I believe that each person has got potential in the world and we have to discover it."Each sport is broken down into subcategories giving athletes the chance to compete on equal terms with those who have a similar impairment.
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