Double Amputee First to Run at Olympics
25-yearold South African Oscar Pistorius will be competing in the London Olympics in his favorite event, the 400-meter relay, as the first amputee track athlete to compete at any games.
Anthony Robles, born without a right leg, won the US national collegiate wrestling title at 125 pounds on Saturday, completing an unbeaten senior season and an amazing career, earning him the Outstanding Wrestler award at the NCAA wrestling tournament.
Anthony Robles, born without a right leg, won the US national collegiate wrestling title at 125 pounds on Saturday, completing an unbeaten senior season and an amazing career.
Robles, 22, finished with a perfect senior season, 36-0, and his three-day performance at the NCAA wrestling tournament earned him the Outstanding Wrestler award.
"My mom told me God made me for a reason, and I believe that reason was for wrestling."
(From the African American Reports for the story — Read full story at USA Today)
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