SPOTLIGHT ON…

These US athletes have qualified for or are hoping to qualify for this summer’s Olympics or Paralympics in Paris. Here are some quotes they shared with The Week Junior about their lives.

Zion Redington AGE: 18 SPORT: WHEELCHAIR RUGBY “My favorite thing about wheelchair rugby is the big hits. It’s a very physical sport. You’ve got guys flipping over all the time and tons of people just going at it.” Evy Leibfarth AGE: 20 SPORT: CANOE/KAYAK “Every course is different, so there’s always problem-solving and visualizing how you’re going to do the gates. We don’t get to practice them before the competition. We watch a demonstration, and then we have about a day to plan.” Andrew Capobianco AGE: 24 SPORT: DIVING “I started with gymnastics when I was 9 years old. During a field trip I took to a community pool with my elementary school, I was flipping off the diving boards, and the diving coach there asked me if I was…

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