Paralympians prep to step into spotlight
<p><span word="Athletes">Athletes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="gathering">gathering</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="Paralympians">Paralympians</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 4,200 <span word="disabled">disabled</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span> <span word="represent">represent</span> 160 <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="making">making</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="Paralympic">Paralympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="ever">ever</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="facility">facility</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span>. <span word="but">but</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="competitors">competitors</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="visually">visually</span> <span word="impaired">impaired</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="physical">physical</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="mental">mental</span> <span word="disabilities">disabilities</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="harder">harder</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="excel">excel</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="sports">sports</span>.</p><p><span word="Finding">Finding</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sport">sport</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span>. <span word="Among">Among</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="is">is</span> 21-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="Georgina">Georgina</span> <span word="Callingham">Callingham</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="youngest">youngest</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="Paralympians">Paralympians</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="cerebral">cerebral</span> <span word="palsy">palsy</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Shooting">Shooting</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="half">half</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="says">says</span>. "<span word="My">My</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="step">step</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="step">step</span>. <span word="Literally">Literally</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> 100 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="focused">focused</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="match">match</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span>."</p><p><span word="Outside">Outside</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Paralympic">Paralympic</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="practicing">practicing</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="Martin">Martin</span> <span word="Sinclair">Sinclair</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unusual">unusual</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="brother">brother</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="team">team</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dream">dream</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="true">true</span>," <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Martin">Martin</span> <span word="Sinclair">Sinclair</span>. "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="here">here</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="honest">honest</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="there">there</span>, <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="talented">talented</span> <span word="guys">guys</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="privilege">privilege</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="historic">historic</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="brothers">brothers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Paralympics">Paralympics</span>."</p>
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