I wonder if you have paid attention to the Paralympic Games recently?
Unconsciously, the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games have been in full swing for many days. The Paralympic Games, which are the same and different in the Olympic games, do not seem to receive much attention.
However, after watching a few games recently, the bacteria were completely impressed by the athletes! The scene of the Paralympic Games is not only full of wonderful games, but also full of love and emotion.
Putting down his crutches, he completed the 1m 75 high jump on only one leg.
Losing their arms, they need to bite the towel to borrow the power to set off, mobilizing every cell of the body to swim to the end.
He accidentally fell while sprinting, but still had to endure the pain to complete the race on one leg.
The front runner sprinted hand in hand with the blind athlete, "If one day I can see it, I most want to see what my front runner looks like." ”
We also saw Afghan athletes who were still in turmoil, but who had come to Tokyo through hardships.
It seems that the existence of the Paralympic Games is to tell everyone that not every corner of the world may be peaceful, and not everyone can be lucky to live a lifetime, but there are always some people who always sprint for the goal in their hearts, filling in the physical defects with repeated feats and acts of kindness.
In fact, not only in the Paralympic games, but also in the recent british, a 56-year-old father with amputated legs climbed Snow Mountain with his hands and knees, and the story is equally moving.
In 1992, Paul Ellis from Widnes, England, suffered a spinal injury and was paralyzed for 6 months after an accident.
Paul said: "From 1992 to 2008, I was struggling, I was in pain, I couldn't do anything, I couldn't walk or stand. ”
In 2008, he decided to undergo amputation and has since lost both legs.
It was also then that he began to play wheelchair football and basketball and recently completed this epic climb.
The father of two, wearing thick gloves and knee pads, carrying a backpack weighing up to 21 pounds, creeps forward step by step, and he wants to conquer the 3,560-foot climb.
Even though he had been well protected before he started, his hands and knees were still blistered due to the long distance and the hard sand.
Paul said: "I completed the first three miles in about three hours, and the last two miles took about nine hours or so. ”
"I have a few blisters on my stump and I have blisters on my hands because I need to use my wrist strength all the time, so my wrists hurt."
"But people on the mountain keep saying to me, 'Come on, you can do it,' and I'm very encouraged, and their voices will inspire you to move forward."
One night in between, Paul camped near the peak and continued the next morning to complete the climb with the help of a prosthesis.
After 13 hours of a tough crawl, Paul Ellis finally reached the top and everyone cheered for him.
"Everyone was very generous and enthusiastic, and on two occasions I didn't have water to drink, and a lot of people shared their water and food with me," he said. ”
"Actually I enjoyed it, it was a great day. It's a daunting challenge, but it's worth a try. ”
He said: "I can't walk at all, I can only stand for about five minutes, and then go climbing mountains or something, and it's been a long process in between. ”
Paul's climb was actually a charity event, and all the money raised will be donated to the six amputee children and their families.
Earlier, Paul also climbed Ben Nevis with 10 other people with disabilities. When they were about to reach the top of the mountain, the other climbers cheered on them.
To date, Paul has raised over £18,000 for the charity Amp Camp.
As a father of two children and a disabled person who has lost both legs, he hopes that people will pay more attention to amputee children, and perhaps this is the firm belief that underpins his feat.
"If you lose a leg, it's not the end of your life."
This sentence is Paul's belief, and I believe that it is also the faith of thousands of athletes in the Paralympic Games.
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Ref:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9938137/Double-amputee-father-two-crawls-Mount-Snowdon-hands-knees-13-hour-charity-climb.html
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/man-blessed-lose-both-legs-21401639
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