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U.S. Paralympic Wheelchair Rugby team training in Birmingham

U.S. Paralympic Wheelchair Rugby team training in Birmingham
>> WE SMILE WHEN WE SAY LAKESHORE IS OUR CROWN JEWEL AND OUR HOME AWAY FROM HOME BAUEC IT IS A FILY.AM REPORTER: E USTHA WHEELCHAIR RUGBY TEAM IS IN BIRMINGHAM THIS WEEK AS THEY TRAINOR F THE PARALYMPICS SET TO START IN THE END OF AUST.UG PLAYING FOR NOT ONLY EACH OTHER BUT AN ENTIRE COUNTRY THE TEAM SAYS IS A GREAT HON.OR >> WE TELL EACH OTHER WE PLAY FOR THE NAME ON THE BACK OF THE JERSEY BUT THE LETTERS ON E FRONT. REPORTER: THE GAMES WERE SET CKBA YEAR DUE TO COVID GIVING PLAYERS AN EXTRA YEAR TO PREPARE FOR REVENGE. >> I TOOK THIS EXTRA YEAR TO REALLY DIAL IN MY NUTRITION TO HELP MAKE THIS TEAM THE BEST THAT IT COULD .BE THE LAST TWO OLYMPICS AUS CAPTURED BRONZE AND SILVER. THE HOPE IS TO COME HOME WITHGO LD IN TOKYO THIS TIME AROUND. >> WE HAVEN'T PLAYED O BESTUR GAME YET WE FEEL WE PLAY TO A STANDARD. >> IT WOULD MEAN EVERYTHING IN THE WORLTOD ME TO BE ON TOP OF THAT PODM TOIU HAVE ALL THESE PEOPLE WHO HAS SUPPORTED ME SEEING THAT THAN PLAY IT IS SOMETHING I HAVE BEEN WAITGIN FIVE LONG YEARS SINCE RIO. REPORTER: THE SUMMER PARALYMPICS IS SET FOR AUGUST 24 TO SEEMPTBER 5. IN BIRMINGHMA RYAN HENNESSY WVTM
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U.S. Paralympic Wheelchair Rugby team training in Birmingham
The U.S. Paralympic Wheelchair Rugby team is gearing up for the Tokyo Olympics at the Lakeshore Foundation Olympic & Paralympic Training Site in Birmingham. The 12-member team will represent the United States in the Paralympic Games in Tokyo this summer. USAWR will wrap up its first of two training camps on June 21 before returning in August. Learn more in the video above.Go to usawr.org for more information about the players and competition.U.S. Paralympic Wheelchair Rugby Team#2 Chuck Melton#3 Joe Jackson#4 Adam Scaturro #5 Chuck Aoki#6 Jeff Butler#9 Eric Newby#10 Josh Wheeler#11 Lee Fredette#12 Chad Cohn#14 Joe Delagrave#22 Kory Puderbaugh#33 Ray Hennagir

The U.S. Paralympic Wheelchair Rugby team is gearing up for the Tokyo Olympics at the Lakeshore Foundation Olympic & Paralympic Training Site in Birmingham. The 12-member team will represent the United States in the Paralympic Games in Tokyo this summer. USAWR will wrap up its first of two training camps on June 21 before returning in August. Learn more in the video above.

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Go to usawr.org for more information about the players and competition.

U.S. Paralympic Wheelchair Rugby Team

  • #2 Chuck Melton
  • #3 Joe Jackson
  • #4 Adam Scaturro
  • #5 Chuck Aoki
  • #6 Jeff Butler
  • #9 Eric Newby
  • #10 Josh Wheeler
  • #11 Lee Fredette
  • #12 Chad Cohn
  • #14 Joe Delagrave
  • #22 Kory Puderbaugh
  • #33 Ray Hennagir