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  • Continuing success: Illinois wheelchair racers ready for the Paralympic Games

    Aug 13, 2024 9:00 am by Maeve ReillyExpert Viewpoints
    Susannah Scaroni, a three-time Paralympian who won gold at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, trains with her teammates on the Illinois Men’s and Women’s Wheelchair Track team during early morning workouts at the track at Demirjian Park. Photo by Fred Zwicky

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    The 2024 Paralympic Games begin in Paris on August 28. U. of I. head coach of wheelchair track and road racing  Adam Bleakney will be coaching for Team USA. All nine of the U.S. wheelchair racing athletes have a connection to Illinois.  

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