THE RACING DRIVER
British driver Mike Newman enjoys breaking speed records. In 2013, he broke two-the land speed and the water speed records. This achievement is more amazing because Mike cannot see. He was born with a serious eye disease and became blind at eight.
For many years, Mike did not think it was possible to take part in motor sports. But at the age of forty, he began to ride motorbikes and then he tried cars. "I love the engines, the smells, the noises which come with it, "he says.
When he isn't breaking records, Mike runs a charity called Speed of Sight. The charity helps other blind people to take part in motor sports.
THE CYCLIST
In 2000, at the age of fifteen. Chris Brown had a serious car accident. He lost his left leg. For the next few years, he found it very difficult to live with his disability. But in 2008 he saw a man with one leg cycle up a hill. "I can do that, "he thought, and he learned to cycle. It was really difficult. He failed countless times,____but he quickly picked himself up.
In 2009, he began to compete in races for disabled cyclists. His ambition was to compete in the Paralympic Games(残奥会)in 2021 and he worked hard to be in the French team. But then the rules for the competition changed and Chris could not take part because his condition did not match the new rules. So Chris found a new challenge:cycling up mountains. Now he competes in mountain races and cycles around 27, 000 kilometres every year!
THE SKIER
Alana Nichols was a sporty child. She loved ball games. Her ambition was to study sports at university. But then, at the age of seventeen, she broke her back in a serious snowboarding accident. She couldn't walk. For two years, she did not know what to do with her life.
But at the age of nineteen, she discovered a new sport: soft volleyball. She became part of the national team and won a gold medal at the Paralympics.
Alana realized that other sports were possible for her too. She tried surfing and basketball. Then she tried skiing. She worked hard. At the 2010 winter Paralympics, she became the only one to win gold medals at the summer and winter Paralympic Games when she won four medals for skiing. Then, in 2014. she won another prize at the winter games.
