Murderball Welcomes Its First Woman Athlete on Team USA
treat with kid gloves: to treat someone or something very carefully or gently because they are fragile or easily hurt
The game is nicknamed murderball, and like many professional sports, it’s serious business. Broken bones and cuts are commonplace for these disabled athletes. Wheelchair rugby is a fast-growing sport that requires strength and courage. The best teams began playing in the Paris Paralympics yesterday.
Sarah Adam is the first woman to play on the US team. She was first attracted to wheelchair rugby because she wanted to prove that she didn’t need to be treated with kid gloves. She explains, “I want to be somebody who breaks that stereotype down and say, ‘Don’t put me in this bubble. Don’t try to protect me. Let me show you what I can do,'” In wheelchair rugby, players use special wheelchairs to move quickly and hit hard.
Chair-to-chair collisions by fast-moving athletes are legal and can send opponents and their chairs flying through the air. This sport challenges perceptions, proving that these athletes are anything but fragile.
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They call it ‘murderball.’ Wheelchair rugby isn’t for the faint of heart.