Category: Press
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Tatyana McFadden Talks 2020 Paralympics, Mental Health And Overcoming A Career-Threatening Condition
Forbes Coming off her greatest performance at the 2016 Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro where she won four gold medals and two silver, Tatyana McFadden was suddenly facing arguably her biggest challenge. The track and field athlete developed blood clots in her right leg, forcing her to leave a training camp in February 2017. Doctors…
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I Felt Like I Wasn’t An Elite Athlete’: Tatyana McFadden On Why Paralympic Representation Is Crucial
The Tokyo Paralympic Games kick off on August 24, and all eyes are on renowned wheelchair racer Tatyana McFadden. The athlete isn’t unfamiliar with attention. She’s been competing since she was a kid, and she became the youngest member of Team USA. Since, she’s accumulated 17 Summer Paralympic medals. In her teens, her activism began to…
