Paralympics: Five foreign athletes to look out for Tatyana McFadden (USA) - T54 wheelchair events

Tatyana McFadden’s story is incredible even by Paralympic standards – and the wheelchair racer is set to become one of the most talked about athletes at Rio. She was born with spina bifida in Russia and was raised in an orphanage without access to a wheelchair. In 1994, she was adopted by Debbie McFadden, who was working for the USA’s health department, moved to the States and took up Paralympic Sport. Ten years on, aged just 15, she represented the US at Athens winning medals in the 100m and 200m. More medals followed in Beijing and then in London three golds. Now she is going for the full set: from 100m to marathon.

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