wheelchair racing

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He lost the use of his legs when he was just four years old. Interestingly, it wasn't the grenade explosion that shot shrapnel into his back which cost him the use of his legs, it was the ambulance taking him to the hospital which hit a 'bump' and crashed into a lake, causing a severe spinal cord injury.

Congratulations to Matthew Lack from New Zealand.  Lack is the 2012 winner of the wheelchair division of the Boilermaker 15K Road Race.

The 2011 Boilermaker is a record-shattering event.  A course record was broken by several minutes in the women's wheelchair race.

Utica, NY (WIBX) - One of the world's best athletes will be at the Sitrin Health Care Center for the free wheelchair racing clinic this Friday, July 8, 2011.