This chapter highlights the thrilling start of the Paralympics in Paris, particularly spotlighting Wheelchair Rugby, also known as Murderball. It celebrates significant milestones, including the groundbreaking achievement of the first female player scoring a goal for the USA Murderball team.
For the first time, a woman is playing on the US wheelchair rugby team at the Paralympics. It’s a sign of progress in the complicated arena of co-ed sports.
This episode was produced by Haleema Shah with original reporting by Audrey Nelson, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Rob Byers and Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram. Photo by Marco Mantovani/Getty Images.
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