Make that two hallowed halls in one year for Jeff Adams: one to honour a fine sporting career, the other to kick-start a new vocation. Adams, who was paralyzed at age nine, competed at six Paralympic Games — Seoul 1988 through Beijing 2008 — most often racing the 400, 800 and 1,500 metres. The induction comes as a fitting punctuation mark on a sterling athletic career that produced 13 Paralympic medals and consistently put para sport on the front burner. During the announcement on Thursday, Adams was particularly inspired by the words of Littlechild, who viewed sport as an escape from residential school abuse. I can’t think of any other example in life where the physical disability is that which gives you a physical advantage.

Source: National Post April 26, 2018 21:45 UTC