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Episode 2 - Courtney Ryan - Paralympian - Wheelchair Basketball
(June 30, 2021)
Courtney is a 31-year-old wheelchair basketball Paralympian. She is a member of Team USA and is on the hunt for her first gold medal in Tokyo. Courtney was an All-American Soccer player for the Metropolitan State University of Denver. During her junior season, Courtney was side tackled during a game - when her back hit the field, a blood clot burst on her spine, and she collapsed as a paraplegic.
In her own words, Courtney is "a steadfast advocate for adaptive athletics and a hardcore woman." She is the co-founder of The Shield-Maidens women's wheelchair basketball team in Southern California - the only women's team in the area - and is sponsored by PER4MAX Wheelchairs.
You can follow Courtney's journey on Instagram at courtneyryan_55 and on facebook at Courtney Ryan.
About Angel City Sports
Angel City Sports provides free, year-round adaptive sport clinics, equipment, and competitive opportunities for kids, adults, and veterans with physical disabilities or visual impairments. Angel City Sports’ flagship event, the annual Angel City Games presented by The Hartford, debuted in 2015 and is now the largest multi-sport Paralympic competition in the U.S. for kids, adults, and veterans. Participants include, but are not limited to, individuals with limb differences and amputation, spinal cord injury, quadriplegia, spina bifida, cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, blindness or visual impairment, traumatic brain injury, stroke, muscular dystrophy, and dwarfism or short stature. Ultimately, Angel City Sports is working to create a community and sense of belonging for people with physical disabilities, supporting them to reach their full potential and unlock their dreams through its programming in sport, the arts, health and wellness, higher education, career opportunities, and personal development. To learn more, please visit http://www.angelcitysports.org and follow @angelcitysports on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Linked-in, and YouTube.
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By Clayton Frech
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(June 30, 2021)
Courtney is a 31-year-old wheelchair basketball Paralympian. She is a member of Team USA and is on the hunt for her first gold medal in Tokyo. Courtney was an All-American Soccer player for the Metropolitan State University of Denver. During her junior season, Courtney was side tackled during a game - when her back hit the field, a blood clot burst on her spine, and she collapsed as a paraplegic.
In her own words, Courtney is "a steadfast advocate for adaptive athletics and a hardcore woman." She is the co-founder of The Shield-Maidens women's wheelchair basketball team in Southern California - the only women's team in the area - and is sponsored by PER4MAX Wheelchairs.
You can follow Courtney's journey on Instagram at courtneyryan_55 and on facebook at Courtney Ryan.
About Angel City Sports
Angel City Sports provides free, year-round adaptive sport clinics, equipment, and competitive opportunities for kids, adults, and veterans with physical disabilities or visual impairments. Angel City Sports’ flagship event, the annual Angel City Games presented by The Hartford, debuted in 2015 and is now the largest multi-sport Paralympic competition in the U.S. for kids, adults, and veterans. Participants include, but are not limited to, individuals with limb differences and amputation, spinal cord injury, quadriplegia, spina bifida, cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, blindness or visual impairment, traumatic brain injury, stroke, muscular dystrophy, and dwarfism or short stature. Ultimately, Angel City Sports is working to create a community and sense of belonging for people with physical disabilities, supporting them to reach their full potential and unlock their dreams through its programming in sport, the arts, health and wellness, higher education, career opportunities, and personal development. To learn more, please visit http://www.angelcitysports.org and follow @angelcitysports on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Linked-in, and YouTube.