Photographed circa 1920, by E. V. Kankovszky, this Hungarian image captures strength and sporting prowess combined with a great elegance and style. The same photographer has also featured archery, I wonder if there are other such classical sports still to be found.
Raissa Rocha Machado is an amazing, 25 year old track and field athlete from Salvador, the capital of the Brazilian state of Bahia.
Raissa has been a wheelchair user for all her life because of Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita(AMC). This is a congenital condition which causes joint contractures, stiffness and muscle weakness in some or all of one’s limbs. Fortunately, only Raissa’s lower limbs were affected, albeit in a pretty serious manner. She has never been able to use her legs in any way and also has some slight malformations in both her feet.
In her early childhood, Raissa didn’t accept herself because of her condition and felt excluded from her classmates.
When Raissa was 11 years old, her mother and her teacher encouraged her to try out gymnastics and wheelchair dancing. At first, this was quite a challenge for her, but as time grew on, she started to like it more and more.
At the age of 13, Raissa started to practice athletics. This proved to be exactly what she wanted with her life. She even turned out to have a huge talent, especially for the javelin throw. Furthermore, her parents, teachers and classmates did a tremendous job in supporting her! She started to compete more and more in some smaller regional tournaments and at age 15, she played her first major tournament; the Brazilian Championships in São Paulo.
Raissa has booked some major successes in the previous years. In 2015, she won a bronze medal in the Parapan-American Games in Toronto. In 2016, she competed in the Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, and in 2019, she won the gold medal at the Parapan-American Games in Lima! She was also runner-up in the 2015 World Athletics Championship in Doha.
Now, Raissa has been selected to represent her country at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo, which will start in just a few weeks. Good luck Raissa!
If you’d like, you can visit Raissa on Instagram or you can check out her Facebook page by clicking the link down below!
The war in Ukraine has now been raging for over two weeks. One weapon has become synonymous with Ukraine’s resistance to Russia’s invasion - Javelin. In this video we’ll look at the Javelin ATGM’s design, history and its use in Ukraine.
Six, the warforged barbarian, with his new mohawk, wooden Yosemite Sam mustache, and the extremely dangerous, all-metal battle forearm fist. Sketched version here with more detail and explanation!
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