A former engineer who underwent a life-saving amputation has built his own prosthetic limb for swimming. Alex Young, 46, from ...

It's the taking part that matters, so they say. And one New York City Marathon runner proved that with an unforgettable display of courage and determination. At 12:30 a.m., long after the other 58,999 ...

BOSTON -- Elation, exhaustion and triumph. A Boston Marathon survivor collapsed in triumph after finishing the event at which she lost a limb two years ago. Since losing her leg in the Boston Marathon ...

Oscar Pistorius was told he couldn’t compete in the 2008 Olympics because his prosthetic legs gave him an unfair advantage. The ban was eventually lifted, but the debate lacked an authoritative ...

The last person to cross the NYC Marathon sparked this spontaneous moment from the crowd After more than 15 hours on the course, Venezuelan athlete Juan Pablo Dos Santos finished the NYC Marathon on ...

A decade after Oscar Pistorius caused track-and-field officials to re-examine their rules regarding the use of prosthetic limbs at the Olympics, a high school amputee is running in open competition on ...

“I lost my leg but I didn’t lose surfing," said Kai McKenzie, who had his right leg amputated above the knee following the attack in Australia in July 2024 Gabrielle Rockson is a Writer-Reporter for ...