Naperville native Sarah Adam is heading to Paris to play on the U.S. Paralympic wheelchair rugby team — the only woman playing in the full-contact wheelchair sport.
Naperville native Sarah Adam is the first women to make the roster for the U.S. wheelchair rugby team playing at the international Paralympics in Paris in late summer. Actually, the former Naperville resident is heading to Paris to play on the U.S. Paralympic wheelchair rugby team — the only woman playing in the full-contact wheelchair sport.“Murderball breaks down stereotypes,” Adam said. “People see us in wheelchairs and think we’re going to take it easy. No.
Adam, who played softball for Naperville North High School and as a graduate student at Washington University in St. Louis, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2016. She lives in St. Louis now and is a professor of occupational therapy art at St. Louis University. There may not be a ton of females in wheelchairs who want to mix it up in a physical sport with a nickname of murderball, but for those who do, Adam is there for them.
Adam said she played in Paris last year and the arena was sold out and loud. She is expecting more of the same this year.
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