We’ve got blind swimmers, runners with no legs and rugby players in wheelchairs.

U.S. Navy Lt. Bradley Snyder lost his sight defusing IEDs in Afghanistan only one year ago, and now he’s competing for gold on the U.S. Paralympic team (more about Lt. Snyder).

These are our heroes, our car crash victims, and I-was-simply-born-this-way human. All reaching for gold.

Clearly, disability is the wrong word.

Paralympians Grab for Gold

Paralympians are surely the superheroes of our world. Overcoming unimaginable odds, these athletes have been battling it out for gold over the past weeks and the Games end this weekend.

Tony Voltenpest, is the fastest paralympic runner in the world.

In the Soccer-Men’s 5-a-side preliminary match with Spain against Argentina, the players wear blindfolds to even the field among partially-sighted and blind players. The ball emits a sound, which helps them keep track of it.

China celebrate as they win a point against the United States in the Women’s Sitting Volleyball game.

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Source: news.discovery.com

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    the paralympics are awesome.
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    Blind folded soccer, impossible!
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