Olympics|With Games Approaching, Paralympians Say They Need More Support
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With Games Approaching, Paralympians Say They Need More Support
U.S. Olympic officials are being criticized for their failure to provide personal assistants to some competitors. The champion swimmer Becca Meyers withdrew from the Games over the issue.
Mikey Brannigan competing in the 1,500-meter race at the U.S. Paralympic Trials in Minneapolis in June.Credit…David Berding/Getty Images
By Amanda Morris
Aug. 10, 2021
Mikey Brannigan, a gold medal-winning runner who is intellectually disabled, still remembers the stress and confusion of being lost in an airport.
In 2016, Brannigan had no one accompanying him as he flew to a team training camp ahead of the Rio Paralympics. Brannigan’s father, Kevin Brannigan, said his son missed his connection and didn’t find his way to another flight for hours.
“It was a lot harder because I flew by myself,” Mikey Brannigan said. “I felt bad that I missed my flight, and I was worried that [...]
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