Champion Wheelchair Athlete Returns To Urbana Campus This Weekend
U of I alum Josh George returns to campus on Sunday to deliver the keynote speech at the Champaign-Urbana Jewish Federation's annual campaign kickoff event. Provided by Josh George
Champion wheelchair athlete Josh George returns to Champaign-Urbana this weekend.
The University of Illinois alum has won medals in three Paralympic games, and has won the men’s wheelchair division at marathons in Chicago, Los Angeles and London.
George is the keynote speaker at Sunday evening’s Champaign-Urbana Jewish Federation annual campaign kickoff event.
In this web extra, George discusses the accident that put him in a wheelchair, and how he flourished in wheelchair athletics.
George also discusses his longtime friendship with fellow U of I athlete Tatyana McFadden, and her amazing recovery from surgery for blood clots earlier this year.
Links
- McFadden Places 2nd In NYC Marathon Women’s Wheelchair Division
- McFadden Wins Chicago Marathon Women’s Wheelchair Div. For 8th Time
- After Four Wins, McFadden Places Fourth In Boston Marathon Women’s Wheelchair Competition
- McFadden Wins 4th Straight Women’s Wheelchair New York City Marathon
- Wheelchair Basketball Group Looks To Build On Nugent’s Vision
- U of I’s McFadden Wins Wheelchair Women Div. Of NYC Marathon; Josh George Places 2nd In Men’s
- Tatyana McFadden and IntelliWheels Marissa Siebel and Josh George on engineering a better wheelchair
- U of I Alums Win Chicago Marathon Wheelchair Divisions