Champion Wheelchair Athlete Returns To Urbana Campus This Weekend
Josh George will be the keynote speaker Sunday evening at the Champaign-Urbana Jewish Federation's annual campaign kickoff event.
U Of I Athlete George Talks Sunday Event In Champaign, Growing Popularity Of Paralympians
With all the attention on the Summer Olympics in Rio, some may not know that more events will be held in the city about three weeks from now. Seven athletes from the University of Illinois are currently competing there, but seventeen others with connections to the Urbana campus are prepping for the Paralympics, starting September 7. There's a chance to meet these athletes in downtown Champaign Sunday, including 4-time medialist Josh George.
U of I’s McFadden Wins Wheelchair Women Div. Of NYC Marathon; Josh George Places 2nd In Men’s
University of Illinois wheelchair athletes had a strong showing in Sunday's New York City Marathon, with Tatyana McFadden winning the women's division, and Josh George placing second among the men.
Tatyana McFadden and IntelliWheels Marissa Siebel and Josh George on engineering a better wheelchair
This hour, we hear from University of Illinois wheelchair athlete Tatyana McFadden about her Chicago Marathon win this past weekend. Jim Meadows also talks with IntelliWheels’ Marissa Siebel and Josh George, who took third place in the men’s wheelchair division of the Chicago Marathon, about their Champaign based company that makes geared wheelchair wheels.
