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Wheelchair racers from Illinois include Olympic medal winner

By Noah Sheidlower
July 4, 2022
Wheelchair racers Yen Hoang and Raphael Botsyo came from Illinois to attend the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta on Monday, July 4, 2022.

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Wheelchair racers Yen Hoang, 25, and Raphael Botsyo, 43, came from Illinois to attend the race today.

Both train together in Champaign and have been coming for four and five years respectively.

”What I love about Peachtree is home big the wheelchair division is,” said Hoang, who competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.

For Botsyo, who holds three Olympic gold medals representing Ghana, this race is about meeting athletes from across the globe and advocating for athletic opportunities for people with disabilities.

”We need to create opportunities for everyone and treat everyone equally,” Botsyo said.

About the Author

Noah Sheidlower is an intern on the Living, Food and Dining team. He has written about food, culture, and business for CNN, NBC News, the New York Post, and the Columbia Daily Spectator, where he was Arts & Entertainment Editor. He also has one of the largest takeout menu collections in the world and loves all things classical music.

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