Winter Paralympics: 6 rising stars to watch out for in Beijing
- Like the Winter Games before it, the focus will turn to the many rising stars looking to make their mark on Paralympic history
- China’s youngest Para athlete Geng Yanhong will make her debut in snowboarding
The world’s best Paralympic athletes will gather in Beijing for the 13th Winter Games over the next two weeks and like the Winter Olympics, much of this year’s focus will shift to the rising stars looking to make their mark on history.
Most of these rookie stars are first-timers and therefore are being watched with excitement, as some of them are expected to drive their respective sports in the future.
We take a closer look at six rising young Para athletes to watch at the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games.
Huang Lingxin – cross-country skiing, China
Cross-country skier Huang Lingxin will make his Paralympic debut at Beijing 2022. The 19-year-old from Yunnan province has trained in cross-country skiing for three years.
Huang and his teammates have spent the past several months at the Baiyin national training base, a state-of-the-art facility situated in the stunning landscape of China’s Gansu province, where he has been putting the finishing touches to his preparations for the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games. He said the ski track in Baiyin was very similar to the course he will compete on.
Kyle Taulman, sitting-skiing, USA
Kyle Taulman is just one of a number of inspirational athletes who will be making his Paralympic debut in Beijing.
At age two doctors discovered a cancerous tumour that was wrapped around his spinal cord which left him paralysed. The Freeport, Illinois, native took up ski racing after his family relocated to Colorado and he has gone on to achieve great things in the world of sport.
