For several years, the German Short Course Swimming Champion-ships for amputee swimmers and swimmers with other disabilities were organized in the city of Chemnitz. More recently the annual event was moved to other German cities like Wuppertal or Remscheid. So on November 26 and 27, 2011 - amputee swimmers and swimmers with other disabilities once again were in Remscheid for this year's German Short Course Swimming Championships for disabled swimmers. Please visit our TALBRONSTEIN.NET site to find out more and view two sets of photographs taken during the event - CLICK HERE..

From October 9 to 15, 2011 amputee athletes and athletes with other disabilities from all over Europe are taking part in the Men's and Women's European Championships in Sitting Volleyball. The competition is being organized in Rotterdam's Topsport Center and teams from the following countries have been taking part in the event: The Netherlands, Russia, Bosnia, Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Latvia,Slovenia, Hungary, Finland, Ukraine, Great Britain, Azerbaijan. For some photographs taken during the tournament - please CLICK HERE.

From April 28 to May 1, 2011, amputee swimmers and swimmers with other disabilities from around the world were in Berlin for the 25th International German Swimming Open for athletes with a disability. Remember a previous competition organized in Berlin and view some additional photographs taken in the year 2003. Some of the athletes which took part in the event back then are still competing, others have ended their career or became coaches or team officials. For more - please visit TALBRONSTEIN.NET.

From July 22 to 24 amputee athletes and athletes with other disabilities from Germany, Poland, Australia, Malaysia and other countries met in Singen for the 2011 German Athletics Nationals. Please visit our TALBRONSTEIN.NET to find out more and view 80 photographs taken during the competition - CLICK HERE.

From June 23 to June 25, 2011, disabled swimmers from all over France were in Montelimar for the 2011 Natation Handisport competition. For some of the athletes it was the last chance to get ready for the 2011 IPC European Championships which will be organized in July in Berlin, Germany. Please visit our TALBRONSTEIN.NET site for more information and three sets of photographs taken during the last day of the competition - CLICK HERE.

For the 22nd time the Werner-von-Siemens Cup sitting volleyball tournament was organized on May 7 and 8, 2011, in the Northern German city of Hamburg. Sitting volleyball players from all over Germany, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and other countries took part in the event. To find out more, check results and view 56 photographs taken during the event - please visit our TALBRONSTEIN.NET site - CLICK HERE.

On May 14 disabled athletes from all over France, The United Arab Emirates, Canada, Tunisia, the United Kingdom, Switzerland and other countries were in Avignon, near Marseille, for this year's Meeting International d’athlétisme Handisport, the international meeting for disabled athletes. To find out more and view two sets of photographs taken during the event - please visit our TALBRONSTEIN.NET site - CLICK HERE.

For three days amputee swimmers and swimmers with other disabilities were in Esbjerg to take part in the 2011 Danish Open Swimming Championships, which were organized between March 11 and 13. This year's participants came from Poland, Israel, Norway, the Slovak Republic, Hungary, Turkey, the Netherlands, Germany, Azerbaijan and from all over Denmark. To find out more and view three sets of photographs - please visit our TALBRONSTEIN.NET site. CLICK HERE.

On January 15, 2011, swimmers from all over France came to Saint Malo for the Championnat de France des Régions de Natation Handisport, the 2011 French Regional Swimming Champs for athletes with a disability. The competition was organized again at the Piscine de Naye, the swimming complex close to the historical old city of Saint-Malo. CLICK HERE for more information and photographs.

On November 20 and 21, 2010, amputee swimmers and swimmers with other disabilities from all over Hungary and the Slovak Republic took part in this year's Hungarian Open Swimming Championships for disabled athletes. The competition took place in the modern Arpad Swimming Complex in the city of Hajdúszoboszló, near Debrecen. Please visit our TALBRONSTEIN.NET site for more information and 56 photographs. CLICK HERE.

Amputee soccer players from all over the world were in Argentina to take part in the Amputee Football World Championships which was held between October 16 and 24. Find out more about the event by visiting WORLDAMPUTEEFOOTBALL.COM. To remember the last world championships held in Antalya in 2007 - please visit our TALBRONSTEIN.NET and view some photographs not shown on our web site before.

Each year in September, thousands of Canadians and people from around the world take part in the Terry Fox Run to honor legendary leg amputee Terry Fox and to raise money for cancer research. Terry Fox, who lost his right leg above the knee to cancer at the age of 18, became well known when he ran across Canada in 1980 to show the capabilities of amputees and to raise money for research. Until today the foundation set up in his name has raised millions of dollars to continue what he has started.
THE TERRY FOX FOUNDATION
TERRY FOX MOVIE (ON YOUTUBE)
TERRY FOX MOVIE ON DVD

View a 2004 Paralympics Slide Show and remember the previous Paralympic Games for amputees, wheelchair users and persons with other disabilities in Athens, Greece.
VIEW PARALYMPICS SLIDE SHOW

Watch leg amputee Josh Sundquist in his newest youtube video called "The Amputee Rap".
WATCH THE AMPUTEE RAP

Amputee athletes and athletes with other disabilities from around the world went to China to compete in the Paralympic Games in Beijing. For some Paralympians, preparing for the competition was especially difficult. Due to the ongoing war in Iraq, the country's National Paralympic Weightlifting Team had to train abroad to qualify and get ready for the Games. Visit aliveinbaghdad.org to watch a video about their stay in Syria.
ALIVEINBAGHDAD.ORG

Josh Sundquist, a leg amputee from Williamsburg, USA, lost his left leg to cancer at the age of 9 and started speaking to groups about his experiences shortly thereafter. He has since shared his story as a keynote speaker at schools, Fortune 500 companies, and in Washington, DC at the White House. Watch him online.
WATCH JOSH SUNDQUIST