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                4     Hamilton talked to two friends who            Wheelchair Sports
                   made hang gliders. She persuaded them
                   to build her a new wheelchair using hang-        Wheelchair sports can be very
                                                                    competitive and very demanding.
                   glider technology. An aluminum frame
                   made it strong, but light; it was half the       Elite wheelchair athletes have an
                   weight of her regular chair, and she could       awesome level of fitness, skill, and
                   really move in it. It even looked good. In       upper body strength. Wheelchair
                   fact, the only thing that stopped it from        basketball is very similar to stand-up
                                                                    basketball. Rules are adapted for
                   being absolutely perfect was that it was
                   blue; she would have preferred yellow.           wheelchairs. For example, only two
                5     Hamilton and her friends knew they            pushes are allowed before a player
                   were on to something. Hamilton couldn’t          must dribble the ball. Wheelchair
                   be the only one out there looking for a          rugby was developed by a group of
                                                                    Canadian athletes whose reduced
                   lighter, speedier chair. They formed a
                   company to make and sell “Quickie”               arm and hand functions didn’t allow
                   wheelchairs and specialized in meeting           them to compete equally in basketball.
                   the needs of athletes. The company               The objective is to carry the ball over
                   was hugely successful.                           the opponents’ goal line.


                     specialized  If a company specialized in         elite  Elite members of a group are those who
                     something, it provided a specific type of product.  are the best or most skilled.
                                                                      objective  An objective is a goal.




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