http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/old/taxonomy/term/1327/0 en http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/photo/underdog-olympics-halifax-based-sprinter-sets-sigh/21446 <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img src="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/img_4219_0.jpg" alt="" title="Halifax-based Jackie Marciano is training toward the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Photo Geordon Omand" width="450" height="300" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> <div class="field-item even"> <img src="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/img_4198.jpg" alt="" title="&quot;As Para-athletes you just kind of have to go out and get your own money,” says Marciano. Photo Geordon Omand" width="450" height="300" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> <div class="field-item odd"> <img src="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/img_4258.jpg" alt="" title="the Paralympics play an important role in normalizing sports that don’t fit into the able-bodied mainstream. Photo Geordon Omand" width="450" height="300" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> </div> </div> <p>K&#39;JIPUKTUK (Halifax) -&nbsp;Despite being the second-largest sporting event in the modern world, the Paralympic Games&mdash;the premier tournament for athletes with physical disabilities&mdash;rarely garn</p> <p><a href="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/photo/underdog-olympics-halifax-based-sprinter-sets-sigh/21446" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/photo/underdog-olympics-halifax-based-sprinter-sets-sigh/21446#comments Geordon Omand Health Sports disabilities paralympics sports Wed, 12 Feb 2014 12:39:25 +0000 Robert DeVet 21446 at http://halifax.mediacoop.ca