Paralympian Sarah Adam Makes History as the First American Woman to Score in Wheelchair Rugby

Mar. 15, 2025

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She continued, “It is great to see us getting the recognition we’ve always deserved. I am so glad that fans will have the opportunity to fall in love with our stories and our sports and to get to do all this alongside this amazing team is truly an honor. I have worked hard to become an elite athlete and am proud to be part of this team.”

Speaking toUSA Today,Adam remarked, “We know people are going to fall in love with our stories and our sports and to be able to do that alongside these amazing teammates, this is truly a special team and I’m honored to be a part of it."

According to Adam’s Team USAbio, the Naperville, Illinois native earned a spot on the national team in 2022 and earned a silver medal with the team in the 2022 World Championships.

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When she’s not making Paralympic history, Adam is a professor of occupational therapy at St. Louis University in Missouri.

After the Group 1 victory over Canada on Thursday for Team USA, Aoki told USA Today that his team is, “happy with the win."

“Certainly Canada brought it as we knew they would. But yeah, happy with the win.”

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source: people.com