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15 March, 2020 11:14 pm

Alan Kempster also deserves a gold medal

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Watching the sheer determination of the athletes in this year’s Paralympic Games and seeing former F1 driver Alex Zanardi who lost both his legs in a horrific accident at Lausitzring in 2001, win a gold medal in hand cycling yesterday, shows the world that suffering a severe physical disability don’t always stop the passion for life, take for instance the amazing and inspiring story of Alan Kempster.

Kempster is a double-amputee, he lost both his right arm and leg in a terrible motorcycle accident when he was hit by a drunk driver in 1990, but he just couldn’t give up riding and decided he also needed to prove himself in racing because he wanted to open a motorcycle school for the disabled, so he fixed up a motorcycle with left hand controls and competed in a local race and won it.

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While motorcycle racing isn’t an Olympic sport, we personally think that the IOC should give Kempster an honorary gold medal as he too is an inspiration to everyone.

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