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"I Cried Like A Baby": Ex-Nepalese Soldier With Artificial Legs Who Scaled Everest
The 44-year-old mountaineer scripted a world record as he became the world's first double above-the-knee amputee to summit the 8,848.86-metre peak on May 20.
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Ex-Nepalese Soldier With Artificial Legs Scales Everest, Creates History
A double amputee ex-British Gurkha soldier has scaled Mt. Everest, scripting history by becoming the first in the category to scale the world's highest peak with artificial legs, an official said on Saturday.
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Man With World's First Double Arm Transplant Shares Recovery Journey
In 2021, Mr Gretarsson got the worlds first double arm transplant and since then, he has made incredible progress in recovery. He is now able to drive, brush his teeth along with playing with his dog.
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British Double Amputee, Aged 5, Raises 1 Million Pounds With Walk
Five-year-old Tony Hudgell has raised more than 1 million pounds ($1.24 million) for the London hospital that saved his life by walking 10 km on his new prosthetic legs after being inspired by Captain Tom's record-breaking challenge.
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Chinese Double Amputee Finally Summits Everest, Decades After First Bid
A Chinese climber who lost both legs to frostbite on Everest four decades ago finally reached the summit Monday, just months after the revocation of a controversial ban on double amputee climbers attempting the world's highest peak.
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Chinese Double Amputee Xia Boyu To Climb Everest After Ban Revoked
A Chinese climber who lost both legs to frostbite on Everest four decades ago is hoping to finally reach the summit after Nepal's top court overruled a controversial government ban on blind and double amputee climbers.
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US Senator, An Iraq War Veteran, Set To Be First To Give Birth In Office
US Senator Tammy Duckworth, a decorated Asian American army veteran and double amputee, announced Tuesday she was pregnant with her second child.
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Oscar Pistorius: The 'Broke And Broken' Olympian
Oscar Pistorius, the first double amputee to run in Olympics, has been sentenced to six years imprisonment for murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp
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Oscar Pistorius Sentenced To Six Years in Prison For Murdering his Girlfriend
Oscar Pistorius has been sentenced to six years in prison for murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in February 2013
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Oscar Pistorius Says The Girlfriend He Killed Would Want Him To Be Free
Oscar Pistorius, the double amputee Olympic track star who was convicted in the shooting death of his late girlfriend, believes she would not want him to be imprisoned for the crime.
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"I Cried Like A Baby": Ex-Nepalese Soldier With Artificial Legs Who Scaled Everest
The 44-year-old mountaineer scripted a world record as he became the world's first double above-the-knee amputee to summit the 8,848.86-metre peak on May 20.
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Ex-Nepalese Soldier With Artificial Legs Scales Everest, Creates History
A double amputee ex-British Gurkha soldier has scaled Mt. Everest, scripting history by becoming the first in the category to scale the world's highest peak with artificial legs, an official said on Saturday.
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Man With World's First Double Arm Transplant Shares Recovery Journey
In 2021, Mr Gretarsson got the worlds first double arm transplant and since then, he has made incredible progress in recovery. He is now able to drive, brush his teeth along with playing with his dog.
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British Double Amputee, Aged 5, Raises 1 Million Pounds With Walk
Five-year-old Tony Hudgell has raised more than 1 million pounds ($1.24 million) for the London hospital that saved his life by walking 10 km on his new prosthetic legs after being inspired by Captain Tom's record-breaking challenge.
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Chinese Double Amputee Finally Summits Everest, Decades After First Bid
A Chinese climber who lost both legs to frostbite on Everest four decades ago finally reached the summit Monday, just months after the revocation of a controversial ban on double amputee climbers attempting the world's highest peak.
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Chinese Double Amputee Xia Boyu To Climb Everest After Ban Revoked
A Chinese climber who lost both legs to frostbite on Everest four decades ago is hoping to finally reach the summit after Nepal's top court overruled a controversial government ban on blind and double amputee climbers.
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US Senator, An Iraq War Veteran, Set To Be First To Give Birth In Office
US Senator Tammy Duckworth, a decorated Asian American army veteran and double amputee, announced Tuesday she was pregnant with her second child.
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Oscar Pistorius: The 'Broke And Broken' Olympian
Oscar Pistorius, the first double amputee to run in Olympics, has been sentenced to six years imprisonment for murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp
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Oscar Pistorius Sentenced To Six Years in Prison For Murdering his Girlfriend
Oscar Pistorius has been sentenced to six years in prison for murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in February 2013
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Oscar Pistorius Says The Girlfriend He Killed Would Want Him To Be Free
Oscar Pistorius, the double amputee Olympic track star who was convicted in the shooting death of his late girlfriend, believes she would not want him to be imprisoned for the crime.
