Paralympian Samantha Bosco joins us today to discuss her story as a Paralympic track and road cyclist. Samantha won two bronze medals at the Rio Paralympics, in the C5 3km pursuit on the track and the C5 time trial on the road (C5 riders include those with movement affected at a low level in one arm, moderately affected in one leg, or the absence of all, or part of an arm).

Samantha had planned to compete in her second Paralympics at Tokyo 2020, but a month prior to the start of those Games, she crashed in a training ride, causing severe injuries including a skull fracture and brain contusion.

We talked with Samantha about her accident and her recovery--after a lot of work and therapy, Samantha returned to bike racing and has been a force to be reckoned with on the para cycling circuit, adding many wins to her resume, including three medals at the 2023 Parapan American Games. She is looking forward to competing at the Paralympics in Paris later this year.

Learn more about Samantha at her website, and follow her on YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram.

Plus, news from Paris 2024 and TKFLASTAN -- so many of our past guests were at Olympic and Paralympic Trials this week! And Team Australia has its own Paris 2024 song.

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For a transcript of this episode, please visit http://flamealivepod.com.

Thanks so much for listening, and until next time, keep the flame alive!

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