Paralysed Nanchang man becomes world record skateboarding wheelchair rider
⏮ BeforeFor eight years after his injury, Xie depended entirely on his mother.
✅ NowHe rides a skateboard in his wheelchair and is a world record holder.
In short
- Xie Junwu, 55, lives in Nanchang, Jiangxi province, and is known as the Wind-Breaking Rider.
- He was paralysed from the waist down after a fall from a tree at 19.
- He depended on his mother for the first eight years after his injury before he rebuilt his skills.
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Xie spent years at home struggling with the loss of his independence. He has since built skills that have made him a world record holder. The source is short, so the details of his record and training are not given here.
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From South China Morning Post
A man from southeastern China, dubbed the “Wind-Breaking Rider,” has mastered his wheelchair and stunned the internet with his skateboarding skills. Xie Junwu, 55, lives in Nanchang, Jiangxi province. At 19, he fell from a tree, injuring his thoracic spinal cord and leaving him paralysed from the waist down. For the first eight years after his injury, Xie depended entirely on his mother. Confined to his home, he struggled with the loss of his independence. “The pain was secondary,” Xie recalled...
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