That is very inspiring for athletes who may also be dealing with a similar disability and defying the odds in such a great way!

Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding were two athletes participating in the 1994 Winter Olympics. Before competition, Nancy Kerrigan was attacked by a man. Later, it was released that Tonya Harding admitted to being behind the plan of attack.
archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes....

I think it is the athletes decision depending on the severity of the injury (ex. Concussion). It really just depends on the situation.

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Should Bichette be playing in the World Series? Although he is hurt is it in the teams best interest for him to play or should he consider his health instead? I think he should play because this is such an amazing, rare opportunity. @kin110uofr.bsky.social
www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/article/...

That is amazing that he used himself to be a role model for younger athletes.

This is very empowering to young athletes as it shows that you can do hard things while expressing yourself in other ways as well.

Manon Rhéaume was the first woman to play in the NHL and the first woman to sign a professional hockey contract. She challenged the norm of feminism as in the past when this happened, hockey was seen as a male dominated sport. This has empowered many young female athletes.

www.manonrheaume33.com

Fred Sasakamoose was one of the first Indigenous peoples from Canada to play in the NHL. He was later a founder of the Northern Indian Hockey League, Saskatchewan Indian Summer and Winter games, and All Nations Hockey School. saskhockeyhalloffame.ca/inductees/ca....

Yes, as once they succeed it makes the accomplishment better. It might not feel good at the time but it will.

They need to focus on the main goal and not feel critiqued by males around them.

I want to become an occupational therapist. I am very physically active now and I would want to continue that in the future. I will maintain a healthy lifestyle and do recreation sport including softball.

Small towns around Saskatchewan and other provinces in Canada provide a basketball program for kids called the Junior NBA. It is all equal playing time to get kids involved and learning about basketball. It is student/ teachers/parents coaches and requires specific courses to coach.

www.jrnba.ca

Do you think she is a good coach?

In this article, it is discussed how women still deal with sexism in sport constantly. Particularly, Caitlyn Clark spoke in an interview about how females still face many challenges in sports.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/....
#criticaltheory

I would define a sport as an activity that involves a collective set of rules where you are competing against someone else or a team and includes physical activity. If it is missing any of the above, it isn’t a sport.