Paralympian Ezra Frech was capable of expertise representing the United States on the Tokyo Paralympics in 2021 and practically took dwelling two medals within the T63 lengthy and excessive bounce occasions.
Frech, who was born with congenital limb variations and is lacking most of his left leg and fingers on his left hand, is probably going headed for his second consecutive Paralympics after successful a gold medal within the T63 excessive bounce within the 2023 Paris World Championships and a silver medal within the 2024 Kobe World Championships.
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U.S. Paralympic athlete Ezra Frech (Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports)
He informed Fox News Digital in a latest interview that having the ability to characterize the U.S. on the worldwide stage was a dream come true.
“It was a dream of mine since I used to be a bit child to characterize the pink, white and blue,” he mentioned. “I imply, this nation’s superb, and I’m grateful for all of the alternatives it’s introduced me. I’m grateful to be residing in the most effective nation on the planet.
“So, I put on a whole lot of pleasure representing the pink, white and blue. There’s lots of people who’ve sacrificed quite a bit for our freedom, and I’m grateful to have the chance to compete internationally after which put on USA on my chest. It means quite a bit to me.”
Ezra Frech of the United States competes on the Para Athletics World Championships on July 13, 2023, in Paris. (Moto Yoshimura/Getty Images)
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Frech, whose Angel City Sports basis obtained a grant by means of the P&G Athletes for Good initiative, simply turned 19 and was solely 15 when he competed in his first Games. He completed fifth within the excessive bounce and eighth within the lengthy bounce.
In the 2023 World Championships, Frech set a world document along with his T63 High Jump at 1.95 meters.
He informed Fox News Digital will probably be as much as him alone to convey dwelling the gold from the Summer Paralympics in Paris this time round.
“The reality is, I simply gotta maintain doing what I’m doing, and I’ll win the gold,” he mentioned. “It’s all on me. If I lose this, it’s me. No one else did something to knock me off my recreation or there’s nobody that may come on the market and beat me. The solely particular person that may beat me in Paris is myself.”
Sam Grewe, proper, and Ezra Frech are proven on the World Para Athletics Championships on May 21, 2024, in Kobe, Japan. (Moto Yoshimura/Getty Images)
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The U.S. Paralympic Team Trials start on July 18 and run by means of July 21.
The Paralympics start Aug. 28 and run by means of Sept. 8.
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