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Jade Lanai
Jade Lanai Oliveira Moreira (born October 15, 2004, in Palmas, Brazil) is a Brazilian Paralympic wheelchair tennis player who represents her country in various international competitions. She has won significant titles in junior circuits, such as the US Open Wheelchair Juniors in both singles and doubles. She is known for her determination to overcome physical challenges and succeed in the sport. Personal life Jade Lanai was born in Palmas, Tocantins, and raised in BrasÃlia, Federal District. Since birth, she has lived with myelomeningocele, a neural tube defect that caused paraplegia. Despite these challenges, Jade found a path to success through wheelchair tennis, becoming an internationally recognized athlete. Her journey often required financial support through crowdfunding campaigns, such as selling T-shirts to fund her participation in international tournaments in Europe and the United States. Career 2021 In September 2021, Jade was part of Brazil's junior team, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wheelchair Tennis
Wheelchair tennis is one of the forms of tennis Adaptive sport, adapted for wheelchair users. The size of the court, net height and rackets are the same, but there are two major differences from pedestrian tennis: athletes use specially designed wheelchairs, wheelchairs, and the ball may bounce up to two times, where the second bounce may also occur outside the court. Wheelchair tennis has been played at all four Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slams since 2007 and is one of the sports played at the Summer Paralympics. There are three categories, Men, Women, and Quads; each category has singles and doubles tournaments. The Quad, the newest division, is for players that have substantial loss of function in at least one upper limb, but may include various disabilities besides quadriplegia. The division is sometimes called Mixed, especially at the Paralympic Games. Quad players often tape the rackets to their hand, to compensate for loss of function, and some players are allowed to use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |