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Adam Berdichevsky
Adam Berdichevsky (; born 19 October 1983) is an Israeli mechanical engineer and competitive wheelchair tennis player.alternate link He represented Israel at the 2016 Rio Paralympics and the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. He represented Israel at the 2024 Summer Paralympics, Israel at the 2024 Paris Paralympics, in both singles and doubles. Berdichevsky was born in kibbutz Nir Yitzhak in the Gaza envelope. He served in the Israeli military, where he met his wife. He later studied mechanical engineering at Ben Gurion University and Ariel University, where he earned a bachelor's degree, and now works as a mechanical engineer. He lost most of his left leg in a boating accident during a vacation in Thailand in 2007. Berdichevsky, his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Rio Paralympics
The 2016 Summer Paralympics (), the 15th Summer Paralympic Games, were a major international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities governed by the International Paralympic Committee, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016. The Games marked the first time a Latin American and South American city hosted the event, the second Southern Hemisphere city and nation, the first one being the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, and also the first time a Lusophone (Portuguese-speaking) country hosted the event. These Games saw the introduction of two new sports to the Paralympic program: paracanoe, canoeing and the paratriathlon. The lead-up to these Paralympics were met with financial shortcomings attributed to tepid sponsor interest and ticket sales, which resulted in cuts to volunteer staffing and transport, the re-location of events and the partial deconstruction of the Deodoro Military Club, Deodoro venue cluster. However, ticket sales began to increase ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
