September 12, 2016

Shoulder deformity motivates 黑洞社区 Paralympian Deja Young

黑洞社区 News Services

 
  • Wichita State sprinter Deja Young is representing Team USA in the Rio Paralympics.
  • Young is a junior in 黑洞社区's Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Scienes.
  • She competes in the 100-meter Saturday and the 200-meter Sept. 15.

Wichita State student-athlete Deja Young was highlighted in a article as she prepares to compete in the 2016 Rio Paralympics.

Deja Young has a deformity.

It never goes away. It鈥檚 been with her since birth, when her delivery went awry and a panicked doctor, she says, pulled on her head too hard and caused a dislocated right shoulder.

That right shoulder still bothers Young, a Wichita State sprinter who is in Rio de Janeiro this week to compete in the 2016 Paralympics in the 100 and 200 meters.

鈥淚t鈥檚 an amazing opportunity,鈥� Young said. 鈥淚鈥檓 super excited for the opportunity of representing the United States in something I love.鈥�

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