{"id":2475,"date":"2012-03-15T06:00:27","date_gmt":"2012-03-15T06:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/landauinjurylaw.com\/theathleteslawyer\/?p=2475"},"modified":"2012-03-15T06:00:27","modified_gmt":"2012-03-15T06:00:27","slug":"us-paratriathlon-athletes-inspire-prepare-for-paralympics-in-brazil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/landauinjurylaw.com\/theathleteslawyer\/2012\/03\/15\/us-paratriathlon-athletes-inspire-prepare-for-paralympics-in-brazil\/","title":{"rendered":"US Paratriathlon Athletes Inspire, Prepare for Paralympics in Brazil"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_2476\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2476\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/landauinjurylaw.com\/theathleteslawyer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/03\/dkwl-ramos-usat.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-2476\" src=\"https:\/\/landauinjurylaw.com\/theathleteslawyer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/03\/dkwl-ramos-usat-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Paratriathlete Jose Ramos and Masters triathlete Doug Landau at this week's US Olympic Committee and USA Triathlon reception in Washington, D.C.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2476\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paratriathlete Jose Ramos and Masters triathlete Doug Landau at the USA Triathlon and Olympic Committee reception in Washington, D.C.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While able-bodied athletes like Olympian Hunter Kemper appear on Wheaties cereal boxes, Paratriathletes like Jose Rios inspire us all.  Herndon Virginia lawyer and multisport athlete Doug Landau had an opportunity to speak with this engaging young hero and learn about the efforts being made by the American Paratriathlon competitors.  The U.S. Olympic Committee (&#8220;USOC&#8221;) and <a title=\"USAT\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatriathlon.org\" target=\"_blank\">USA Triathlon (&#8220;USAT&#8221;)<\/a> invited Triathlon Trial Lawyer <a title=\"landau law shop web site\" href=\"https:\/\/www.landaulawshop.com\" target=\"_blank\">Doug Landau<\/a> to attend an exclusive reception this week at the Capital Hilton in Washington, DC.  Rob Urbach, CEO of USA Triathlon, Senator Scott Brown (Mass.) and other luminaries from the multi-sport community spoke in order to raise awareness of the needs of the American Olympic and Paralympic teams.  It is more expensive for paratriathletes to <!--more-->travel and compete.  As the USOC does not receive government funding, private contributions are necessary for these amazing sportsmen and sportswomen.<\/p>\n<p>Official technical training of USA Para-triathlon has begun in anticipation of the <a title=\"USAT paratriathlon \" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatriathlon.org\/audience\/athlete-resources\/paratriathletes.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Rio De Janeiro 2016 Paralympics<\/a>, where the sport will make its debut in the Games in Brazil. In May of last year, the <a title=\"Challenged Athletes Foundation CAF\" href=\"https:\/\/www.challengedathletes.org\/site\/c.4nJHJQPqEiKUE\/b.6460925\/k.9509\/Events_Calendar\/apps\/cd\/event.asp\" target=\"_blank\">Challenged Athletes Foundation&#8217;s (&#8220;CAF&#8221;)<\/a> Dodge\/CAF Para Triathlon Camp saw a number of  athletes refine their technical abilities. The participants were taught how to get the most out of training, how to practice proper nutrition and how to race effectively. Among the participants were nine members of CAF&#8217;s Operation Rebound which assists permanently injured military and first responders. &#8220;This was by far the best time investment I have made in my triathlon journey,&#8221; said Jose Ramos, a retired Navy Corpsman who lost his arm below the elbow in during the war in Iraq in 2004.  Ramos joined the Navy to become a Hospital Corpsman in 2000.  He served along side Marines as a platoon &#8220;Doc,&#8221; serving a tour in Afghsanistan and 2 tours in Iraq.  In addition to losing his left arm after being hit by a rocket, the Arlington Virginia resident suffered nerve damage in his left leg and bulging discs in his back.  He used sports in his rehabilitation to get outside of the hospital environment; after only 4 months after this injury, he ran the NYC Marathon !  Truly inspiring.<\/p>\n<p>For ways to give to the Challenged Athletes Foundation, <a title=\"CAF giving\" href=\"https:\/\/www.challengedathletes.org\/site\/c.4nJHJQPqEiKUE\/b.6449075\/k.66F7\/Ways_To_Give_Overview.htm\" target=\"_blank\">click here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While able-bodied athletes like Olympian Hunter Kemper appear on Wheaties cereal boxes, Paratriathletes like Jose Rios inspire us all. Herndon Virginia lawyer and multisport athlete Doug Landau had an opportunity to speak with this engaging young hero and learn about the efforts being made by the American Paratriathlon competitors. The U.S. Olympic Committee (&#8220;USOC&#8221;) and&hellip;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/landauinjurylaw.com\/theathleteslawyer\/2012\/03\/15\/us-paratriathlon-athletes-inspire-prepare-for-paralympics-in-brazil\/\" title=\"Continue reading &lsquo;US Paratriathlon Athletes Inspire, Prepare for Paralympics in Brazil&rsquo;\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[265,298,616,621,682,705,715,740,1202,1217,1301,2640,2713,2718,3102,3228,3231,3235,3245,3257,3639,3856,3922,5199,5504],"class_list":["post-2475","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cases","tag-arm-amputation","tag-ashburn-village-injury-lawyer","tag-best-leesburg-virginia-injury-lawyer","tag-best-loudoun-injury-lawyer","tag-best-reston-virginia-injury-lawyer","tag-best-sports-injury-lawyer","tag-best-triathlon-injury-lawyer","tag-best-wod-bike-injury-lawyer","tag-broadlands-bike-crash-lawyer","tag-bulging-discs-in-back","tag-challenged-athletes-foundation","tag-herndon-reston-crash-injury-law","tag-herndon-virginia-lawyer","tag-herndon-virginia-social-security-disability-lawyer","tag-jose-ramos","tag-leesburg-bike-crash-lawyer","tag-leesburg-bike-injury","tag-leesburg-car-crash","tag-leesburg-motorcycle-crash-lawyer","tag-leg-nerve-damage","tag-navy-hospital-corpsman","tag-paralympic-team","tag-permanently-injured","tag-triathlete-injury-lawyer","tag-virginia-injury-disability-lawyer"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>US Paratriathlon Athletes Inspire, Prepare for Paralympics in Brazil - Sports Injury Law<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/landauinjurylaw.com\/theathleteslawyer\/2012\/03\/15\/us-paratriathlon-athletes-inspire-prepare-for-paralympics-in-brazil\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"US Paratriathlon Athletes Inspire, Prepare for Paralympics in Brazil - Sports Injury Law\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"While able-bodied athletes like Olympian Hunter Kemper appear on Wheaties cereal boxes, Paratriathletes like Jose Rios inspire us all. 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