COLORADO SPRINGS — Three Paralympians from Colorado Springs have won medals while representing Team USA at the Paralympic Games!
Hailey Danz and Allysa Seely both competed in the women's paratriathlon. Danz won gold and Seely won bronze. This is the third Paralympic Games where the women won a medal in this event.
Joshua O'Neil came back to Colorado Springs after a winning a silver medal in wheelchair rugby at the Paralympic Games in Paris. Loved ones were there to welcome him at the Colorado Springs Airport on Tuesday.
Paralympic medalist returns to Colorado Springs
"I mean, just to represent the United States is a... privilege," said O'Neil. "But to be able to actually go out and win... a medal is pretty awesome."
On Thursday, Colorado Springs Paralympic rifle shooter, Army Sergeant First Class John Wayne Joss, will compete.
Colorado Springs rifle shooter to compete in Paralympics for a third time
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