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Published: May 14th, 2008 12:57 AM
Last Modified: May 14th, 2008 12:57 AM
Anchorage teenager Dalton Dietrich was selected Tuesday as one of 25 U.S. athletes who will participate in the 2008 International Paralympic Academy in Beijing, China.
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The Paralympic Academy allows a select group of young athletes with physical disabilities to experience the Paralympic Games first hand. Participants meet U.S. Paralympic team members and attend ceremonies and competition, gaining an insider's perspective on the Games.
"Less than five percent of kids with physical disabilities participate in physical fitness programs," Charlie Huebner, Chief of U.S. Paralympics, said in a press release. "The Paralympic Academy Beijing provides us an opportunity to recognize those kids with physical disabilities and programs that promote physical fitness programs and health."
Student athletes, coaches and program leaders were chosen based on essay entries focused on how sports have impacted their lives.
BlazeSports Alaska volunteer coach Dave Poulin and Challenge Alaska Executive Director Beth Edmands will join Dietrich, 13.
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