EPISODE · Sep 11, 2021 · 40 MIN
Paralympic Medalist Marissa Papaconstantinou on the Lessons of Adversity and the Power of Representation
from The Shakeout Podcast · host Kate Van Buskirk, Marissa Papaconstantinou
The Tokyo Paralympic Games wrapped up last week, and our Athletics Canada team came away with 8 medals. One of those medals belongs to 21 year old sprinter Marissa Papaconstantinou who won bronze in the T64 100m. Marissa has been a rising star since she was fitted with her first running blade as a pre-teen, and she made her first Paralympic Games at just 16. But a slew of injuries and setbacks led to a rocky few years for this talented young athlete. In this episode Marissa shares the lessons she’s learned through adversity, the power of representation, and what comes next for this newly minted Paralympic medalist!Learn more about The Shakeout Podcast and Canadian Running Magazine on our website https://runningmagazine.ca/category/shakeout-podcast/Follow The Shakeout Podcast on Twitter https://twitter.com/ShakeoutPodcastInstagram https://www.instagram.com/shakeoutpodcast/ andFacebook https://www.facebook.com/theshakeoutpodcast/Subscribe to our weekly show on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-shakeout-podcast/id1224828899243
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Canadian sprinter Marissa Papaconstantinou returned from the Tokyo Paralympic Games with a bronze medal in the T64 100m. In this episode Marissa shares the lessons she’s learned through adversity, the power of representation, and what comes next for this newly minted Paralympic medalist!
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