SAN FRANCISCO -- Getting your car broken into is bad enough, but it's even worse when it's on your birthday. That's what happened to a San Francisco man who is training to join the U.S. Paralympic ...

I was taken aback by the announcement from the International Olympic Committee that the runner from South Africa was not permitted to run in the next Olympics due to him having prosthetic legs as a ...

CHICAGO, IL -- A 19-year-old who lost both legs during in a car crash last year got a new set of prosthetic legs thanks to a Boston Marathon bombing survivor. Heather Abbott was cheering on marathon ...

Advances in biomechanics and prosthetic engineering have significantly transformed our understanding of running in amputee athletes. The integration of running‐specific prostheses (RSPs) has enabled ...

It's the taking part that matters, so they say. And one New York City Marathon runner proved that with an unforgettable display of courage and determination. At 12:30 a.m., long after the other 58,999 ...

Oscar Pistorius was told he couldn’t compete in the 2008 Olympics because his prosthetic legs gave him an unfair advantage. The ban was eventually lifted, but the debate lacked an authoritative ...

The last person to cross the NYC Marathon sparked this spontaneous moment from the crowd After more than 15 hours on the course, Venezuelan athlete Juan Pablo Dos Santos finished the NYC Marathon on ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — The family of a young man battling bone cancer is hoping someone will come across his stolen prosthetic leg. Doctors diagnosed Atticus Root with cancer at the age of 13. The next year ...