‘Running on his hands’: Chinese world record holder wows public with skateboarding skills
Xie Junwu, paralyzed at 19 after falling from a tree, has mastered skateboarding in his wheelchair.
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Xie Junwu, a 55-year-old man in southeastern China paralyzed from the waist down at age 19, has gained internet fame for his exceptional wheelchair skateboarding skills.
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Why It Matters
Xie Junwu suffered a thoracic spinal cord injury at age 19 after falling from a tree, leaving him paralyzed from the waist down.
A man from southeastern China, dubbed the “Wind-Breaking Rider,” has mastered his wheelchair and stunned the internet with his skateboarding skills.
Xie Junwu, 55, lives in Nanchang, Jiangxi province. At 19, he fell from a tree, injuring his thoracic spinal cord and leaving him paralysed from the waist down.
For the first eight years after his injury, Xie depended entirely on his mother. Confined to his home, he struggled with the loss of his independence.
“The pain was secondary,” Xie recalled in a video. “The real tragedy was losing sight of a future.”
Open Questions
- How did Xie Junwu learn to skateboard in a wheelchair?
