Arly Velásquez

Arly Aristides Velásquez Peñaloza[a] (born August 17, 1988) is a Paralympian who represented Mexico at the 2010 Winter Paralympics, along with teammate Armando Ruiz.

Velasquez broke his back in a mountain biking accident in 2001.

At 13 years of age, Velásquez suffered an accident that left him with broken vertebrae and an irreversible spinal cord injury.

Despite his accident, at age 15 he attempted several wheelchair sports, such as shot put, wheelchair basketball, wheel chair javelin and swimming, before discovering the sport of mono-skiing.

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