(Photo of Sheina Vaspi courtesy of International Paralympic Committee)
By Abigail Klein Leichman - January 23, 2022
Twenty-year-old downhill skier Sheina Vaspi will be Israel’s sole competitor at the Winter Paralympics in Beijing, March 4-13.
Although Israel has always sent a team to the Summer Paralympics, this marks the first time Israel will be competing in the Winter Paralympics.
In another first, Vaspi was the first Israeli to compete in the Para World Alpine Skiing Championships, ending January 23 in Lillehammer, Norway. This week she will go to Are, Sweden, for another competition before the Paralympics.
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