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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Eric Garcia

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In 2012, Josh Turek (R) competed for the USA men's basketball team in the Paralympics. Now he’s running for Senate out of Iowa - (Getty Images)

With the Winter Olympics wrapped up, the Paralympic Games are about to kick off and Josh Turek is familiar with the stress the athletes with disabilities are about to experience, given he has competed in basketball four times and won two gold medals.

“And I'm really excited to see some of the Paralympic sports of the Winter Paralympics are really, really exciting, like sled hockey is amazing,” he told The Independent. “And I love to see the downhill skiing on the monoskis.”

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