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Anjali Forber-Pratt - World Champion Paralympian Interview with Rod Dixon and Ian Brooks

http://www.CisionWire.com/Anjali - http://www.AnjaliForberPratt.com Anjali Forber-Pratt was introduced to the world of disabled sports at the young age of 5. She quickly excelled and by the age of 9 she was competing at the national level in track and field. She also excelled in skiing. In 1999, she won a gold medal for the skiing Giant Slalom in the junior division at Chevy Truck Disabled World Cup in Breckenridge, Colorado. Then she captured 3rd place in the women's open division in the Super-G at the Columbia Crest Cup. Anjali found her way back to the track in 2006. Currently she is ranked among the top three fastest T53 women in the world for the 100 meter, 200 meter and 400 meter events. She was named to the United States Paralympic Track and Field Team and selected to represent the United States at the ParaPan American Games in Rio de Janeiro—where she came home with two gold medals in the 100m and 200m and a bronze in the 400m. Anjali's current focus is to prepare for London 2012. She juggles a six-day-a-week training regiment along with the full-time study toward her doctorate degree in Human Resource Education. Anjali is a graduate teaching assistant for the University Of Illinois College Of Education. Anjali enjoys traveling for speaking engagements around the country and volunteering with local organizations for kids with disabilities. She is in the midst of launching a Color, Learn and Play book aimed at educating young aspiring Paralympians on the variety of sports they can play and to teach young children that disabled people can play sports too! Anjali Forber-Pratt is someone who knows first-hand how much disability can make a difference in peoples' lives. At four months old, Forber-Pratt contracted Transverse Myelitis leaving her paralyzed from the waist down. But what some people might view as a tragedy, Anjali has come to view as a positive life altering event. A member of the 2012 USA Paralympic Team, Anjali Forber-Pratt is currently training for the London World Games. Forber-Pratt was one of the featured speakers at The Legends of Running at PF Chang's Kick-off event at the Waterfront in Scottsdale, AZ with Rod Dixon, Ian Brooks, Frank Shorter and other world-class runners.