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You can get in touch with John by emailing j. Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. A Chinese Paralympian and double amputee who relearned how to "walk" with the help of a basketball continued to inspire her nation this week, medaling at a national swim meet. Qian Hongyan, 25, first made headlines more than 15 years ago when local news outlets photographed her sitting inside a makeshift wheelchair made from half a basketball and moving around using wooden-handled paddles.

She returned to front pages on Thursday after claiming a silver medal in the meter breaststroke SB5 at the 11th National Games for Persons with Disabilities in Xi'an, part of China's northwestern Shaanxi province. Her time of added to a growing list of achievements. Qian, from Lulling county in southwestern Yunnan province, lost both her legs when she was struck by a truck at the age of 4.

Her grandfather cut open a basketball and lined it with cotton, placing her inside so she could relearn to walk. It earned her the nickname "Basketball Girl" and led to a nationwide drive to assist her impoverished family and help crowdfund her prosthetic limbs.