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One-Legged Dakar Racer Erez Avramov: Cometh The Hour, Cometh The Man!
One of the toughest forms of motorsports is the Dakar Rally. The sport is very challenging, both mentally and physically. The participants need to be really fit and determined.
Many fancy being a part of this gruelling rally, but what really counts is the goals set. Erez Avramov is determined and has his eye set on the Dakar.
What makes Erez so special is that he recently had his leg amputated after an accident that nearly cost him his life. He will be the first amputee to compete in the rally.
The inspiring story of Erez Avramov:
In 2010, Erez crashed head-on with a truck and broke his right femur into several pieces, severed his knee, and suffered multiple fractures to his ribs and sternum. His determination has kept him going with help from the doctors.
Doctors considered amputation of the leg, but later decided reconstruction was better a choice.
Being young, Erez was able to heal, which initially took amputation out of the equation; however, his leg was ultimately amputated.
Over three years and 10 surgeries later, participating in the Dakar rally was rooted deep in Erez's head. After getting a prosthetic leg made of carbon fibre, he was back to riding bikes.
It is just a matter of time until the world witnesses Erez Avramov ride into the history books.
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Note to reader:
The
Dakar
Rally
(or
simply
"The
Dakar";
formerly
known
as
the
"Paris-Dakar
Rally")
is
an
annual
rally
raid
organised
by
the
Amaury
Sport
Organisation.
Most
events
since
the
inception
in
1978
were
from
Paris,
France,
to
Dakar,
Senegal,
but
due
to
security
threats
in
Mauritania,
which
led
to
the
cancellation
of
the
2008
rally,
the
2009
Dakar
Rally
was
run
in
South
America
(Argentina
and
Chile).
It
has
been
held
in
South
America
each
year
since
2009.
The
race
is
open
to
amateur
and
professional
entries,
amateurs
typically
making
up
about
eighty
percent
of
the
participants.
From
Wikipedia,
the
free
encyclopedia