Read this article that was written in the ECU News Bureau. It talks about my training and how things have been going as of this year. Leave comments after you have read it.
While I’m writing this, I have to give a shout-out to my ECU family. I love you guys! To be specific, everyone at [...]
Here’s another interview that you must watch! It’s from the local Fox station here in San Diego:
Let me know what you think about it.
If you don’t already know, this is my second Paralympic games. I went to Athens in 2004, but I didn’t get a chance to attend the opening ceremonies because I had to compete the next day. This year, that isn’t the case. My competition doesn’t start until Monday.
Last night was ridiculous! All of U.S.A. sat [...]
Check it out guys:
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – U.S. Paralympics, a division of the U.S. Olympic Committee, is pleased to announce that Universal Sports, a multiplatform destination for amateur sports programming, will provide the first-ever multiplatform broadcast coverage of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games, presented by GE in the United States. Daily video highlights will also [...]
After nine days in Okinawa, we’re now in Beijing, China. Weather wise, everything is pretty much the same as Japan to me. It’s still pretty humid, but no big differences in my opinion. We’ve been in China for three days now. There hasn’t been anything exciting going on except for practice, if you want to [...]
My name is Elexis Gillette, but feel free to call me Lex. I'm a blind track and field athlete. I compete the long jump and triple jump, and I currently hold the American record in both events for totally blind athletes.
In September 2008, I represented the U.S. in the Paralympic Games in Beijing, China, and became the Paralympic Silver Medalist in the long jump.
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