Women Amputees in South America Train to Be World Cup Soccer Contenders
Nearly three dozen players from 10 countries trained on balance, crutch movement and tactics as they prepare for the 2027 Women’s Amputee Football World Cup.
- Nearly three dozen women from 10 countries concluded five days of training Friday in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, at the first South American camp preparing athletes for the 2027 Women's Amputee Football World Cup.
- Men have played international amputee soccer since the 1980s and compete in a World Cup every four years, but the women's game only held its first World Cup in 2024.
- Elite athletes from the U.S. National Amputee Soccer Team coached the camp, which helped participant Filomena Luna find community. She said, "This practicing and training has helped me improve tremendously."
- Amie Donathan, 21, who was born with one leg, said, "The life of amputees can sometimes be hard, but we adapt really fast." She added the camp experience "can't be described."
- Poland will host the 2027 Women's Amputee Football World Cup, as the sport grows steadily in regions scarred by war like Gaza and Rwanda.
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Got the spirit: amputees ready for their World Cup
From a distance, the women running sprints, taking corner kicks and dribbling past defenders on a soccer field in eastern Bolivia on Friday could easily be mistaken for players preparing for the FIFA Women’s World Cup. However, goalies are making saves with a single arm while other players are using
SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia (AP) — At the age of 50, Bolivian Filomena Luna trains and is trained in the first South American soccer camp 7 adapted for amputated women in order to promote the growth of sports and...
Bolivia promotes female football for amputees with an unprecedented international camp
Participants from Bolivia Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, the United States and Uruguay gather in Santa Cruz.
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