But the battle he fought within himself was the toughest. Any impairment of the body can create havoc in the mind. The battle between creating doubts and remaining positive is more intense.
For almost 20 years, until the Paris Paralympics, he was just another person trying to pick up the pieces of whatever was left of his life. It was sports that acted as a balm. On Friday late night, Sema won bronze in the shot put at the Paralympics in F57 category and propelled him from obscurity to stardom.
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