Sarah Adam makes history as first woman on Team USA wheelchair rugby Paralympics team

St. Louis on the Air

St. Louis University assistant professor Sarah Adam is the first woman to make the USA's Paralympics wheelchair rugby team. Adams shares what it means to represent her country, and women, as an elite athlete at the 2024 Summer Games in Paris — and one of her biggest fans explains why Adam’s story embodies the spirit of the Olympics and her chosen profession: occupational therapy.