This episode features Brian Bell, who is a leader and a superstar of the USA Wheelchair Basketball Team and helped Team USA capture their first gold medal in Wheelchair Basketball since 1988. He is also a 2x Silver Medalist at the World Championships! Learn more about his story and incredible athletic career as he is on his journey for the games in Tokyo. His Instagram is linked below as well.

RIISE is a new student organization on Purdue University's campus. RIISE stands for Reinventing the Interface of Inclusivity, Sports, and Engineering. Our mission? Together, we strive to raise awareness for Paralympic sports around the world and pursue projects at the interface of inclusivity, sports, and engineering. RIISE was created at Purdue University, one of the best engineering hubs in the US. Therefore, we plan to use our platform to showcase Paralympic excellence around the world while pursuing projects and hosting events to improve sports accessibility in our local community and beyond. We are a club made up of students from different backgrounds and disciplines, striving together towards a world where athletes at all levels have the means and support to play and perform at their full potential. 

The RIISE Podcast seeks to interview Paralympians and influencers of the Paralympic movement, everything from telling a story, to talking about change we can make as a community... Stay tuned for other exciting episodes coming soon!

The host, Sean English, is a BKA (below knee amputee). To see more of his story click here https://youtu.be/wUIXTE4GOSE

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RIISE Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/riisepurdue/

RIISE Twitter:  https://twitter.com/RIISEpurdue 

Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3MF1x2RIbKGndrX2kmnZBM?si=LNfGBVC2QMihecqqje-4kQ&nd=1 

Brian's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/b_bell1308/ 

Sean's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sean_english24/