जानिए कौन है ये अमेरिकी तैराक जिसने अस्थमा से जूझते हुए जीते 6 ओलंपिक स्वर्ण पदक

अस्थमा से ओलंपिक स्वर्ण पदक तक: Amy Van Dyken का करियर दुनिया भर के एथलीट्स के लिए प्रेरणा का एक स्त्रोत रहा है.

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बचपन से अस्थमा से ग्रस्त होने से लेकर एथलेटिक उपलब्धियों के सर्वोच्च शिखर तक वैन डाइकेन की कहानी सही मायनों में प्रेरणादायक है.

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18 महीने की उम्र में वैन डाइकेन को अस्थमा का पता चला. उनके डॉक्टर ने उन्हें उपचार के तौर पर तैराकी करने की सलाह दी.

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लेकिन वैन डाइकेन ने भी नहीं सोचा होगा कि यह निर्णय न केवल उनके बिमारी को कम करेगा बल्कि यह उनकी छिपी हुई तैराकी क्षमता को भी निखारेगा.

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तैराकी में उत्कृष्टता का पर्याय बन चुकीं एमी वैन डाइकेन ने मेडिकल बाधाओं को पार करते हुए 6 ओलंपिक स्वर्ण पदक जीते.

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वैन डाइकेन की सफलता 1996 के अटलांटा ओलंपिक में शीर्ष पर पहुंच गई, जहां वह एक ही ओलंपिक खेलों में चार स्वर्ण पदक जीतने वाली पहली अमेरिकी महिला बनीं.

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2000 के सिडनी ओलंपिक के दौरान भी उनका शानदार प्रदर्शन जारी रहा और उन्होंने दो और स्वर्ण पदक अपने नाम कर लिए.

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वर्ष 2014 में वैन डाइकेन एक गंभीर ATV दुर्घटना में घायल हो गईं, जिससे उनकी रीढ़ की हड्डी टूट गई और कमर से नीचे का हिस्सा लकवाग्रस्त हो गया.

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