Oyuna Uranchimeg: Finding strength in adverse times

Oyuna Uranchimeg saw a quote on Facebook one day. 'You never know
how strong you are until that's the only choice you have,' it
said. Nothing sums up her feelings towards her life more than
this.


Exactly 22 years ago, she was visiting the United States from
Mongolia when she suffered a life changing car accident. She has
spent the rest of her life in a wheelchair. Oyuna only took up
wheelchair curling six years ago but she has excelled in the
sport. So, aged 48, she goes to her first Paralympic Games with
Team USA.


Oyuna speaks lucidly about her mental struggles with accepting
her disability, how her children saved her life, and her surreal
experience in becoming an athlete later in life.