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At Paralympics, looking for goalball gold and God's glory

News: Paralympics

The Pillar
Aug 11, 2021
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Matt Simpson, right, blocks a shot in goalball at the 2019 Parapan Games. Credit: Shannon Galea/Wheelchair Sports USA.

Matt Simpson stepped onto a Rio de Janeiro Paralympic court in 2016 with a mixture of pride and adrenaline, honored to wear a national team jersey, and buoyed by the cheers of 10,000 people settling into the stands.

Those fans had come t…

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