Archer Matt Stutzman, of Fairfield, Iowa, stopped at a Paris school Wednesday before Paralympic tickets go on sale next week. While there, he wowed its young pupils with his shooting skills.
The archer with no arms asked the children to pick a target in the clump of three balloons. Which ballon did they want white, purple or pink? Purple, a kid replied. Holding his bow with his right foot and pulling back its string with a tiny hook tucked under his chin, Matt Stutzman let…
Armless archer Matt Stutzman is reshaping thinking about people with disabilities one arrow at a time. Before he won a silver medal at the Paralympic Games in 2012, prospective employers wouldn t hire him because he has no arms. Now the American is targeting his fourth Paralympics in Paris next year. Visiting France s capital before Paralympic tickets go on sale next week, Stutzman dropped by a Paris school and wowed its young pupils with his shooting skills. His message about changing perceptions will hit a far larger audience when 4,400 athletes flock to Paris from Aug. 28-Sept. 8, 2024.
Matt Stutzman, of Fairfield, said changing thinking about disability is more important to him than the medal he hopes to win at next year’s Paris Paralympics.