South Korean soldier Ha Jae-hun lost both his legs in a landmine explosion along the North Korean border. Now he is working hard to win a Paralympic gold medal in rowing
SEOUL - Pulling with smooth, steady strokes along a rowing course on an artificial lake, South Korean Paralympic hopeful Ha Jae-hun is the picture of calm determination, but it has taken him four years and 21 rounds of surgery to find this peace.
The next thing Ha remembered was being thrown to the ground in unspeakable pain, both his legs stripped to the bone. The other soldiers were also wounded, though less severely. “I have to be careful and stay focused on the river, which doesn’t allow for other thoughts, and keeps me at ease.” Apart from the physical pain, Ha said he also had to fight to quell feelings of hatred for North Korea, which South Korea blames for planting the landmine he stepped on.
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