ma vort was a Belgian paralympian who didn't let her disability stop her she was diagnosed with a painful and incurable muscle disease when she was young even though she knew her life would be full of challenges ma decided to live life to the fullest she found strength in sports especially wheelchair racing Marik trained hard and became one of the best athletes in the world she won gold and silver medals at the 2012 par Olympics in London and silver and bronze medals at the 2016 par Olympics in Rio Mar's story wasn't just about winning medals she taught the world that even in pain we can find Joy purpose and the will to keep going Mar lived her life on her terms showing everyone that true courage is about facing challenges headon she passed away in 2019 but her Legacy of strength and determination continues to inspire people around the world