A trio of technicians must rush to the aid of players whose wheelchairs break during the tournament. They have just 15 minutes.
A trio of technicians must rush to the aid of players whose wheelchairs break during the tournament. They have just 15 minutes.
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By David Waldstein
Photographs and Video by Hiroko Masuike
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