Meet astonishing athlete Kanya Sesser, 31, who was born with no legs. Sesser just broke a Guinness World Record for skateboarding. Specifically, she has achieved the longest handstand on a skateboard, hitting 19.65 seconds. Video below.
"No legs, no limits," Sesser says.
Before skateboarding, Sesser was a champion Paralympic track athlete where she became the third fastest woman wheelchair racer in the world.
From Guinness World Records:
When she was only an infant, Kanya was found at the side of the road by a woman who was passing by a Buddhist temple school in Pak Chong, Thailand.
After her cries attracted the woman, Kanya was promptly taken to the hospital[…]
Adopted by an American family, she moved to Portland, Oregon, where she grew up with her parents, Jane and Dave, and her two older brothers[…]
[Growing up, along with doing modeling gigs, she] delved into plenty of adaptive sports: she tried wheelchair racing, wheelchair rugby, swimming and sledge hockey only to name a few.
It was then that she discovered skateboarding, noticing the board that one of her friends had from her brother. She decided that she wanted to give it a go, and immediately fell in love with the thrill of the ride.
Previously:
• Watch this incredible skateboarder who has no legs
