(COLORADO SPRINGS) — The 2024 Paralympic Games are officially underway in Paris and around 4,400 athletes are expected to compete, including triathlete Melissa Stockwell from Colorado Springs.

Melissa Stockwell has always been about defying the odds. While serving in the US Army as a second lieutenant, she lost a limb in active combat after her vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb in 2004.

For Melissa Stockwell, representing the United States on the global stage means more than most. Stockwell served in the Army’s 1st Cavalry Division and was deployed to Iraq to serve in the war. She ...

American Paralympic bronze medalist triathlete Melissa Stockwell knows firsthand the struggle athletes with physical disabilities have getting into sports, let alone trying to compete in a triathlete.

Melissa Stockwell considered herself lucky to only lose a leg. It was April 13, 2004. Stockwell, three weeks after being deployed to Iraq, was a passenger in the back of a Humvee when a roadside bomb ...

In 2004, Melissa Stockwell became the first woman to lose a limb in the Iraq War when she lost her leg to an IED during a routine patrol in Iraq. She went on to win three paratriathlon world ...

Melissa Stockwell of the United States reacts after finishing the women’s PTS2 Triathlon on fifth position at the 2024 Paralympics on Sept. 2 in Paris. Stockwell, who now lives in Colorado Springs, is ...

A Paralympic bronze medalist, Melissa Stockwell (Comm’02) recently competed in Paris for her fourth Paralympic Games. After becoming the first female American soldier to lose a limb in active combat ...

Melissa Stockwell of Team United States reacts as she crosses the finish line during the women’s PTS2 Triathlon on day 4 of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at Odaiba Marine Park on August 28, 2021 in ...

For the first time, the triathlon will be an event at the Paralympics. Stockwell, an Iraq veteran, has won international paratraithlons before,... Melissa Stockwell Among Triathletes Aiming To Make ...

The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee said that 138 athletes have qualified for the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. The full roster will be announced Aug. 19. Since competing in the first ...