Every athlete taking part in the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports (IWAS) World Games, being held in Bangalore, is a hero or a heroine for having made the decision to overcome the odds, and compete. Cliches apart, it’s all about taking part. DNA captures images that will make you wonder about the Olympian heights these gritty ones would have conquered, had circumstance been kinder.

True grit
Germany’s Mariane is the world record holder in discus throw