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Martine Wright

Terror attack survivor becomes Paralympian

LONDON (AP) — All eyes were on No. 7 when Britain played Ukraine on Friday in its first match of the Paralympic Games sitting volleyball tournament.

That the number for Martine Wright, a former marketing manager who was traveling on London's subway on July 7, 2005, when four suicide bombers inspired by Osama bin Laden detonated explosives and killed 52 commuters. She lost both legs in the explosion.

But as Wright will tell you, that wasn't the end of the story.

"I will always say I was one of the lucky ones that day," she told The Associated Press earlier this year. "I survived. I don't know how I survived. I've been living my life ever since."

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Nyet! Russia fails to qualify for women's worlds

Epiphanny Prince will head back to Chicago a little sooner than expected.

Prince will return to the U.S. this week after Russia didn't advance past the opening round of the EuroBasket women's tournament. The Russian national team finished last in its pool, winning one game. Prince scored 13 points in the team's lone victory Monday against Italy, but the Russians lost the tiebreaker to advance when Spain beat Sweden.