This video is about the wrestling match between high schooler Demetrius de Moors and Michael Lind, who lives with Down Syndrome. What Demetrius does garners him an award, but more importantly, leaves Michael with a memory of a lifetime.
Models with Down syndrome aren’t new — earlier this year, Target drew praise for featuring a boy with the chromosomal condition in one of its ads. But in a first, a little girl with Down syndrome is now fronting a whole campaign.
While Down syndrome student Brett Bowden rarely got on the field, he was popular member of Hobbton High School’s football team due to his enthusiasm and positive attitude.
Everybody expected Bowden to be on the team again for the 2011 season, but, in a controversial decision, the state of North Carolina has ruled him ineligible.
This is a video of the Lafayette High School Soccer Club in a game against Pineville High School. It seems that Ross Barron, a member of the Pineville Soccer Club with Down Syndrome , has been the "heart and soul" of the team for the past few years.