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Paralympian Augusto Perez became a wheelchair curler after losing a leg in 2003 to leiomaiosarcoma, a rare, aggressive type of cancer.

Augusto Perez began competing in wheelchair curling after losing losing a leg in 2003 to leiomaiosarcoma. His focus is on his family and his journey to the 2010 Vancouver Paralympic Games.