Paralympics: Para-athletes look to cheer disaster-hit areas

As Japan remembers the devastation of the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami, athletes at the Pyeongchang Winter Paralympics are looking to bring some cheer to the disaster-hit areas they call home.Yurika Abe lost her house in the earthquake and tsunami that hit northeastern Japan, but didn't lose sight of her goal to become one of Japan's best physically impaired Nordic skiers.In Pyeongchang, she is out to prove her performance in cross-country skiing and biathlon can brighten the day of those who remain deep in sorrow, with Sunday marking seven years from the disaster that claimed more…READ FULL ARTICLE