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news Scmp World 2026-06-12

One-Legged Chinese Teen Inspires with Basketball Skills

A teenage boy from rural China, who lost a leg, has gained online fame for his impressive basketball skills using a homemade crutch. Recently, he received a donated prosthetic limb, enabling him to pursue his dreams further.


A one-legged teenage boy from a mountainous village in southwestern China has gone viral on social media for excelling at basketball using a wooden crutch handmade by his father. The story of the 13-year-old boy, nicknamed Apei, was first shared by an influencer under the handle @awenzaidajiating in late May, garnering one million likes. On June 5, the boy finally was able to wear an artificial limb which was tailor-made in Shenzhen, also in southern China, and donated by the charity Shenzhen...

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