Para athlete teaches dribbling and diversity to Italian kids

Berdun, a professional player and captain of the Argentine basketball Paralympic team, teaching children basketball at a primary school in Verano Brianza, on the outskirts of Milan, Italy. Photos: AP

Four second-grade classes in the Milan suburb of Verano Brianza have been learning to play basketball this spring from a real pro. They also got a lesson in diversity.

Their coach for the month of May has been Adolfo Damian Berdun, an Argentinian-Italian wheelchair basketball champion. Berdun, 39, lost his left leg in a traffic accident at age 13 in his native Buenos Aires, and has visited many schools over the years to discuss how he has lived with his disability.