Kadidia Nikiema

Paralympic athlete: Now living in Canada, the native of Burkina Faso can't afford to buy an adapted bike for competition, according to CTV. Without her adapted bicycle, Nikiema said she feels side-lined, even a bit lost. After being paralyzed by polio, Kadidia Nikiema beat the odds to become a Paralympic athlete. That bike is my success in life, she said. Nikiema was four years old when her right leg was paralyzed by polio. I miss it terribly. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.