Women amputees in South America train to be World Cup soccer contenders

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Female amputees in eastern Bolivia are training at the region's first soccer camp for amputee athletes aiming to compete in the 2027 Women's Amputee Football World Cup. The tournament requires players to remove prosthetic limbs before matches, highlighting adaptive sports development in South America.

From a distance, the women running sprints, taking corner kicks and dribbling past defenders on a soccer field in eastern Bolivia on Friday could easily be mistaken for players preparing for next year's FIFA Women’s World Cup. This is the first soccer training camp in South America for female amputees seeking to represent their countries in the 2027 Women's Amputee Football World Cup. Under the rules of the amputee cup, a seven-a-side soccer tournament, all prosthetic limbs must be removed before the game kicks off.