# @nycmarathon on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CxycLp6Lnjx
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/9224287-nycmarathon-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/10520a2497.jpg
- **Posted:** 2023-09-29T19:52:07.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** TCS New York City Marathon (@nycmarathon) — https://gondola.cc/nycmarathon

## Caption

Let’s show some 💙🧡🩷 to our new friend Roman.

At 19 years old, Roman Kashpur joined a volunteer military force in Ukraine, and he later signed a military contract with the intelligence unit of the Ukrainian Special Forces. In the spring of 2019, he stepped on a land mine and lost his lower right leg at age 22. 

Throughout Roman’s life, he had never defined himself as a runner. However at the londonmarathon on April 23, 2023, he became the first Ukrainian military veteran to complete the marathon distance using a prosthetic limb. On October 29, 2023, Roman will take on the marinecorpsmarathon, and he will compete at the #TCSNYCMarathon the following week on November 5. 

“I am trying to show with my own example that an amputation is not a sentence, a prosthesis is not a limitation, and disability is just a record on paper that does not restrict you in any way,” he said. 

Roman is a part of #TeamInspire at the 2023 #TCSNYCMarathon, a diverse group of runners whose stories capture the power of running to change lives. Stay tuned on our social channels for more #TeamInspire stories as November 5 approaches and learn more about Roman’s journey at the link in bio. ✍️

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tcsnycmarathon, teaminspire

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