Sports

Sick, injured and far from home, many wounded warriors pass through Landstuhl Regional Medical Center during their transition from deployed locations to the states.

It’s no secret that riding a bicycle is good practice. The Wounded Warrior Project has taken this idea and applied it to helping wounded warriors transition back to their duties or to the civilian world.

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The Technical University Kaiserslautern will sponsor its second forest run, called “Uni-Villa-WaldLauf 28,” from the university’s sports field to Villa Denis in Diemerstein Saturday. The UVL28 is a 28-kilometer-long run with an altitude difference of 400 meters. The event will end with a park fest in Diemerstein.

There is one exercise that can, if repeatedly performed poorly, lead to injuries of “lumbago,” or lower back injuries — it’s the deadlift.

With lights overhead shining bright, the crowd roaring for action and the referee yelling fight, brave men and women slugged it out to be named champion in their respective weight class.