Femita Ayenbeku: Chasing Down My Dreams

In this episode of Flame Bearers, host Shannon Rowbury sits down with Femita Ayenbeku, a Paralympic sprinter representing the United States, to talk about her rapid rise in track and field, motherhood, and competing at the highest level. Femita shares how she received her first running blade in 2015, made her first Paralympic team just seven months later, and went on to become a three-time Paralympian. Together, they also explore balancing elite sport with raising two children under two, navigating the Paralympic Village as a breastfeeding mom, the importance of showing the full reality of Paralympic athletes in media coverage, and how motherhood reshaped Femita’s sense of purpose and resilience.