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Prestigious recognition for Vernon athlete

It is recognition bestowed on the best of the best and now a Vernon athlete will be among those honoured.

Paralympic champion Josh Dueck will be inducted into the B.C. Sports Hall of Fame in spring 2018.

Dueck won three medals in sit-ski competitions in two Paralympic Winter Games.

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He’s also won medals at Winter “X” Games.

Dueck was paralyzed from the waist down after breaking his back in a ski jumping crash in 2004.

He announced his retirement in Nov. 2014.

READ MORE: Vernon’s Josh Dueck retires from ski racing

Dueck will be inducted into the B.C. Sports Hall of Fame in the para-alpine skiing category in a ceremony in May.

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