ADONIS LATTIMORE, a Virginia Beach, VA high school senior, won his state’s Class 6 wrestling championship (106 lb division) last weekend. Lattimore, of Landstown High School, was born without a right leg and with a partial left leg. He was also born with a single finger on his right hand.

After he won the state championship Lattimore told The Virginian-Pilot, “I’ve been dreaming of this since I knew what it was, and to finally have it happen is just — I don’t know how to explain it. Really if you work hard, you can do anything — even win a state championship without legs.”

Lattimore’s win at the weekend took his season record to 32-7. The win was his first state championship. In his sophomore year Lattimore missed his region tournament. During his junior year his wrestling program was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Prior to winning the state championship last weekend, Lattimore narrowly missed out on a regional championship, where he finished runner-up.

The 17-year-old told ABC 7 News that winning the state championship “has been my goal for about six years.” When speaking to WAVY 10, Lattimore said winning the championship “felt like a blur.”

When it comes to those who doubted he could ever wrestle, Lattimer added: “(It’s) pretty motivating just to prove them wrong, and just to prove to myself that I can do anything I set out to do.” (SD-Agencies)