Brazilian table tennis star headed to both the Olympics and Paralympics

Later this year, Brazilian table tennis star, Bruna Alexandre, is going to become only the fourth person ever to compete in both the Olympics and the Paralympic Games. And the first Brazilian to ever do so. Michael Fox reports from her home state of Santa Catarina, in southern Brazil, on her rise in the world of competitive table tennis. 

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