Sprinting on their crutches at breakneck speed, the young amputee soccer players who lost limbs in Haiti's earthquake last year project a symbol of hope and resilience in a land where so much is broken.

Playing a weekend warm-up match days before the anniversary of the devastating January 12 quake, the players, all lower extremity amputees, control the ball artfully with their good legs, avoiding "illegal" contact with their crutches.