It was 2 May 2009 on a warm Saturday morning in Leeds, Louise Simpson recalls, when she reluctantly knelt down to make sure her trainers were laced up tightly. She wasn't really sure she wanted to be ...
Marathon runners often rely on partners to pace them throughout the race, but Henry Wanyoike’s reliance is total. Since losing his sight to a stroke in 1995, Mr. Wanyoike, a 33-year-old Kenyan, has ...
Henry Wanyoike emerges from his home of pale blue metal sheets, with chickens squawking around his feet. It is 6 a.m., still fairly dark and unusually chilly for a Kenyan morning. A cold drizzle ...
Linn Poston’s vision has always had its limits, but it was apparent from a young age that their climbing skills do not. Poston has albinism, which made them legally blind since birth. But their 20/200 ...
Naqi Rizvi loves the “absolute freedom” he feels on the tennis court. Winning titles is fun, too. The 34-year-old blind tennis champion is on a mission to not only raise awareness but also elevate the ...
Naqi Rizvi loves the “absolute freedom” he feels on the tennis court LONDON -- Naqi Rizvi loves the “absolute freedom” he feels on the tennis court. Winning titles is fun, too. The 34-year-old blind ...
When Rachael, 46 and her guide Neal, 49, crossed the line of the 2024 Windsor Women’s 10K first – in 38:40 – they couldn't quite believe what they had just done. ‘The commentator guy was saying: “What ...
The 34-year-old blind tennis champion is on a mission to not only raise awareness but also elevate the sport into the Paralympics. "That would be the dream, and I’d love to be the first Paralympic ...
LONDON (AP) — Naqi Rizvi loves the “absolute freedom” he feels on the tennis court. Winning titles is fun, too. The 34-year-old blind tennis champion is on a mission to not only raise awareness but ...
LONDON (AP) — Naqi Rizvi loves the “absolute freedom” he feels on the tennis court. Winning titles is fun, too. The 34-year-old blind tennis champion is on a mission to not only raise awareness but ...