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Paralympics runners. Here are some of the. Just as in the world of the summer games, the paralympics produces incredible stories every four years. Sep 13, 2016, 7:18 am.

Whether you're an athlete, fan, or sport representative, you can find all information related to athletes in the paralympic movement here. The classes are as follows: Track and field athletes who are paired up with guides are.

Van rhijn, a double leg amputee, began racing on blades in 2011. Blind sprinter david brown racing at the rio paralympics. 22 summer and six winter.

Marathon events have been held at the summer paralympic games, for both men and women, since the 1984 summer paralympics in stoke mandeville and new york city. Hear from the world's fastest blind sprinter and the former. In the fourth edition of our ‘para athletics explained’ series, dutch star sprinter marlou van rhijn talks about blade running.

Every four years, the us sends a team of blind runners to. In paralympic athletics competitions, athletes are given a class depending on the type and extent of their disability. In 2004 jerome avery was given the.

Notable paralympic runners you should know. David brown and guide jerome avery at the 2015 ipc athletics world championships doha. The four paralympic runners competed in the international paralympic committee's t13 class, which includes visually impaired athletes.