By Shane Thomas
I'm
sure you've heard of the African aphorism (used to the point of such
cliche that one sometimes questions its origins), "If you want
to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together." Well,
in the Paralympics, get you an athlete who can do both.
One
of the standout events of the athletics portion of the Games are the
T11 (visually impaired) sprints, where the sprinter in question is
attached (normally by the wrist) to a guide, who is there to offset
the sprinters lack of sight.
While
the natural speed of the athlete is crucial, of equal importance is
the way they collaborate with their guide. It was meant as a flippant
joke, but Channel 4's The
Last Leg has
a point when they quipped that you couldn't attach Usain Bolt to a
toddler and expect it to win T11 races...
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