Bolt Guides Blind Brazilian Paralympic Champion in Sprint
World’s fastest man guides blind Paralympian
Jamaica’s Usain Bolt was recently in Brazil to promote the Mano a Mano Challenge at the Brazilian Jockey Club.
While there, he joined with Brazil’s three-time Paralympic sprinting champion Terezinha Guilhermina to take part in a 50m sprint.
Following the sprint Guilhermina stated: “It was a dream come true”.
“He was a little uncertain at the start, afraid that I might fall over or that he would run too fast. This shows how much respect events like this bring to Paralympic athletes.”
“Running with him [Bolt] is a joy for any athlete. Bolt is a reference in the sport and I’m happy to have participated in this race. I fulfilled a dream,” she also stated.
Terezinha Guilhermina competed in the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. There she won a bronze medal in the women’s 400 metres – T12 event, went out in the first round of the women’s 800 metres – T12 event and finished seventh in the women’s 1500 metres – T12 event.
She also competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. There she won a gold medal in the women’s 200 metres – T11 event, a silver medal in the women’s 100 metres – T11 event and a bronze medal in the women’s 400 metres – T12 event
The Paralympic Games is a major international multi-sport event, involving athletes with a range of physical disabilities, including impaired muscle power (e.g. paraplegia and quadriplegia, muscular dystrophy, post-polio syndrome, spina bifida), impaired passive range of movement, limb deficiency (e.g. amputation or dysmelia), leg length difference, short stature, hypertonia, ataxia, athetosis, vision impairment and intellectual impairment.
There are Winter and Summer Paralympic Games, which since the 1988 Summer Games in Seoul, South Korea, are held almost immediately following the respective Olympic Games. All Paralympic Games are governed by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).
Source: IPC Athletics
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